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The Planning and Development Committee is responsible for matters relating to development assessment, strategic land use planning and building compliance. All Councillors are members of the committee.

The Committee meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 9 am in Council Chambers, First Floor, City Hall, 541 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba.

Committee meetings are open to the public.

The notice of meeting, table of contents and agenda items (excluding confidential items) are available on this website on the Friday evening prior to the Meeting.

To access committee meeting reports past the year supplied below, please contact us.

 

The meeting schedule can be found in our 'Council meeting structure & meeting schedule' article.

His Worship the Mayor, Councillor Geoff McDonald (acting Chair)
Councillor Bill Cahill 
Councillor Edwina Farquhar
Councillor Gary Gardner
Councillor Tim McMahon
Councillor Trevor Manteufel
Councillor James O’Shea
Councillor Kerry Shine 
Councillor Carol Taylor
Councillor Melissa Taylor
Councillor Rebecca Vonhoff

Scope
The Planning and Development Committee will be a standing committee of Council and these Terms of Reference will provide guidance for the matters that are to be referred to and considered by the Committee.

Aim
To consider matters relating to the Planning and Development operations of Council and make recommendations to Council on an ongoing basis.

Role
The Committee's role is to provide ongoing leadership and deal with particular aspects of the Council's Planning and Development business, giving detailed deliberation to these matters, before making recommendations to Council.

Responsibilities
The Committee's responsibilities include:

  Directorate

  • Infrastructure planning

  Strategic Land Use Planning  

  • Built environment
  • Community (social and culture) planning
  • Heritage
  • Infrastructure planning
  • Major development facilitation
  • Natural environment planning
  • Statutory planning 

  Compliance 

  • Building certification
  • Development regulation and compliance
  • Plumbing and drainage 

  Development Assessment  

  • Development assessment referred from the Development Assessment Panel. 

Membership
Membership of the Committee is to include all Councillors.

Quorum
A quorum of the Committee is a majority of its members (i.e. 6).

Meeting frequency
Unless otherwise determined, the Committee will meet on the second Tuesday of each month commencing at 9.00 a.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 541 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba.

Reporting requirements
The Committee is required to keep minutes of its meetings pursuant to section 254F of Local Government Regulation 2012.

Review of terms of reference
These terms of reference are to be reviewed from time to time, as necessary.

 

Agendas and minutes

We are in the process of changing the way we manage Council meeting agendas and minutes. While this change is being made documents can be found in two locations:

  1. After 15 September 2022 - Located in frame below, at https://toowoomba.civicclerk.com.au or via YouTube.
  2. Before 15 September 2022 - Refer to the list at the bottom of this page.

 

1. Agendas and minutes after 15 September 2022

Instructions: Find the relevant meeting in the list below. Select it to view all associated files, or use the links in the Files columns to view any available agendas, packets or minutes. The video icon in the Media column will launch the video.

Live Stream videos of Committee, Ordinary and Special meetings of Council commencing 23 April 2020 can be viewed on YouTube.

 

 

2. Minutes before 15 September 2022

Planning and Development Committee - 9 August 2022 - Report

Planning and Development Committee - 12 July 2022 - Report

Committee Meetings - 12 July 2022 - PD04 - Attachment 10

Planning and Development Committee - 14 June 2022 - Report

Planning and Development Committee - 10 May 2022 - Report

Planning and Development Committee - 12 April 2022 - Report

Planning and Development Committee - 8 March 2022 - Report

Planning and Development Committee - 8 February 2022 - Report

Planning and Development Committee - 7 December 2021 - Report

Planning and Development Committee - 9 November 2021 - Report

Planning and Development Committee - 12 October 2021 - Report

Planning and Development Committee - 14 September 2021 - Report

Planning and Development Committee - 10 August 2021 - Report

Planning and Development Committee - 13 July 2021 - Report