The Canterbury-Bankstown Local Planning Panel meetings comprises four members:

• An independent chairperson, appointed by the NSW Minister for Planning;
• Two members selected by Council from a pool of experts established by the Department of Planning and Environment; and
• Community representatives for each ward selected by Council.

The Local Planning Panel members operate under a Compulsory Code of Conduct, which can be accessed here.

Chairperson

• Julie Walsh

Alternate Chair

• Marcia Doheny
• Patrick (Carl) Scully

Specialist Panel Members

• Ian Arnott
• Michael Baker
• Kate Bartlett
• Scott Barwick
• Lindsey Dey
• Glennys James  PSM
• Christopher Johnson AO
• Lee Kosnetter
• Ursula Lang
• Alison McCabe
• Peter Monks 
• Elisabeth Peet
• Jason Perica
• David Ryan
• Marcus Trimble

Community Panel Members

• Peter Menton
• Vicki Chen
• Linda Eisler
• Steven Tuntevski
• Osman Said

The current Canterbury-Bankstown Local Planning Panel will continue to advise Council on:

• Planning proposals, unless deemed unnecessary by the General Manager (for correction of obvious errors, minor LEP matters and changes that will not have any significant environmental impact); and
• Other planning or development matters referred by the Council. 

The introduction of the Local Planning Panel means that all decisions made in relation to development in Canterbury-Bankstown will be by delegation by Council Staff, the Sydney South Planning Panel or by the Local Planning Panel. 

Decisions on development applications are no longer referred to Council for determination.

Any person who has an interest in a particular development application (whether as an applicant or someone who has made a submission) will be notified of its referral to the Panel and advised that they may make an application to address the Panel or make a written submission to the Panel.

The business paper for each month's Local Planning Panel meeting will be published on our website by 5pm on the Monday before the meeting.

Details of items to be considered by the Panel are also available by calling us on 9707 9000.

First you should read the report going to the Panel about the matter. If there are particular issues in the report that are important to you, you can apply to address the Panel.

Any person who wishes to address the Panel is requested to forward a written request which must be received by Council no later than 12 noon on the day of the meeting. Requests can be sent to PO Box 8, Bankstown 1885, or emails can be sent to govn.team@cbcity.nsw.gov.au. Requests should be marked "Request to Address the Local Planning Panel" and include your name, address, contact telephone number/s, and the item on which you wish you to speak.

You will be advised of any conditions which may apply to your address to the Panel. If a number of people have similar views about the same item before the Panel, they may be required to appoint a spokesperson.

To make the most effective use of your allotted time, plan the points you wish to make beforehand and be guided by the Chairperson during the course of the hearing.

No. If you wish to make a written submission only, this will be considered by the Panel. Written submissions to the Panel must be received by Council no later than noon on the day of the meeting. 

If you do wish to speak about your submission, you should contact our Local Planning Panel Administration Officer on govn.team@cbcity.nsw.gov.au.

The referral criteria for both development applications and planning proposals has been set by the Minister for Planning and can be viewed on the Department of Planning and Environment's website.

The assessment and determination of district development remains unchanged, except the increase in threshold by $10 million to a construction investment value of $30 million for certain classes of development.

The District Planning Panel is chaired by Helen Lochhead and two State members being Bruce MacDonald and Nicole Gurran. Council appoints two Councillors to this panel.