The purpose of the study is to assess the possibilities of using political and administrative resources to identify and intensify the agglomeration potential of sustainable spatial development. The research approach based on a synthesis of economic, managerial and sociological methods. The study includes an analysis of the status and problems of spatial development of urban agglomeration, identifying the main factors of spatial-economic development as well as relationship problems and factors of sustainable spatial development. The authors address the conceptual, legal and practical aspects of spatial development agglomeration, in particular, the problem of choosing management models, the delimitation of boundaries, reduce risks of conflict. Implemented the operationalization of the concepts of "sustainable spatial development" and "political-administrative resource" in relation to urban agglomerations. Special attention is paid to the dynamics, resources and mechanisms of development of Krasnodar agglomeration. It has allowed to formulate criteria for checking the initial hypothesis that the observed problems in the spatial characteristics of the Krasnodar agglomeration associated with the imperfection of the institutional environment that defines the conditions of the effective implementation of political and administrative resources On the basis of the expert survey identified and ranked the main problems for sustainable spatial development of the emerging Krasnodar agglomeration. For each problem identified and prioritized "universal" and specific politico-administrative factors. The study allowed to conclude that existing constraints can be overcome through the application of political-administrative resources. Several areas of the use of political and administrative resources have been identified for the sustainable spatial development of agglomerations.