To consider any matter listed within the terms of reference of the Development Committee where any one of the following applies:

(i)                             Applications for buildings exceeding 30 metres in height (25 metres on sites adjacent to the River Thames).

(ii)                           Applications for schemes with more than 500 residential units, or for residential development on sites exceeding 10 hectares.

(iii)                         applications for employment floor space on sites of more than 4 hectares.

(iv)                          major infrastructure developments.

(v)                            applications not in accordance with the development plan involving more than 150 residential units or more than 2,500 sqm of floor space.

(vi)                          applications on metropolitan open space involving buildings of more than 100 sqm.

(vii)                        applications for developments including 200 or more car parking spaces.

(viii)                      legal proceedings in relation to the matter are in existence or in contemplation.

(ix)                          three or more members of the Development Committee are disqualified in some way from participating in the decision.

(x)                            on an exceptional basis, the Development Committee has decided that a particular application should stand referred to the Strategic Development Committee.

(xi)                          A proposal raises significant issues of local or borough wide interest.

It shall be for the Corporate Director Development & Renewal to determine whether a matter meets any of the above criteria