Over 65 per cent of improvement suggestions have commenced through the City Plan update program

In a recent report to Council, City officers provided an update on the progress of City Plan improvement suggestions and the current City Plan work program. Since 30 July 2015, 1,158 suggestions have been submitted to inform improvements to the City Plan.

As of 1 December 2018, 757 (65 per cent) of these suggestions have been addressed through major, minor and administrative amendments, which have commenced to create new versions of City Plan.

A further 401 items are allocated to either existing or future City Plan updates for investigation.

Major update 2 & 3 is currently undergoing State interest review and will address 119 improvement suggestions. The content of Major update 2 & 3 can be viewed on City’s website.

A further 37 improvement suggestions will be addressed in Major update 4, which is currently in the planning and preparation stage and will be submitted for State interest review upon the commencement of Major update 2 & 3.

The city currently has 10 update packages progressing or in the planning and preparation phase.

1. LGIP Stormwater Quality is undergoing submissions review

2. Minor and Administrative update 6 is in the planning and preparation stage

3. Major update 2 & 3 are undergoing State interest review

4. Minor and administrative update 7 to commence with Major 2 & 3 is in the planning and preparation stage

5. Major update to City Plan Policies to support Major update 2 & 3 is in the planning and preparation stage

6. Major coastal hazard update is undergoing state interest review

7. Major update to City Plan Policies to support Major coastal hazard update is in the planning and preparation stage

8. Major Update 4 is in the planning and preparation stage

9. Major Update 5 is in the planning and preparation stage and will run concurrently with Major update 4

10. Major update designing for flood is in the planning and preparation stage

View the current City Plan update timeline here.

We encourage you to get involved by suggesting improvements for future updates. All suggestions will be considered by City of Gold Coast as part of the ongoing program of updates to City Plan.

Any changes resulting from your suggestion will be scheduled into the applicable (administrative, minor or major) update package and endorsed by Council. It is important to note that the Strategic Urban and Regional Planning teams work closely with the State Government to facilitate the implementation of these update packages in line with the Minister’s Guidelines and Rules for amending a local government planning scheme.