Yatala Enterprise Area Industry Amendment

The Yatala/Stapylton Enterprise Area is the largest industrial area on the Gold Coast.

Although there are only a small number of High impact industry zoned areas on the Gold Coast, they significantly contribute to the economy and play a pivotal role in the industrial supply chain.

High impact industry land uses require appropriately located land to function effectively and avoid impacts on sensitive uses such as residential.

The Yatala Enterprise Area Industry Amendment (Amendment) was publicly advertised for submissions between 20 June 2024 and 18 July 2024.

There were 33 submissions received, resulting in 63 individual submission points. City officers have undertaken an assessment of the submissions and identified several changes required to respond to submissions.

Because the changes to the Amendment, proposed in response to public consultation, are considered to be ‘significantly different’ to the version released for public consultation, the public consultation process is required to be repeated. The content will be limited to only the refinements proposed in the second round of consultation.

You are invited to have your say between 21 January and 19 February 2025.

Steps to having your say:

  1. View the amendment
  2. Understand what makes a formal submission
  3. Choose one of three ways to lodge your submission:
    1. Online via the submissions 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 booking to attend one of our talk to a planner sessions.

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



The Yatala/Stapylton Enterprise Area is the largest industrial area on the Gold Coast.

Although there are only a small number of High impact industry zoned areas on the Gold Coast, they significantly contribute to the economy and play a pivotal role in the industrial supply chain.

High impact industry land uses require appropriately located land to function effectively and avoid impacts on sensitive uses such as residential.

The Yatala Enterprise Area Industry Amendment (Amendment) was publicly advertised for submissions between 20 June 2024 and 18 July 2024.

There were 33 submissions received, resulting in 63 individual submission points. City officers have undertaken an assessment of the submissions and identified several changes required to respond to submissions.

Because the changes to the Amendment, proposed in response to public consultation, are considered to be ‘significantly different’ to the version released for public consultation, the public consultation process is required to be repeated. The content will be limited to only the refinements proposed in the second round of consultation.

You are invited to have your say between 21 January and 19 February 2025.

Steps to having your say:

  1. View the amendment
  2. Understand what makes a formal submission
  3. Choose one of three ways to lodge your submission:
    1. Online via the submissions 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 booking to attend one of our talk to a planner sessions.

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



  • Consultation now open (round 2)

    A second round of public consultation has commenced for the Yatala Enterprise Area Amendment with changes proposed to the amendment in response to feedback received during the first round of public consultation in June 2024.

    Community consultation runs from 21 January to 19 February 2025.

    See details above.


  • Thank you for your feedback – consultation now closed

    19 November 2024

    Thank you for having your say on the proposed amendments. The consultation has now concluded.

    During the consultation period from 20 June – 18 July 2024, we received 33 submissions.

    A report was presented to Council in November 2024, see agenda report(External link), item 6.12


  • Consultation now open

    The Yatala/Stapylton Enterprise Area is the largest industrial area on the Gold Coast.

    Although there are only a small number of High impact industry areas on the Gold Coast, they make a significant contribution to the economy and play a pivotal role in the industrial supply chain. High impact industry requires appropriately located land to function effectively and avoid impacts on sensitive uses such as residential.

    This Amendment recognises the longer-term need to protect High impact industry zoned land in the Yatala/Stapylton Enterprise Area from encroachment by proposing consolidation of High impact industry zoned areas to the eastern side of the M1.

    To achieve this consolidation, it is proposed to rezone 53 properties currently within the Medium impact industry zone (including 4 properties within the Future medium impact industry precinct) on the eastern side of the M1, to the High impact industry zone or High impact industry zone – Future high impact industry precinct (where currently located within the precinct). The Amendment also introduces strengthened City Plan provisions to restrict low impacting land uses from using scarce High impact industry zoned land.

    Conversely, there are 68 properties zoned as High impact industry (including 7 properties within the Future high impact industry precinct) on the western side of the M1, that are proposed to be rezoned to Medium impact industry zone or Medium impact industry zone - Future medium impact industry precinct (where currently located within the precinct).

    As a result of these proposed amendments changes are required to the Industry interface area (a buffer area to separate industrial areas and sensitive uses) as shown on the Industry, community infrastructure and agricultural land interface area overlay map.

    This amendment also seeks to update zoning for a City owned site at 396 Stanmore Road, Yatala from Low impact industry zone (Future low impact industry precinct) to a combination of a new Innovation zone (Gold Coast screen industry precinct) and Open space zone to support screen industry. The screen sector currently contributes $513 million per year to the Gold Coast economy through direct and indirect expenditure.

    You are invited to have your say between 20 June – 18 July 2024.

    Steps to having your say:

    1. Review the amendment package
    2. Understand what makes a formal submission
    3. Choose one of three ways to lodge your submission:
      1. Online via the submissions 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 our one-on-one 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.

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