There are many ways infrastructure can be funded, including through infrastructure contributions by developers.
Developers make contributions to help deliver the infrastructure needed as communities grow, such as public open space, footpaths, cycleways, roads, social and community infrastructure and stormwater management.
View information on the infrastructure funding policies
Housing and Productivity Contribution
A Housing and Productivity Contribution (HPC) applies in the Greater Sydney, Illawarra Shoalhaven, Lower Hunter and Central Coast regions.
Contributions collected help to deliver essential state infrastructure such as schools, hospitals, major roads, public transport infrastructure and regional open space.
Planning agreements policy
Planning agreements are a tool that allows planning authorities and developers to work together to deliver innovative infrastructure outcomes.
Planning agreements can be negotiated at both the local and state government level. They are a legal agreement between a developer and a planning authority and are usually negotiated when a developer is submitting a development application or a planning proposal.
View the Planning agreements policy framework
Planning agreements – Practice Note
This practice note provides guidance on matters relating to planning agreements, often referred to as
voluntary planning agreements or VPAs. It sets out the statutory framework for planning agreements
and other matters such as the fundamental principles governing their use.
View the Planning agreements- Practice note- February 2021