Former City of Thuringowa Planning Scheme

Town Planning Scheme

The former Thuringowa City Council was the first city in North Queensland and only the 12th local government authority in Queensland to adopt an IPA compliant town planning scheme in 2003. The Planning Scheme was awarded the prestigious Planning Institute of Australia National Award for Excellence in 2004.

The document provides a blueprint of important information including areas which should be retained for parkland or natural habitat, where shops, services and offices are to be located and what the local environment will look like.

The Scheme includes a strong focus on finding the balance between the Council's economic, social and environmental initiatives.

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• Part 1 - Interpretation (3.47mB)
• Part 2 - Desired Enviromental Outcomes (DEOs) and City Strategies (1.80mB)
• Part 3 - Planning Areas (1.70mB)
  • 3.1 - Rural Planning Area (1.28mB)
  • 3.2 - Industrial Planning Area (1.20mB)
  • 3.3 - Centres Planning Area (7.23mB)
  • 3.4 - Open Space and Recreation Planning Area (1.10mB)
  • 3.5 - Residential Planning Area (2.43mB)
• Part 4 - Local Areas (19.79mB)
• Part 5 - City-wide Codes (102kB) 
  •  Part 5.1 - Cultural Heritage (422kB) 
  • Part 5.2 - Natural Areas (716kB) 
  • Part 5.3 - Visual Amenity (14.30mB) 
  • Part 5.4 - Natural Hazards (15.64mB) 
  • Part 5.5 - General Development (2.37mB) 
  • Part 5.6 - Urban Growth Boundaries (680kB) 
  • Part 5.7 - Particular Development (62kB) 
• Part 6 - Performance Indicators (1mB)
• Part 7 - Definitions (3.37mB)

Amendments

• Proposed Amendments
• Gazetted Amendments

Planning Scheme Policies

The purpose of the Planning Scheme Policies are to support the Planning Scheme Codes for the various Planning Areas. In total there are 19 Planning Scheme Policies applicable to development in Thuringowa. The Planning Scheme Policies can be found here.