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Citywide amendment - Major amendment package R

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Find information about the proposed Major amendment package R, including a timeline of its progress.

Amendment summary

Major amendment package R proposes changes to a range of citywide provisions in Brisbane City Plan 2014 (City Plan) relating to public safety lighting, and site-specific changes to zone and overlay maps to reflect changed circumstances, including properties identified to transition away from longer term industrial uses as part of Brisbane: Our Productive City.

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Have your say

Public consultation on the proposed changes is open from 3 November to 1 December 2025.

Proposed changes

The changes proposed under Major amendment package R are outlined below. Full details of the proposed amendment can be found in City Plan online.

You can also download the schedule of amendments.

Updates are proposed to amend lighting references in 11 neighbourhood plan codes, 14 development codes and 3 overlay codes to align with renamed and updated Australian Standards, as a result of changes made to the Civil Aviation Regulations and Civil Aviation Safety Regulations naming conventions.

Site-specific zone and overlay map changes are proposed to properties across the city to reflect changed circumstances. These include: 

  • Transition sites: 17 sites identified in Council’s Brisbane: Our Productive City strategy as not having long-term value for the city as industrial land are proposed to be changed. The zoning, overlays and neighbourhood plan requirements for these sites are proposed to be updated to reflect the change in future land use intent for these sites, from industrial to a residential or mixed use.
  • Other site-based changes to reflect development approvals and changes in parks planning:
    • Zone change from Emerging community zone to Conservation (District) zone precinct (1 property) and Low density residential zone (3 properties) to reflect residential development and Council’s purchase of property under the Bushland Acquisition Program.
    • Zone change from Special purpose (Utility services) zone precinct to Open space (District) zone precinct to reflect the change in use back to open space for a property where a defunct depot/storage area is no longer required.
    • Zone change from Open space (District) zone precinct to District centre (Corridor) zone precinct to reflect a property not required for park purposes. An update to the Eastern corridor neighbourhood plan is also proposed to reflect this change.
  • Update the Dwelling house character overlay and Streetscape hierarchy overlay on properties mentioned above to align development outcomes sought by these overlays with the proposed zone intent.
  • Update the Pre-1911 building overlay map to remove one property from the overlay to reflect that the building on the property was constructed in 1912.

Talk to a planner

For industry professionals, involved in preparing development applications, Council will hold an in-person information session for further technical detail about the proposed changes. This will be held on:

To learn more about the proposed amendment, you can register for a phone consultation. A Council planner will be available to speak with you during any of the times listed below:

Alternatively, you can also register online to attend a face-to-face session with a Council planner during the time below: 

For more information about the proposed amendment:

  • email Council
  • phone Council on 07 3403 8888
  • write to:
    Strategic Planning
    City Planning and Design
    Brisbane City Council
    GPO Box 1434
    Brisbane Qld 4001

Have your say

Consultation is now open and your feedback is important. Have your say on the proposed amendment until 11.59pm, Monday 1 December 2025.

Download a copy of the public notice of proposal to amend Brisbane City Plan 2014.

Before having your say:

A properly made submission must be in writing and include: 

  • what in the proposed amendment you support or do not support, and why
  • full name and property address of each person lodging the submission (no PO boxes)
  • signature of each person (when sending by post)
  • phone number and/or email address if you are available for Council to contact you for further information.

Council can receive formal submissions via:

  • City Plan online (click ‘submissions’ on the homepage to begin)
  • email Council
  • in writing to:
    Strategic Planning (Major amendment package R)
    City Planning and Design
    Brisbane City Council
    GPO Box 1434
    Brisbane QLD 4001.

Following a review of submissions, Council will write to everyone who has made a properly made submission on the proposed changes and will publish a copy of the consultation report online.

Project timeline

View the different stages of the proposed amendment's progress, from draft to implementation.
 

June 2025 Council prepared the draft amendment package and sought Queensland Government review and approval to undertake public consultation.
October 2025 The Queensland Government gave approval for Council to undertake public consultation.
3 November - 1 December 2025 Consultation open for community submissions on the proposed changes.
Early 2026 Review submissions and seek Queensland Government final review and approval to adopt.
Mid-late 2026 Amendment anticipated to be adopted and effective in City Plan.

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