Strategic panel

Once you apply for pre-application planning advice, you can also request for your proposal to be seen by the Strategic Panel. It is for schemes of strategic importance such as: 

• proposals for more than 100 residential units 
• 5000sqm of non-residential floorspace 
• tall buildings 
• Who is on the Strategic Panel 

The Strategic Panel will generally consist of:  

• Cabinet Member with responsibility for planning (Chair) 
• Leader of the Council (only on the most significant strategic proposals such as Euston) 
• Cabinet Member with responsibility for transport and sustainability 
• Chair of the Planning Committee 
• Heritage Champion 
• other Cabinet members as required depending on the nature of the proposals being reported 

What the strategic panel does 

The Strategic Panel meeting will involve a presentation by the developer. Then the Panel can ask questions but not express formal views or engage in debate. 

The fee for a Strategic Panel is £2,763.34. 

What the Strategic Panel is for 

• helping panel members to understanding complex proposals and their strategic and planning implications 
• providing a forum for Members to consider developers’ perspectives  
• Providing a forum for developers to understand some of the issues that may be important to us 
• to give Panel members a high-level strategic involvement without compromising any role they may play as decision-makers  

The strategic panel also allows panel members to provide their provisional input or steer by:   

• highlighting how proposals fit with our wider policy aspirations 
• identifying aspects where proposals may not be policy compliant 
• giving their opinion on how competing or contentious issues could be balanced