September 2024 Update – Amendment remains on hold until State Government provides supporting information

As noted in the 29 November 2022 update below, Council is waiting for the State Government to respond to a notice issued that requested further information to support the proposed zone changes.

This update is provided to advise that no further progress has been made on this amendment. The State Government has not responded to the notice issued by Council in September 2022, therefore the amendment remains on hold.

Additionally, at its General Meeting of 14 September 2022, Council resolved to invite the then Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning, and senior departmental officers, to meet with the Mayor and Councillors to discuss background studies and investigations that may be available to address the outstanding matters as identified in the notice. Council did not receive a response to this invitation.

Given the significant time that has passed, the following provides a summary of the amendment process to date.

As required by the Ministerial Direction of 27 July 2021, Redland City Council commenced a major amendment to its planning scheme to incorporate the State Government’s Temporary Local Planning Instrument (TLPI) No. 2 of 2020 – Quandamooka Land Aspirations Area.

During public consultation of the amendment in mid-2022, over 500 submissions were made to Council. The majority of these submissions raised significant concerns with the TLPI and proposed amendment. It is noted that many of the sites impacted by this amendment have significant values and constraints that will impact on their ability to be developed in accordance with the provisions established under the TLPI. Council holds significant reservations in relation to how the aspirations of the Quandamooka People (and the purpose of the TLPI) will be achieved given the conflict between future development aspirations and the constraints and values of these sites.

Following public consultation and in recognition of the above, on 29 September 2022, Council issued the State Government with a notice to pause the amendment process and request further information to support the TLPI and proposed amendment.

State Government officers initially indicated that a response to the pause notice would be issued by 14 February 2023. However, as at September 2024, no response to the pause notice has been received by Council.

The proposed amendment remains on hold pending the State Government’s response to the pause notice.

Although the proposed amendment is on hold, the State Government’s TLPI continues to apply. The original TLPI (No. 2 of 2020) was replaced by TLPI No.1 of 2022, which was replaced by the current TLPI No.1 of 2023. The 2023 version of the TLPI remains in effect until 13 September 2025. The TLPI suspends parts of City Plan and applies alternative provisions for the specified land parcels.