The Planning and Development Committee meets at 5.30pm on the second Tuesday of the month and deals with items from the Planning and Development Directorate of the City.  The nature of the reports presented to this Committee covers Health issues (Liquor Licensing, Noise, Prosecutions), Building license requests (non conforming), Land matters (closure of Public Access Ways, leases) and Planning matters (Scheme amendments, group developments, policy development, planning studies, non conforming applications).  The Committee makes a recommendation to be considered at the next Council meeting.

The Planning and Development Committee consists of 7 members being 1 Councillor from each Ward.  Each member has an appointed deputy and second deputy to act in their place should they be absent.  The Director concerned and other senior members of the Business Unit may attend according to the business to be discussed.

All Committee meetings are open to the public and the doors are opened 15 minutes prior to the commencement of the meeting.  The public can speak on matters listed on the agenda, information and submission forms for addressing Committee meetings are available on the Attending Council and Committee Meetings page.