Planning Agreement: South Kiama Urban Release Area
The Planning Agreement applies to the whole of the South Kiama Urban Release Area development, being the residential subdivision of approximately 380 lots and associated infrastructure including roads, riparian corridors, parks and stormwater infrastructure, to be developed over stages .
Background
A Planning Agreement is a voluntary agreement between a planning authority and a developer, under which the developer provides contributions to be used for or applied towards the provision of public infrastructure or another public purpose.
Through the Planning Agreement, the developer will provide development contributions in the form of land dedication, completion of works and the payment of monetary contributions including:
- Three local parks (land dedication, embellishment, 2 years maintenance)
- Riparian Corridors (land dedication, revegetation works, 5 year maintenance period, monetary contribution for ongoing maintenance).
- Stormwater infrastructure (dedication of land, construction of four bioretention basins, 2 year maintenance period).
- Upgrade of Saddleback Mountain Road, Weir Street and pedestrian link from the Underpass to South Kiama Drive.
- Monetary contribution toward the historic cemetery.
- Monetary contribution toward maintenance of retaining walls.
- Monetary contribution toward administration (ie staff costs).
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How we got here
Public exhibition
Between 25 August and 22 September 2025, we invited you to review and provide feedback on the Draft Planning Agreement. You had the opportunity to speak with staff at our community pop-ups and share your feedback online.
The Engagement Report, including a summary of what we heard during the exhibition period, is available here: South Kiama URA Public Exhibition Engagement Report.
