Liverpool Local Planning Panel

The Panel assesses applications in a manner that is ethical, professional and independent of Liverpool City Council.

The Panel include an independent forum for stakeholders, applicants, the community and objectors, to discuss and determine development applications in a public forum

Applications which are referred to the Panel for determination as follows:

1. Development for which the applicant or land owner is;
   1. The Council
   2. A Councillor
   3. A member of Council staff who is principally involved in the exercise of Council’s functions under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979,
   4. A member of Parliament (either the Parliament of NSW or Parliament of the Commonwealth), or
   5. A relative (within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1993) of a person referred to in (b) to (d)
2. Development that:
   1. In the case of a Council having an approved submissions policy – is the subject of the number of submissions set by that policy, or
   2. In any other case – is the subject of 10 or more unique submissions by way of objection.
3. Development that contravenes a development standard imposed by an Environmental Planning Instrument (EPI) by more than 10% or non-numerical development standards.
4. Sensitive development including;
   1. Designated Development
   2. Development to which State Environmental Planning Policy No 65 – Design Quality of Residential Apartment Development applies.
   3. Development involving the demolition of a heritage item.
   4. Development for the purpose of new licensed premises, that will require one of the following liquor licenses:
      1. A club license under the Registered Clubs Act 1976
      2. A hotel (general bar) license under the Liquor Act 2007, or
      3. An on-premises license for public entertainment venues under the Liquor Act 2007
   5. Development for the purpose of sex services premises and restricted premises.
   6. Development applications for which the developer has offered to enter into a planning agreement.

Note: Council may on occasion request from the Panel exercise its authority and defer the power to determine an application back to Council for minor applications that fall within any of the criteria set out above that have received no public submissions.

The Chairperson will open the meeting and introduce the panel members. The order of items are set out in the agenda. This is available before the meeting.

As each item is referred to, the objectors are invited to speak. The applicant will then be offered the opportunity to respond. Questions may be asked by the Panel members. After receiving all of the submissions, the meeting will be closed.

The Panel will then discuss the issues raised and consider the Assessment Officer's report. The LLPP makes a determination and there is no guarantee that the panel will adopt the recommendation of the Assessment Officer.

If you wish to speak to the panel regarding a matter on the agenda, please contact Liverpool City Council by 4pm on the Thursday prior to the meeting.

Local Planning Panel meetings are open to the public.

The panel members, who are independent of Council, will consist of a specialist in town planning, law, environment, urban design, traffic and a community representative. Panel members are on rotation and will be introduced on the meeting night.

The Assessment Officer is the staff member who is assessing the application for Council. The Assessment Officer prepares a report for the panel which includes their evaluation, the concerns raised during the exhibition period and their recommendations.

Council staff are responsible for notification of the LLPP meetings.

Members

• The Hon Terence Sheahan- Chair
• Heather Warton - Alternate Chair
• John Cole - Alternate Chair
• Stuart McDonald - Expert Panel Member
• Helen Lochhead - Expert Panel Member
• Annette Ruhotas - Expert Panel Member
• John Brockhoff - Expert Panel Member
• Jan Murrell - Expert Panel Member
• Caroline Pidcock - Expert Panel Member
• Brendon Beirne - Expert Panel Member
• Michael Brewer - Expert Panel Member
• Judith Clark - Expert Panel Member
• Lindsey Dey - Expert Panel Member
• Vanessa Holtham - Expert Panel Member
• Patrick Hurley - Expert Panel Member
• David Johnson - Expert Panel Member
• Megan Jones - Expert Panel Member
• Brian Kirk - Expert Panel Member
• Steven Layman - Expert Panel Member
• David Lloyd - Expert Panel Member
• Andrew Martin - Expert Panel Member
• Stephen McMahon - Expert Panel Member
• Michael Neustein - Expert Panel Member
• Anthony Reed - Expert Panel Member
• Noni Ruker - Expert Panel Member
• Michael Ryan - Expert Panel Member
• Jeremy Swan - Expert Panel Member
• Gerard Turrisi - Expert Panel Member
• Bronte Rivers - Community Representative
• Anthony Krilich - Community Representative
• Stuart Mangleson - Community Representative
• Ellie Robertson – Community Representative
• Suzana Apostolou - Community Representative
• Jeremy Thomas - Community Representative

After the panel has considered submissions made by interested parties, the panel will make a determination on the application. This becomes public the day following the meeting.

Please note that the panel may defer the determination of the application.

Please click the link here to view the questions.

• Liverpool Local Planning Panel Meeting Procedures 2022
• Local Planning Panels Direction - Operational Procedures

• Code of conduct for local planning panel members