Planning for a Growing City
Brisbane City Council is continually planning 
all the aspects of Brisbane's future liveability. Many solutions are well underway. As always, it is a consultative process and Council encourages you to have your say.
Have your say
We want to know what you think about proposed plans in your community.
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and have your say about Brisbane's future.
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A Simple Guide to Planning and Building in Brisbane 
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Related information
Find a full alphabetical listing of all the planning projects.
Read more about Planning and Building.
Planning initiatives
Council is working hard to plan for Brisbane's future, preserving the environment we live in while managing the city's growth.
South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009 - 2031
Council is working with the Queensland State Government, to manage growth and change in the most sustainable way and to protect and enhance the quality of life in the region.
City Plan 2000
The City Plan sets out what we and our neighbours can build, showing where new development should go. All development in Brisbane is directed by Brisbane City Plan 2000.
City Plan 2012
Over the next three years, the rules that shape Brisbane City Plan 2000 will undergo a formal review to develop Brisbane City Plan 2012. We'd like your input on the important decisions we have to consider and it's easy to participate.
Neighbourhood Planning
Neighbourhood Planning brings together representatives from Council and local communities. It gives everyone who lives, works or owns property in Brisbane an opportunity to have a say in how the city will grow.
Urban Renewal Brisbane
Urban Renewal Brisbane works with local communities, businesses and other government agencies to plan for and create vibrant living and working environments.
Future Brisbane
Watch Brisbane of the future come to life in the movies below. The movies are based on ideas from the community and what you have told us through the neighbourhood planning process since 2004.
Working together
How Council works with industry and community
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Innovation
Living smarter with sustainable urban development
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Urban Renewal
Creating vibrant living and working environments
Recreation
Sustainable development.
Neighbourhoods
A greater choice of housing.
Major Centres
Dynamic mini-CBDs in the suburbs.
Corridors
Urban villages grouped along transport routes.
City Centre
Planning the urban future of Brisbane.
