Planning Committee

The Planning Committee is a decision making body. The Committee is delegated by full Council to make decisions on planning permit applications where officers recommend refusal and/or there are objections to a proposal.

The Committee consists of five full time members of the community selected on the basis of experience and expertise in fields relevant to planning issues in the Shire and geographic representation.

The full Council has the ability to "call in" a decision on any planning permit where the issues is contentious to the wide community or where the decision make influence policy development.

Planning Committee Terms of Reference