2022-03-08 Planning & Environment Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  8 MARCH 2022


5    PLANNING APPLICATIONS DECIDED BY DELEGATED AUTHORITY – JANUARY 2022

Author           Development Assessment Manager, Kerri Coyle
                 Environment and Sustainable Development Department

Index            ECM/Subject/ All Applications

Attachments      1.    Decisions Issued Under Delegated Authority


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report includes a list of applications decided under delegated authority for January 2022.
There were 27 applications decided during this month under delegated authority, including a
range of material change of use, building works, referral agency and operational works
applications.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Development Assessment Manager to the Planning &
Environment Committee Meeting dated 08 March 2022 regarding planning applications that have
been decided by delegated authority.



REPORT
The Local Government Act 2009 allows, by resolution, a local government to delegate its powers
to the Mayor, CEO, a standing committee or a joint standing committee and the CEO to delegate
those powers to another employee of Council.
Under the current delegations for the Planning Act 2016 the ability to manage, assess and decide
a range of development applications are delegated to officers with the exception of the following
which are reported to Council for a decision:
a)   an application for a variation request mentioned in section 61 of the Planning Act 2016 to
     vary the effect of the planning scheme;
b)   the approval of an application where there is substantial non-compliance with a stated
     policy of the Council or a high order provision of the Planning Scheme being a desired
     environmental outcome, or an overall outcome of a code;
c)   the refusal of any application where Council is the assessment manager;
d)   requests for change representations, and change applications to change or delete
     conditions that were imposed by Council at an Ordinary Meeting or a Special Meeting;
e)   and an application for a proposed development of significant community interest.
It should be noted though that due to the strict time frames of the Planning Act 2016, officers
under the current delegations have the ability to decide an application where the application has
the potential for 'deemed approval'.
In accordance with the current delegations, a wide range of development applications are
decided by Council officers each month, with a limited number of applications reported to Council
for a decision.
Attachment 1 lists applications that are decided by delegated authority during the month of
January 2022 (excluding applications seeking to remove a tree(s) adjacent to a building or
structure).



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