The panel is open to the public but you will only be able to speak at the meeting if you have been invited to do so.
Speakers are applicants, supporters and objectors who will get a letter or email advising how to register.
In Leeds, most planning applications are decided under what is known as "delegated powers". This means that the council has given the authority to planning officers to make decisions on applications.
Applications that are decided by Plans Panel are usually those for significant developments. Find out about which applications can be decided by Officers and which applications could be taken to the Plans Panels on Democracy Leeds.
Plans Panel work includes:
- Planning applications - making decisions, or requiring more information or changes before a decision is made.
- Position statements - discussing and considering updates on the progress of existing large, complex or sensitive applications - decisions are not made during the meeting.
- Pre-application presentations - discussing and considering emerging proposals before a planning application is formally submitted.
Changes to Plans Panels - May 2026
Following the Full Council Meeting on 20 May 2026, the Plans Panels boundaries have been reduced from 3 (north and east, south and west and city) to 2, dividing Leeds into east and west.
The upcoming Plans Panel meetings relating to the previous panels have changed. New meeting details and dates will be confirmed soon.
There are 2 Plans Panels, East Plans Panel and West Plans Panel which discuss planning matters for different areas of Leeds. Each is made up of Council Members from all areas and political parties of the city.
View a map showing the Plans Panels boundaries
East Plans Panel wards
East Plans Panel comprises 13 wards:
- Alwoodley
- Chapel Allerton
- Crossgates and Whinmoor
- Garforth and Swillington
- Gipton and Harehills
- Harewood
- Killingbeck and Seacroft
- Kippax and Methley
- Moortown
- Rothwell
- Roundhay
- Temple Newsam
- Wetherby
West Plans Panel wards
West Plans Panel comprises 20 wards:
- Adel and Wharfedale
- Ardsley and Robin Hood
- Armley, Kirkstall
- Bramley and Stanningley
- Burmantofts and Richmond Hill
- Calverley and Farsley
- Farnley and Wortley
- Guiseley and Rawdon
- Headingley and Hyde Park
- Hunslet and Riverside
- Kirkstall, Horsforth
- Little London and Woodhouse
- Middleton Park
- Morley North
- Morley South
- Otley and Yeadon
- Pudsey
- Weetwood
Agendas and meeting minutes
The agenda for each Plans Panel meeting is published no later than five working days before it takes place. After each meeting, the minutes will be available within five working days.
Dates of meetings
Find meeting dates and timesSpeaking at a meeting
Anyone who has made a comment on an application can register their wish to speak at a plans panel meeting.
We will contact you one week before the meeting to confirm your attendance and that you wish to speak.
If more than one person has requested to speak for either side, we will contact all parties and encourage you to share your ideas with each other and nominate a spokesperson.
Both supporters and objectors to each application will get the opportunity to speak. Once everyone has been heard and each side given the right to reply, the panel members may ask questions before discussing the application until they reach a decision.
Recording of meetings
Plans Panel meetings are audio recorded, other than those items which contain exempt or confidential information.
Third party audio recording and filming of proceedings is also permitted. If you want to record a meeting, please state your intention to a Customer Services Officer as soon as possible.
The Chair of the meeting has the right to withdraw permission in accordance with the Third party recording protocol:
