Neighbourhood planning and urban renewal process

Neighbourhood plans guide development in local communities, to ensure each area retains and enhances its own special character and qualities. They provide you with an opportunity to have your say on how your communities will develop in the future.

Neighbourhood planning helps to:

  • manage a growing, dynamic city
  • achieve the Queensland Government's South East Queensland Regional Plan targets
  • give communities an opportunity to have a say in planning at a local level to guide future development
  • facilitate economic growth
  • determine where character housing is to be retained
  • set out levels of assessment for new development
  • plan for new infrastructure networks
  • provide for local area improvements and open space
  • consider other environmental, social and economic factors in each community.

Neighbourhood planning follows a clear process set by Queensland Government legislation.

There are different types of neighbourhood plans undertaken in Brisbane to accommodate the varying demands of the city.

  1. Urban Renewal
    Projects are:
    • located within approximately five kilometres of the Central Business District (CBD)
    • focused on facilitating investment in often already highly urbanised areas.
  2. Neighbourhood Planning
    Projects:
    • are located beyond a five kilometre radius of the CBD
    • address the planning issues specific to local neighbourhoods.

More information

For further information about neighbourhood planning, you can:

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