A committee with similar delegations existed for the 2019-2022 triennium called the Strategy and Policy Committee.
Area of focus
The Planning and Environment Committee has the following responsibilities:
- RMA matters
- Urban Planning, District Plan
- Built environment
- Natural environment and biodiversity
- Future Development Strategy, Spatial Plans and Housing Supply
- Climate Change Response and Resilience
- Heritage
- Transport Strategy and Planning, including significant traffic resolutions
- Parking policy
- Submissions to Government or other local authorities
- Regulatory activity and compliance
- Planning and approval of business cases for Let’s Get Wellington Moving, associated traffic resolutions and other non-financial statutory powers necessary for the progressing the business cases (such as decisions under the Local Government Act 1974)
- Implementing and monitoring delivery of the affordable housing strategy.
Membership
- Mayor Andy Foster
- Councillor Diane Calvert
- Councillor Jenny Condie
- Councillor Jill Day
- Councillor Fleur Fitzsimons
- Councillor Laurie Foon
- Deputy Mayor Sarah Free
- Councillor Rebecca Matthews
- Councillor Teri O’Neill
- Councillor Iona Pannett (Chair)
- Councillor Tamatha Paul (Deputy Chair)
- Councillor Sean Rush
- Councillor Simon Woolf
- Councillor Nicola Young
- Liz Kelly - representative of Ngāti Toa
- One representative of Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika nominated by the Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust and appointed by Council
Terms of Reference
Planning and Environment Committee - Terms of Reference and Delegations - 2019/22 (180KB PDF)