Planning and Development Committee

Unique IDAG-0186DescriptionOn 21 September 2012, the Committee previously known as the CA 186, Planning, Development and Transport Committee, 1999 + became known as the CA 186, Planning Development Committee, 1999 + with three subcommittees: Transport, Heritage and Planning committee; Major Development Assessment committee; and Development Assessment committee. The Heritage function, which were previously part of the CA228, Environment and Heritage Committee, 2004 + was added to the CA186, Planning and Development Committee, 1999 + within the subcommittee discussed above: Transport, Heritage and Planning.

This committee was created in September 1999 when Council decided to create three new standing committees, namely: CA 186, Planning Development and Transport Committee, 1999+; CA 187, Community Services, Small Business and Tourism Committee, 1999+; CA 188, Cultural and City Care Committee, 1999+. CA 142, Finance, Properties and Tenders Committee, 1995+ was the only earlier standing committee retained. Also, special committees and sub-committees were reorganised and attached to respective standing committees.

CA 186, Planning and Development Committee, 1999+ is assigned to deal with all matters pertaining to a) development applications, not dealt with by the Central Sydney Planning Committee; b) Planning Instruments ie LEPs, DCPs, Policies; c) Transport initiatives and issues; d) Parking policy; e) Traffic and Pedestrian, Cycling and Traffic Calming Committee; f) Referrals from other authorities for comment on any of the above matters; g) Grants and sponsorships; and h) All applications for footway usage approvals. Prior to 2012, the committee also dealt with: the Design of City projects, including public spaces, street furniture, parks, city buildings and community facilities; and City Safety Program.

Council also delegates its powers under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 to CA 186, Planning and Development Committee, 1999+ on the following: 1) Under section 80 (1), to determine development applications; 2) Under section 90 (3), to grant deferred commencement consent; 3) Under section 80 (4) and 80 (5), to grant staged development consent; and under section 96, to approve modifications to any of those consents. In addition, the Committee is also authorised to approve submissions, relating to the matters listed above, to other consent authorities.

Over the years, this committee has had various subcommittes including the Access Committee and the Traffic Committee. The Access Committee was a sub-committee of the PDTC from 1999 until the Access Committee was abolished in April 2002 when Council adopted the City of Sydney Access Policy. Prior to 1999, the Access Committee was a sub-committee of the Projects and Public Spaces Committee CA144.

CreationResolution of Council 20 September 1999
Resolution of Extraordinary meeting of Council 21 September 2012 (name changed from Planning, Development and Transport Committee to Planning and Development Committee and the Heritage function was added to Committee)

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Planning and Development Committee Agenda Papers

Agency

Sydney City Council

Description

Start date20th September 1999End date20th September 1999Relationship legacy dataPRECEDED BY: Environment Committee AG-0228 (21/09/2012)
PRECEDED BY: South Sydney City Council Planning and Development Committee
AG-0229 (06/02/2004)
PRECEDED BY: Planning Committee III AG-0143 (20/09/1999)
PRECEDED BY: Projects and Public Spaces Committee AG-0144 (20/09/1999)
RELATED TO: Community services and facilities FN-0013 (20/09/1999)
RELATED TO: Traffic management FN-0018 (20/09/1999)
RELATED TO: Building and development regulation FN-0010 (20/09/1999)
RELATED TO: External committees FN-0028 (20/09/1999)
RELATED TO: Parks and public spaces management FN-0014 (20/09/1999)
RELATED TO: Town planning FN-0011 (20/09/1999)
RELATED TO: Governance of the Council FN-0021 (20/09/1999)
RELATED TO: Sydney City Council OR-0001 (20/09/1999)
SUBORDINATE AGENCY: Sydney Traffic Committee AG-0162 (20/09/1999)
Source System ID186

Relationships

Preceding agenciesProjects and Public Spaces CommitteePlanning Committee IIISouth Sydney City Council Planning and Development Committee#n#Environment CommitteeSubordinate agenciesSydney Traffic CommitteeOrganisationSydney City CouncilRelated functionsGovernance of the CouncilTown planningParks and public spaces managementExternal committeesBuilding and development regulationTraffic managementCommunity services and facilities

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