New Road Widening Overlay Amendment

As our city grows there is a need to plan for expanding parts of our transport network to provide improved safety, active and public transport, and network efficiency.

The New Road Widening Overlay Amendment proposes to identify land that is potentially needed for future road widening requirements undertaken by Council. The primary purpose of the Amendment is to ensure new buildings and structures are not constructed in areas required for future road widening and that they are also set back from future roads.

The Road widening overlay also seeks to ensure new development is designed and located to avoid reliance on areas required for future road widening. This is to ensure development remains functional after the road widening has occurred.

The amendment includes a new Road widening overlay code, associated overlay map and additions to the Tables of assessment.

To view the proposed mapping visit the City Plan and follow the steps below:

• Click ‘View Map’
• Search your property address in the search bar (this will zoom in to your property)
• Turn on the New Road Widening Overlay Amendment in the right-hand panel
• Expand the ‘Legend’ menu on the bottom right-hand side of the screen to view the symbology used for the proposed Trunk and Non-Trunk road widening areas in the Amendment.

You are invited to have your say between 19 August – 17 September 2024.

Steps to having your say:

1. Review the amendment (External link)
2. Understand what makes a formal submission
3. Choose one of three ways to lodge your submission:
   1. Online via the planning portal(External link) (preferred)
   2. Email your formal submission to cityplansubmissions@goldcoast.qld.gov.au(External link) or
   3. Post your formal submission to Chief Executive Officer, City of Gold Coast, PO Box 5042, Gold Coast MC QLD 9726

If you have any questions about the amendment package or how to make a formal submission you can ask one of our planners below, email us at cityplansubmissions@goldcoast.qld.gov.au(External link) or give us a call on 1300 151 267. You can also visit us in person by attending one of our pop-up events or registering for one of our Talk to a Planner sessions(External link).

All submissions received on the amendment package will inform the Consultation Report submitted to the Queensland Government for State Interest Review.