Local area planning is an investment in or regeneration of local urban areas in cities and regional centres. There are many environmental, social and economical benefits from local area and urban planning in Queensland.

Board for Urban Places

The Board for Urban Places has been established to advise the Queensland Government on design aspects of major infrastructure and urban planning projects.

Gold Coast Hospital site

The Gold Coast Hospital in Southport will be moved to the newly constructed Gold Coast University Hospital. Queensland Government and Gold Coast City Council will consult with the community to determine a suitable alternative use for the current Gold Coast Hospital site.

Ipswich Regional Centre Strategy

The state government and Ipswich City Council have been working closely to create a blueprint for the Ipswich city centre that will stimulate new opportunities for the business and residential community.

Local government planning schemes

Schemes that outline integrated 20-year plans in Queensland's local government areas.

Master planned areas

Areas declared under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 where state and local governments work together on long term planning.

Priority infrastructure plans

Key planning scheme tools for local governments for integrating land use planning and infrastructure planning.

RiskSmart

Low-risk development applications can be quickly assessed against planning scheme provisions under the RiskSmart process.

River City Blueprint

Brisbane City Council, in partnership with the Queensland Government, is developing an overarching plan to guide the growth and development of the inner city - the River City Blueprint.

Smart Communities

The Smart Communities initiative drives a coordinated approach to connecting significant economic infrastructure to the local community.

Strong communities

A group of Brisbane planners and practitioners developed the Strong Communities project to explore and articulate ways in which planning can contribute towards building social capital in communities.

Transit oriented development

The integration of urban development and transport infrastructure to provide a wider choice of housing options and improve people’s access to work, shopping, community and recreational facilities.

Urban Design

Sustainable urban development is supported through leadership and capacity building including support for the Centre for Subtropical Design.

Urban Land Development Authority

Growth Management Queensland is responsible for administering the Urban Land Development Authority Act 2007 and supporting the Urban Land Development Authority to deliver initiatives under the Queensland Housing Affordability Strategy.

Water sensitive urban design

Water sensitive urban design is primarily intended to manage stormwater quality, waterway stability, flow frequency and water cycle in houses, allotments, streets, suburbs and master-planned communities.