The South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009-2031 is being reviewed, with the State Government committed to delivering a new draft for public consultation sometime in 2016. So if you are looking to make a change to the Regional Plan, now is the time to make a submission. So consider how the current Regional Plan affects your land, or any land you may have an interest in. There may be benefits in lodging a submission to the State Government to improve the land’s development potential.
The 2016 review will include the updated population forecasts (which indicate SEQ may need to accommodate an additional 2.2 million people by 2041) and will consider the contents of any submissions made.
The SEQ Regional Plan is a State Government document designed to provide strategic direction for managing growth and enhancing liveability and prosperity. The Regional Plan allocates land into one of the following three categories, each of which has very different implications on the development potential of land.
- Regional Landscape and Rural Production Area;
- Urban Footprint; or
- Rural Living Area.
The SEQ Regional Plan includes the local government areas of:
- Brisbane City Council
- Gold Coast City Council
- Ipswich City Council
- Lockyer Valley Regional Council
- Logan City Council
- Moreton Bay Regional Council
- Noosa Shire Council
- Redland City Council
- Scenic Rim Council
- Somerset Regional Council
- Sunshine Coast Regional Council
- Toowoomba Regional Council (part only).
If you have any questions about the SEQ Regional Plan review or would like to lodge a submission, please contact Mick Sheppard (mick.sheppard@projecturban.com.au) from the Project Urban office.