Southern Thornlands Potential Future Growth Area
This webpage has been established to inform the community about Council’s preferred future land use intents for the Southern Thornlands Potential Future Growth Area (STPFGA).
Under the South East Queensland Regional Plan (ShapingSEQ), Council is required to investigate this area to determine its appropriate use, including its potential as a future employment area.
This webpage has been established to inform the community about Council’s preferred future land use intents for the Southern Thornlands Potential Future Growth Area (STPFGA).
Under the South East Queensland Regional Plan (ShapingSEQ), Council is required to investigate this area to determine its appropriate use, including its potential as a future employment area.
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February update
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkOn 19 January 2022, Council considered a report on the STPFGA (Item 14.6.) and resolved to proceed with a major amendment to City Plan. The preferred future land use map adopted by Council is shown in the top right hand corner of this webpage. The report and resolution are publicly available on Council’s meeting minutes and agendas webpage. A copy of the resolution is also available for download via the ‘Documents’ section of this webpage.
Council will now submit the proposed amendment to the Planning Minister for consideration as part of the Review of State Interests. A further statutory phase of public consultation will occur if the Planning Minister approves Council proceeding to public consultation.
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Decision deferred on Potential Southern Thornlands Future Growth Area
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkRedland City Council has deferred considering the 19 May 2021 General Meeting agenda item about the Southern Thornlands Potential Future Growth Area (STPFGA) due to tightened legislative conflict of interest rules.
Councillors couldn’t contribute at this point because some of the submissions received during previous community consultation on STPFGA were made by individuals known professionally and personally to the majority of Councillors.
In line with legislation, Council resolved to write to the Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning to seek approval for the Councillors with the declarable conflict of interest to participate in discussions and vote on the matter.
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28 September update
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkRedland City Council is supporting the local jobs of tomorrow by prioritising economic development in the Southern Thornlands Potential Future Growth Area, with residents now invited to have their say.
Redland City Mayor Karen Williams said Council had focussed on jobs creation as part of a planning investigation for the area after Council had been directed by the State Government to consider the potential future growth area.
“This land has been the subject of almost 20 years of planning and community debate, disrupted by changing directions,” she said.
“The State Government previously included part of the area in the urban footprint, which would have seen the area used for residential development.
“But this decision was then reversed, with the State Government then nominating it as a Potential Future Growth Area and directing Council to undertake planning investigations to determine the preferred future use of the area.
“Council has been firm that this area should be used for jobs, not small lot housing and so we have developed a plan to reflect this commitment.
“The proposals include areas for mixed industry and business, intensive horticulture, education, training and recreation, a transport precinct, storage and larger home-based industry enterprise activities,” she said.
Cr Williams said Council had also drawn a line in the sand by clearly stating that land not used for economic uses should only be used for larger rural living blocks (i.e., with a minimum lot size of 1 hectare) and not small lot housing.
“Given this area has seen a number of uses suggested over the years, Council wanted to make it clear that we do not support small lot housing and will only support rural living, which fits with the character of the area while also addressing homebuyer demand for this sort of rural product.”
Cr Williams said Council had also resolved to consult the whole community on the proposed use of the area at the same time the proposed plan was sent to the Minister.
“The Minister wrote to Council asking us to engage with landowners in the plan area, but Council believes this land is strategically important for the entire city and given we are focussing on job creation in the area we felt everyone should have the opportunity to have a say,” Cr Williams said.
“As such we have today opened engagement and are inviting the community to provide feedback. The views of the community will be used to inform a potential future amendment to City Plan.
“There has been a lot of debate and history to these land use recommendations, and Council wants to hear the community’s feedback on the proposed balance of future economic and residential use of the land.”
For more information about the Southern Thornlands Potential Future Growth Area, and to have your say on the draft proposals for preferred future land uses, visit the project’s page on Council’s Your Say site.
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Lifecycle
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Prepare background studies
Southern Thornlands Potential Future Growth Area has finished this stageComplete planning investigations and economic feasibility assessment
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Prepare land use precinct plan
Southern Thornlands Potential Future Growth Area has finished this stageIdentify preferred future land use intents for the STPFGA
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Community and State Government engagement
Southern Thornlands Potential Future Growth Area has finished this stageConsult residents and ratepayers on potential future land use intents and inform the State Government of matters raised in submissions
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Review submissions and prepare public submission report
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Report to Council
Southern Thornlands Potential Future Growth Area has finished this stageConsider potential changes to the draft plan in response to community submissions and decide whether or not to proceed with a major amendment to City Plan
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Advise submitters of submission review report and provide report to State Government
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Prepare amendment package
Southern Thornlands Potential Future Growth Area has finished this stage(If Council decides to proceed with a major amendment to City Plan)
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Council adoption of amendment package
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State Interest Review of amendment package
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Statutory public consultation period
this is an upcoming stage for Southern Thornlands Potential Future Growth AreaCommunity engagement on the amendment package would be for a minimum of thirty (30) business days
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Review submissions and prepare public submission report
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Final State Interest Review
this is an upcoming stage for Southern Thornlands Potential Future Growth AreaSubmit amendment package to State Government for final State Interest Review and Ministerial approval to commence
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Formal adoption of City Plan amendment
this is an upcoming stage for Southern Thornlands Potential Future Growth AreaThis report might include changes to the plan in response to community submissions
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New version of City Plan commences
this is an upcoming stage for Southern Thornlands Potential Future Growth Area
Documents
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Attachment 3 - Public Consultation Report (1.48 MB) (pdf)
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Attachment 4 - CDM Smith Economic Feasibility Assessment (EFA) & Industrial Land Supply (17.4 MB) (pdf)
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Attachment 10 - Scenario 4 (7.17 MB) (pdf)
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Minutes of General Meeting - Wednesday, 19 January 2022 - Council Resolution (594 KB) (pdf)
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STPFGA Planning Report and Appendices (Dec 15 2021 Version) (35.5 MB) (pdf)
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STPGA General Meeting Report – 16 September 2020 (1.07 MB) (pdf)
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Minutes of General Meeting - Adoption of study area and project plan - 9 October 2019 (101 KB) (pdf)
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Minutes of General Meeting - Ministerial Direction and Council response - 5 August 2020.pdf (107 KB) (pdf)
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Shaping SEQ (13.4 MB) (pdf)
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Redland City Plan Version 4 (11 MB) (pdf)
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Minister's Guidelines and Rules (1.35 MB) (pdf)
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Redland Rural Futures Strategy (19.5 MB) (pdf)
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Redlands Coast Rural Enterprise Industry Sector Plan 2019-2024 (1.29 MB) (pdf)
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SEQ Regional Plan 2009-31 (3.54 MB) (pdf)
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Draft Regional Plan (2.35 MB) (pdf)
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9 October 2019 - Southern Thornlands Potential Future Growth Area Project Plan (1010 KB) (pdf)
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9 October 2019 - Spatial extent of the Southern Thornlands Potential Future Growth Area (3.42 MB) (png)
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16 September 2020 - Council Resolution and amendment attachments 4 & 5 (532 KB) (pdf)
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25 September 2020 - Southern Thornlands Potential Future Growth Area - Investigation Report (326 KB) (pdf)
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Land use intents for the Southern Thornlands Potential Future Growth Area (2.59 MB) (png)
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is the Southern Thornlands Potential Future Growth Area (STPFGA) located?
- What is the Southern Thornlands Potential Future Growth Area (STPFGA)?
- What happened at the 19 January 2022 General Meeting?
- What happened at the 15 December 2021 General Meeting?
- Why does the deferred 19 May 2021 Council report differ from the 15 December 2021 and 19 January 2022 Council reports?
- Is the preferred future land use map that was released for public consultation the map Council will use as a basis for proceeding with a major amendment to City Plan?
- What are the next steps in the process?
- When was is the public consultation period for the STPFGA preferred land use intents?
- How did Council consider submissions?
- Will there be another public consultation period?
- Why weren't the investigations completed by the end of 2019, as outlined in the South East Queensland Regional Plan (ShapingSEQ)?
- What is ShapingSEQ?
- Why is the potential future use of the area being investigated?
- How can I contact Council to discuss these matters further?