About Planning Officer delegations (February 2022)

This page describes the delegations after changes made at the January 2022 Council meeting (minutes of meeting). The stated purpose was: “to improve timeliness in determining applications for planning permits.” The effect of the changes was to replace the previous delegations relating to discretionary permits (Sections 57(2) and (6) of the Act).

You can view the previous delegations here.

HISTORICAL DATA

Council has provided summary data for all planning decisions made under delegations for 2020 and 2021. It will be interesting to see what impact the changes made in Jan 2022 have.

Council have provided lists summarizing all DAs determined in 2020 and 2021. They are now available in this website – 2020 list (414 entries), 2021 list (455 entries).

An Instrument of Delegation, Authorisation and Appointment is the means through which the General Manager of Council issues delegations to individual positions across Council under s.64 of the Local Government Act 1993.

DELEGATIONS

Council DELEGATE Council’s relevant functions and powers under section 57 of the
Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 (LUPAA) to the positions of:
• Coordinator Planning Services
• Senior Statutory Planner, and
• Senior Strategic Planner

1. All applications for planning permits for a permitted use or development regardless of whether formal comments have been provided by the Regulated Entity pursuant to Section 56Q of the Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008.

2. Applications for planning permits for a discretionary use or development only in the following circumstances:.

a. If the time in which the planning authority must grant or refuse a permit will expire prior to the next scheduled meeting of the Glenorchy Planning Authority, and the applicant has refused to grant an extension to that time period.

b. Where use or development is prohibited.

c. All permit applications where three (3) or less opposing representations have been received, and regardless of whether formal comments have been provided by the Regulated Entity pursuant to Section 56Q of the [Water and Sewerage Industry Act] 2008, except for the following:

i.     Use and development is for six (6) or more multiple dwellings.

ii.     Residential uses are relying on a discretion to the development standards for car parking requirements.

iii.     The proposal is for subdivisions creating five (5) lots or more.

iv.    The estimated cost of new development, except for multiple dwelling development, exceeds $1,000,000.

3. Applications to amend planning permits unless the proposed amendment relates to an aspect of the use or development which was the subject or imposed as a result of representations.