Fortitude Valley renewal
Fortitude Valley has a unique place within Brisbane's urban environment and history. It has a distinct identity and cosmopolitan character, reflected by the range of residential, commercial, cultural and industrial uses.
Urban renewal and change has been a part of the Valley's history and will continue in the future.
Fortitude Valley's location to public transport and its close connection with the Central Business District (CBD) and surrounding residential areas makes it highly suitable to accommodate new growth.
Draft Fortitude Valley Neighbourhood Plan
Over the last year and a half, Urban Renewal Brisbane has been preparing the draft Fortitude Valley Neighbourhood Plan in consultation with the community and other stakeholders.
On 31 March 2009, Brisbane City Council approved the draft Fortitude Valley Neighbourhood Plan as a proposed amendment to the Brisbane City Plan 2000 and gave permission for it to be referred to the state government.
The draft Fortitude Valley Neighbourhood Plan:
- increases building heights and densities
- establishes a 'special context area' that reinforces and protects the Fortitude Valley’s special character and heritage, while providing for the development of landmark buildings
- improves the public area through footpath widenings and the creation of cross blocks links, small scale spaces, new public open space and plazas
- extends the Special Entertainment Precinct buffer
- reinforces the Valley as a major entertainment, cultural, tourism, retail and business centre
- reinforces a strong mix between land use and public transport
You can download the draft Fortitude Valley Neighbourhood Plan in parts:
Draft Fortitude Valley Neighbourhood Plan 
(PDF - 3,028kb)*
Map A – Precincts, special context area, significant entry and corner sites (PDF - 243kb)
Map B – Streetscape types and awning cover (PDF - 360kb)
Map C – Open space and public domain (PDF - 325kb)
Map D – Special entertainment precincts (PDF - 1,492kb)*
* Due to the large file size, this document may take a while to download.
You can also download consequential amendments to the Brisbane City Plan 2000 triggered by the draft Fortitude Valley Neighbourhood Plan:
Proposed area classification map (PDF - 261kb)
Proposed demolition control precincts map (PDF - 329kb)
You can download Acrobat Reader 
(version 7 or latest version) for free.
Next stages in the Fortitude Valley Neighbourhood Planning process
- The draft Fortitude Valley Neighbourhood Plan will be sent to the state government in early April 2009 for its first state interest check.
- On return from the state, the community and affected stakeholders will have the opportunity to have their say and provide formal feedback on the draft Neighbourhood Plan. This public submissions period will be held in mid to late 2009.
- The draft Neighbourhood Plan will be reviewed based on public submission feedback and sent to Council for endorsement.
- The draft Fortitude Valley Neighbourhood Plan will be sent back to the state government for its second state interest check.
- Once the draft Neighbourhood Plan comes back from the state, it will be once again sent to Council for adoption and inclusion in the Brisbane City Plan 2000.
Community Planning Team
Council established a Community Planning Team (CPT) as an advisory body during the development of the draft Fortitude Valley Neighbourhood Plan.
The CPT worked with Council planners, urban designers and other specialists to help prepare the draft Fortitude Valley Neighbourhood Plan. They also provided feedback and recommendations.
For more information on the CPT, you can download:
Fortitude Valley Community Planning Team factsheet (PDF - 108kb)
Community Planning Team Terms of Reference (PDF - 92kb)
Minutes of CPT meetings
CPT minutes of meeting - 28 February 2008 (PDF - 716kb)
CPT minutes of meeting - 20 November 2007 (PDF - 59kb)
Vision
The 2007 Fortitude Valley Urban Vision provides strategic direction on future development while reinforcing a creative, sustainable and affordable urban community as identified in the Local Growth Management Strategy.
The vision focuses on:
- built form, design and density
- land uses and activities
- public areas and well designed streets
- a number of projects
You can download the Fortitude Valley Urban Vision summary:
Fortitude Valley Urban Vision executive summary (PDF - 4Mb)*
*Due to the large file size, you can download this document in parts.
Fortitude Valley Urban Vision executive summary Part 1 (PDF - 1.5Mb)*
Fortitude Valley Urban Vision executive summary Part 2 (PDF - 2.9Mb)*
Fortitude Valley Urban Vision executive summary Part 3 (PDF - 2.6Mb)*
Alternatively, you can download the full Fortitude Valley Urban Vision document in parts:
Cover (PDF - 68kb)
Table of contents (PDF - 141kb)
Introduction (PDF - 185kb)
Background (PDF - 683kb)
Vision (PDF - 68kb)
Built form, design and density - Metropolitan (PDF - 2.9Mb)*
Built form, design and density - Local (PDF - 1.7Mb)*
Land use, activities and precincts (PDF - 3.7Mb)*
Public Realm (PDF - 2.9Mb)*
Implementation notes (PDF - 336kb)
Contact us
For any specific issues, such as the draft Fortitude Valley Neighbourhood Plan, a property you own or improvements you'd like in the area, contact the Urban Renewal Brisbane team:
-
email us
phone Council on 07 3403 8888
- write to:
Brisbane City Council
Urban Renewal Brisbane
City Planning Branch
Reply Paid 1434
Brisbane Qld 4001
Related information
- the future of the Valley
- Valley entertainment precinct
- Valley Music Harmony Plan
- Fortitude Valley Cultural Plan - feedback summary and Council response (PDF - 97kb)
