Amendments to Planning Scheme Adopted

Major amendments to Tablelands Regional Council’s (TRC) Planning Scheme were adopted at last week’s ordinary Council meeting and Mayor Rod Marti is pleased with the improvements that have been made.

‘The amendments address feedback from the development industry and community on the operational efficiency of the scheme and promotion of self-contained RV camping opportunities.

‘It was great to consult with the community on these changes and be able to modify some of the amendments from the feedback we received,’ said Mayor Marti.

The amendments include:

• changing levels of assessment for nature-based tourism development in the rural zone
• lowering levels of assessment to encourage certain forms of development
• clarifying the relationship between the Planning Scheme and the legislation/regulation with regard to assessable building work
• strengthening codes to give applicants greater certainty when developing
• amending zone mapping to reflect completed developments and changed circumstances
• addressing workability issues and drafting errors
• updating overlay mapping and codes to reflect the current State Planning Policy
• address other issues identified by the Queensland Government and submitters.

The updated Planning Scheme will commence on Monday 9 September.