Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning

November 2016 State Planning Policy Draft for consultation Foreword

Queensland is experiencing We recognise the importance of a new era in planning. holistically integrating land use and infrastructure planning in delivering New planning laws, commencing in economic, social and environmental mid-2017, are helping to secure the benefits for Queensland. We have liveability, sustainability and prosperity therefore included this as a new state of our communities, for both current interest for planning and development. and future generations. The State Planning Policy now identifies We are in the midst of an exciting 17 state interests in land use planning period of growth in Queensland and it and development categorised into five is important that we provide certainty themes relating to: and clarity about the way that we are • liveable communities and housing managing these changes. This is what the State Planning Policy is all about. • economic growth

The State Planning Policy is the primary • environment and heritage state planning instrument in our • safety and resilience to hazards planning system. It provides a clear and comprehensive expression of the • infrastructure. policies needed to ensure that planning By clearly expressing performance in Queensland is outcomes focussed, outcomes for each state interest, efficient, and accountable. the State Planning Policy promotes Across Queensland, we are responding transparent and accountable decision to the challenges and opportunities of making and confidence in the planning growth through smart planning. Key to system. Our performance-based this is emphasising the importance of planning system encourages and facilitating affordable living and housing responds to change by allowing for outcomes through the planning system. innovation and flexibility in plan making.

We are serious about putting At its core, this new approach to planning sustainability and climate change on is about being responsive to changing the planning agenda, while promoting community needs and creating great great urban design outcomes for our places for Queenslanders to live, work built environment. and raise their families.

Well-designed places and spaces increasingly underpin the economic and social success of our communities. That is why we are ensuring that our places are designed to reflect the way that people interact with their The Honourable Jackie Trad MP communities and not the other Deputy Premier, Minister for way around. Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning and Minister for Trade and Investment Contents

Part A: Introduction and context 2

Part B: Application and operation 6 Managing competing state interests 8 Supporting mapping 9 SPP guidelines 9

Part C: Purpose and guiding principles 10 Securing a liveable, sustainable and prosperous Queensland 11 The guiding principles 12 Table 1: The guiding principles 12

Part D: The state interests 14

Part E: State interest policies 18 Planning for liveable communities and housing 19 Housing supply and diversity 20 Liveable communities 22 Planning for economic growth 25 Agriculture 26 Development and construction 28 Mining and extractive resources 30 Tourism 33 Planning for the environment and heritage 34 Biodiversity 34 Coastal environment 36 Cultural heritage 38 Water quality 40 Planning for safety and resilience to hazards 43 Emissions and hazardous activities 44 Natural hazards, risk and resilience 46 Planning for infrastructure 49 Energy and water supply 50 Infrastructure integration 51 Transport infrastructure 53 Strategic airports and aviation facilities 54 Strategic ports 58

Part F: Glossary 60

Part G: Appendices 70 Appendix 1 – SPP Interactive Mapping System 70 Appendix 2 – Water quality design objectives 74

DraftState State PlanningPlanning PolicyPolicy PAGEpage 11 page 2 Part A

Introduction A Part and context Introduction and context

The State Planning Policy The SPP also outlines development (SPP) is a key component assessment requirements for local government to apply in circumstances of Queensland’s planning where there is a need to regulate certain system. The SPP expresses the development if a planning scheme does state’s interests in land use not yet appropriately integrate the SPP. planning and development. State involvement in development Promoting these state interests, assessment is only where it is essential. through the plan making and For example, where a matter is of development decisions of state particular importance, has a level of risk or requires state expertise. The and local government, will help SPP is relevant when defining state to secure a liveable, sustainable development assessment roles and and prosperous Queensland. assessment benchmarks outlined in the Planning Regulation and State A state interest is defined under the Development Assessment Provisions. Planning Act 2016 as an interest that the Planning Minister considers: The Act provides for a performance- based approach to planning in • affects an economic or environmental Queensland. Performance-based interest of the state or a part of planning seeks to assess development the state by focusing on the outcomes to be • affects the interest of ensuring that achieved, and providing certainty about the purpose of the Act is achieved. one or more ways to achieve these outcomes, while expressly providing for Under the Act, each local government flexibility and innovation in achieving planning scheme needs to set out the outcomes by other means. This integrated state, regional and local approach provides the flexibility to planning and development assessment assess each development proposal on policies. The SPP supports this by its merits against benchmarks set by setting down the state interests that state and local government. apply to plan making, and that should be given effect through each local government planning scheme.

Draft State Planning Policy page 3 Community values, Local, state and Commonwealth needs and aspirations Government policies

Planning context Economy Community Environment

State Planning Policy

Requirements for plan making (i.e. guide to preparing policy) Regional plans give effect to: effect give

Development requirements State Development Planning schemes State Planning Planning Act and Regulations Act Planning (i.e. built form and Assessment and local government Regulatory 1 land use outcomes) Provisions infrastructure plans Provisions

Decisions Development assessment

Post approval Development delivery

Figure 1: Queensland planning framework 1 The State Planning Regulatory Provisions will be replaced by regulation upon the commencement of the Planning Act 2016

page 4 Document structure Part A: Introduction and context A Part The SPP is structured as follows:

• Part A: Introduction and context – Part B: Application and operation the SPP and explains the role of SPP

in Queensland’s planning system. Introduction and context • Part B: Application and operation Part C: Purpose and guiding principles – explains how the SPP applies in different circumstances under the Act. Part D: The state interests • Part C: Purpose and guiding principles – explains the SPP’s objective and establishes a series of Liveable communities and housing linked principles that must underpin • Housing supply and diversity plan making in Queensland. • Liveable communities • Part D: The state interests – identifies state interests in land use planning and development. Economic growth • Part E: State interest policies • Agriculture • Development and construction – establishes the policies for the • Mining and extractive resources state interests, organised into five • Tourism broad themes. • Part F: Glossary – provides a list of abbreviations and terms that assist Environment and heritage readers interpret the SPP. Part E: • Biodiversity • Coastal environment • Part G: Appendices – provides State interest policies • Cultural heritage additional information on mapping • Water quality and water quality objectives.

Safety and resilience to hazards • Emissions and hazardous activities • Natural hazards, risk and resilience

Infrastructure • Energy and water supply • Infrastructure integration • Transport infrastructure • Strategic airports and aviation facilities • Strategic ports

Part F: Glossary

Part G: Appendices

Figure 2: Document structure

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Application B Part and operation Application and operation

State interests expressed in the • part C (purpose and guiding principles) SPP need to be appropriately • part D (state interests) integrated into planning • part E (state interest policies). instruments made under the Act. When the Planning Minister approves a The SPP applies when: planning scheme, this approval is given on the basis that local government (1) making or amending a local has considered how best to integrate planning instrument state interests in the local context. For example, it is possible that not all (2) making or amending a regional plan state interests, such as the coastal (3) designating premises for environment state interest, apply to infrastructure each local government area. It is also possible that the SPP, when updated, (4) local government is assessing may result in a state interest no longer particular development applications being appropriately integrated. if its planning scheme has not yet appropriately integrated the SPP Where a state interest has not been state interest policies that relate appropriately integrated into a local to the proposed development. planning instrument, the SPP applies to the extent of any inconsistency. In The SPP may also be considered by the these circumstances, a local government Planning Minister when deciding: must, to the extent relevant, have regard to the following parts of the SPP when • whether to ‘call in’ a development making development decisions in application for ministerial assessment order to ensure state interests are • whether to give a ministerial direction not adversely affected: to local government to protect or give effect to a state interest • part C (purpose and guiding principles) • the role of the state in development • part D (state interests) assessment, through the State • part E (state interest policies) Assessment and Referral Agency. To the extent of any inconsistency, the (1) Making or amending a development assessment requirements local planning instrument contained in part E also apply to specific development applications, The SPP applies when making or as assessment benchmarks under amending a local planning instrument. the Planning Regulation 2017. To do this, local government must consider and integrate the following parts of the SPP, and how they apply in their local area:

Draft State Planning Policy page 7 (2) Making or amending a (4) Assessing development A statement in the local planning regional plan applications instrument identifies if the SPP has been appropriately integrated, in whole The SPP applies when making or The SPP is a relevant consideration or in part, in the instrument and the amending a regional plan. To do this, when a local government is assessing version of the SPP that was in effect the Planning Minister must consider the a particular development application in when the instrument was adopted. SPP, and how it applies in the region. situations where part E (state interest policies) has specific requirements for Where a development application (3) Designating premises that development. Under the Planning requires impact assessment, the SPP for infrastructure Regulation 2017, these requirements may be taken into account by the The SPP applies to the designation are assessment benchmarks for the local government in the assessment of premises for infrastructure, development, if the SPP has not been process if an aspect of the SPP is such as community facilities, appropriately integrated in the local relevant to the assessment of the busway transport infrastructure, planning instrument. development, even if the SPP has communication network facilities, been appropriately integrated into The assessment benchmarks contained and emergency services facilities. the local planning instrument. in part E are expressed as performance Under the Act, the Minister and local outcomes. These requirements apply government must have regard to the in addition to any other assessment following parts of the SPP when making benchmarks for the development, or amending a designation: including those contained in a local planning instrument. • part C (purpose and guiding principles) • part D (state interests) • part E (state interest policies).

Managing competing state interests

The SPP does not prioritise one state It is the responsibility of local The Planning Minister will consider interest over another at a statewide government, in preparing a planning the following three objectives when level. It acknowledges that the way scheme, to firstly consider all of the determining whether the SPP has been state interests need to be applied will state interests and the SPP in its appropriately integrated in a local vary between, and within, regions and entirety. The local government must planning scheme. local government areas, depending on then determine which state interests environmental, economic, cultural and are relevant and determine how best social factors. to apply these interests in a planning scheme. Where the state’s interest Interests will not always be applied in can be met using a range of methods, the same way in a state as large and local government is encouraged to diverse as Queensland, and there apply alternative, innovative and may even be differences in how performance-based approaches that interests are integrated within provide the necessary certainty, and a local government area. meet local and regional circumstances.

page 8 (1) Applying the SPP’s purpose (2) Considering the state (3) Addressing the regional and guiding principles interests in their entirety and local context B Part

The SPP’s purpose and guiding Although the SPP presents a set of The SPP does not give more weight principles, contained in part C, provide policies relating to a series of discrete to any particular state interest over an essential basis for the interpretation matters of state interest, it is important another, recognising that regional Application and operation and application of the state interest to understand the effect that the overall and local context must always be policies. The purpose and principles combination of interests and the related considered when integrating state are of equivalent effect to the state policies and provisions will have in each interests at the regional and local level. interests set down in the SPP, and must situation. The SPP therefore needs to be be considered by a local government considered in its entirety. when integrating the state interests in its local planning instruments.

Supporting mapping

Wherever possible and to the extent 1. State mapping layers which must be 3. State mapping layers that are relevant, the state interest policies appropriately integrated in a planning provided for local government in part E are supported by mapping. scheme in a way that achieves the information purposes only All mapping related to the SPP is relevant state interest policy (refer (see appendix 1, table C). contained in the SPP Interactive to appendix 1, table A for relevant The SPP IMS is located at Mapping System (IMS). mapping layers). www.dilgp.qld.gov.au/spp-mapping. There are three categories of mapping 2. State mapping layers which must be appropriately integrated, and can be layers provided or referred to in the SPP IMS that are intended to be used locally refined by a local government in one of the following ways: in a planning scheme (subject to approval by the Planning Minister), in a way that achieves the relevant state interest policy. SPP guidelines

There is an SPP guideline for each state This guidance material does not have The SPP guidelines are located at: interest, which is provided to assist statutory effect and will be updated as www.dilgp.qld.gov.au/spp-guidelines. local government to implement part E required to ensure it remains current. (state interest policies) of the SPP.

Draft State Planning Policy page 9 page 10 Part C

Purpose and C Part guiding principles Purpose and guiding principles Securing a liveable, sustainable and prosperous Queensland The SPP outlines the principles The SPP recognises that mitigating and and policies needed to allow the adapting to climate change is also an important consideration for planning at delivery of local and regional all levels. All state interests should be plans, and development applied and considered in the context that will advance the social, of supporting Queensland’s people, economic and environmental economy and environment to mitigate, adapt and thrive in the context of a needs of all Queenslanders. changing climate. The purpose of the SPP, and the The state interests, interpreted and state interest policies, is to secure a applied according to the guiding liveable, sustainable and prosperous principles outlined in table 1, describe the Queensland. The SPP requires that planning matters the state has decided state interests are reflected in local need to be properly considered and and regional plans and development integrated into regional and local plans, decisions that: and when making local government • strengthen our economy development decisions. • promote strong communities State interest policies are expressed as • protect our environment performance outcomes to encourage innovative solutions and provide for • wisely manage our resources flexibility of implementation, enabling • inform (and are informed by) local governments to adopt locally investment in infrastructure. appropriate solutions that meet community needs and expectations. To secure a liveable, sustainable and prosperous Queensland, planning Securing a liveable, sustainable and should support the delivery of forward prosperous Queensland will not happen thinking and innovative development through the planning system alone. that meets our needs. Planning should The state interests in planning are also contribute to the design and linked to the delivery of broader management of our cities, towns, rural government objectives for Queensland. communities and landscapes to create better places and spaces to live, work and play. It should do this while protecting our wellbeing and enhancing our natural environment, places, heritage, culture and living environments.

Draft State Planning Policy page 11 These objectives include: • our national and international When applying the SPP, planning commitments to protect and enhance needs to account for the different • initiatives to promote the outstanding universal value of characteristics of local areas, giving entrepreneurship and growth in the Great Barrier Reef. people an opportunity to inform the the knowledge economy through issues affecting their community. Advance Queensland programs The SPP recognises that, while a • the strategic direction for the strong statewide planning system is planning, investment and delivery vital, the benefits of good planning of infrastructure set out through are manifested locally – affecting our the State Infrastructure Plan everyday lives – where we live, work and play, and how we care for our diverse environment.

The guiding principles

Plan making processes and development decisions in Queensland are to be based on the following guiding principles set out in table 1. The guiding principles are as important as the state interests expressed in the SPP.

Table 1: The guiding principles

Outcome focused Clearly focus on the • Decision-making integrates and balances the economic, environmental and social needs of delivery of outcomes current and future generations. • Plans express clear performance outcomes for development, supported by a range of acceptable outcomes, where possible. • Innovative and flexible approaches to design and development are supported and encouraged when consistent with a plan’s strategic intent. • Decision making ensures that where acceptable outcomes are satisfied, then the relevant performance outcome is taken to be satisfied in full. Performance outcomes may still be satisfied, even though an associated acceptable outcome is not met. • Stated objectives, needs and aspirations of the community, at the state, regional and local level, are supported by development. Integrated Reinforce the role of local • Plans are coordinated and integrated expressions of land use policy intent for a local area, planning schemes as the considering national, state, regional and local matters, to the extent relevant. integrated, comprehensive • Plans integrate land use, resource management and infrastructure needs and considerations. statement of land use policy and development intentions • Plans support a 10–15 year supply of land for development. for a local area • The zoning of land reflects and responds to the characteristics of the land that constrain its use. • Overlays should not operate, either individually or cumulatively, to frustrate the purpose of a zone. • Plans include a performance-based assessment of development against a clear hierarchy of policies linked to the achievement of ambitious and long-term strategic planning.

page 12 Part C Part Purpose and guiding principles

Efficient Support the efficient • Assessment processes are certain, responsive and performance-based. determination of • The regulation of development is applied only when necessary and, when applied, plans appropriate development adopt the lowest appropriate level of assessment for development. • The level of assessment for development is proportionate to the potential impacts and level of risk of the development being regulated and a plan’s strategic intent and purpose of the relevant zone, local plan and/or precinct, for instance development that is: –– minor, low-risk or that is encouraged or contemplated in a zone, should be identified as accepted development –– consistent and in accordance with the broad intent of a zone, should be identified as code assessable development –– contrary to the intent of a zone, or unanticipated by a planning scheme, should be identified as impact assessable development. Positive Enable positive responses • Contemporary information, challenges and community needs and aspirations are reflected to change, challenges through up-to-date plans. and opportunities • Evidence and objectively assessed needs, form a basis for planning that uses the best available knowledge. • Plans are written using clear, concise and positive language to describe what outcomes are sought, required or encouraged in a particular location, rather than what is to be avoided, prevented or discouraged. • Community resilience and adaptability to change, including climate change, are promoted. • Plans adopt a performance-based approach to development assessment to allow for innovation and flexibility in how development in a local area can be achieved. • Decision-making ensures that development is assessed on its individual merits. Accountable Promote confidence in the • Plans reflect balanced community views and aspirations based on a clear understanding of planning system through the importance of the community’s involvement in plan making. plans and decisions that are • Reasonable, logical and fair development decisions are supported by clear and transparent transparent and accountable planning schemes. • Obtaining access to planning information is simple and direct, capitalising on opportunities presented by information technology.

Draft State Planning Policy page 13 page 14 Part D

The state D Part

interests The state interests

The SPP expresses 17 state interests in land use planning and development. These state interests should be considered in the context of the guiding principles expressed in part C.

Liveable communities and housing Accountable • Housing supply and diversity • Liveable communities

Infrastructure Outcome focusedEconomic growth • Energy and water supply • Agriculture • Infrastructure integration • Development and • Transport infrastructure Securing construction • Strategic airports and • Mining and aviation facilities a liveable, extractive resources • Strategic ports sustainable • Tourism and prosperous Queensland Integrated Positive

Safety and resilience Environment and heritage to hazards • Biodiversity • Coastal environment

• Emissions and hazardous Efficient activities • Cultural heritage • Natural hazards, risk • Water quality and resilience

Figure 3: The state interests in land use planning and development

Draft State Planning Policy page 15 The state interests

Housing supply and diversity Agriculture Biodiversity

Diverse, accessible and well-serviced The resources that agriculture Matters of environmental significance housing and land for housing, is depends on are protected to support are valued and protected, and the provided and supports affordable the long-term viability and growth health and resilience of biodiversity housing outcomes. of the agricultural sector. is maintained or enhanced to support ecological integrity.

Development and construction Employment needs, economic growth, Coastal environment and a strong development and The coastal environment is protected Liveable communities construction sector are supported and enhanced, while supporting Liveable, well-designed and serviced by facilitating a range of residential, opportunities for coastal-dependent communities are delivered to support commercial, retail and industrial development, compatible urban wellbeing and enhance quality of life. development opportunities. form, and maintaining public use of and access to, and along, state coastal land.

Mining and extractive resources

Extractive resources are protected, Cultural heritage and mineral, coal, petroleum and The cultural heritage significance gas resources are appropriately of heritage places and heritage considered to support the productive areas, including places of Aboriginal use of resources, a strong mining and and Torres Strait Islander cultural resource industry, economical supply heritage, are conserved for the of construction materials, and avoid benefit of the community and future land use conflicts where possible. generations.

Tourism Water quality

Tourism planning and development The environmental values and quality opportunities that are appropriate of water in Queensland are protected and sustainable are supported, and and enhanced. the social, cultural and natural values underpinning tourism developments are protected.

page 16 Emissions and D Part hazardous activities Energy and water supply Strategic airports and aviation facilities Community health and safety, and The timely, safe, affordable and the natural and built environments, reliable provision and operation The operation of strategic airports The state interests are protected from potential adverse of electricity and water supply and aviation facilities is protected, impacts of emissions and activities. infrastructure is supported. and the growth and development The operation of appropriately of Queensland’s aviation industry established industrial development, is supported. major infrastructure, and sport and recreation facilities is ensured.

Infrastructure integration

The benefits of past and ongoing investment in infrastructure and Strategic ports facilities are maximised through The operation of strategic ports and Natural hazards, risk integrated land use planning. priority ports is protected, and their and resilience growth and development is supported.

The risks associated with natural hazards, including projected climate change impacts, are avoided or mitigated to protect people and property, and enhance the community’s resilience to Transport infrastructure natural hazards. The safe and efficient movement of people and goods is enabled, and land use patterns that encourage sustainable transport are supported.

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State interest E Part

policies State interest policies Planning for liveable communities and housing Liveable communities are Effective planning for local community needs will: well-serviced, accessible and attractive environments that • ensure an ample supply of land suitable for all forms of housing in provide the foundations for all locations to meet the diverse a healthy, sustainable and and changing needs of different prosperous Queensland. communities, now and into the future • guide the development and Planning and development decision- redevelopment of land in appropriate making occurs across the diverse regions locations of Queensland—cities, towns, villages and rural areas. This decision-making • maximise the effective use of existing influences the quality of urban design, infrastructure and services, and which helps shape the liveability of our ensure that the provision of new places and contributes to community infrastructure, services and facilities wellbeing by guiding the placement, supports the timely delivery of sequencing and design of facilities, complete and diverse communities services and housing within • provide certainty to the property a sustainable environment. industry to ensure Queensland’s future population growth is accommodated in While housing affordability is influenced an environmentally sustainable way by many factors, the planning system has a role to play in facilitating affordable • address the impacts and challenges of housing outcomes and, more broadly, climate change through the effective affordable living to ensure Queensland is design and siting of buildings, the a great place to live, work and enjoy. integration of transport and land use planning, and the delivery of quality Planning ensures that decisions about urban design Liveable communities and housing appropriate development support • reduce compliance costs and the housing, employment, education, encourage good planning outcomes infrastructure, and other needs of the by avoiding or minimising regulatory community. Planning should support barriers or inefficiencies positive and innovative responses to current and future challenges, and • acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres ensures development outcomes will Strait Islander peoples’ special benefit Queensland’s communities relationship to their Traditional lands. in the long-term. The state interests in liveable communities and housing • Housing supply and diversity. • Liveable communities.

Draft State Planning Policy page 19 Housing supply and diversity

Why is housing supply and Development should be more Local planning instruments must not diversity of interest to the state? resilient and adaptable to climate seek to regulate aspects of building change impacts when appropriate work regulated under the Building Housing across the state needs to consideration is given to: Act 1975. In plan making, a local cater for different household and government needs to demonstrate family types, ages, community needs, • locational characteristics and justify various matters, including lifestyles, and incomes. The state’s • access to a wide range of transport but not limited to: interest in housing supply and diversity options is to ensure ample land and housing • building siting and orientation • how the local planning instrument stock is available in appropriate interfaces with aspects of building locations to support development, • climate responsive design work regulated under the Building resource and infrastructure-related • suitable building materials. Act 1975 projects, and to meet the diverse needs • the need for the additional aspects of of all sectors in the community. A range of housing options provides communities with choice, and building work to be regulated in the Affordable, accessible, innovative the ability to adapt as community local planning instrument. and adaptable housing is required structures evolve, and family and Effective planning policies for diverse throughout all regions of the state to household types change. Appropriate residential accommodation will benefit ensure a range of housing is available to housing is required to meet the diverse the Queensland economy by supporting all sectors of the community including needs of communities that include: the development and construction Queensland’s ageing population. • single person or shared households industries, and the liveability and affordability of our communities. Growing communities (particularly • couples those in expanding metropolitan, • families or extended families emerging regional, and resource areas) need land developed and new housing • people requiring assisted living built in a timely manner to meet the • seniors demand of accommodating workers • students and families. • non-resident workers. While urban renewal or infill development may be the most To support the delivery of affordable appropriate option to achieve housing and housing choice, local environmental, social and economic planning instruments will need outcomes in many urban contexts, to incorporate flexible planning an ample supply of fringe greenfield arrangements and avoid or minimise land is also essential. regulatory barriers or inefficiencies.

page 20 State interest – housing supply and diversity E Part Diverse, accessible and well-serviced housing, and land for housing,

is provided and supports affordable housing outcomes. State interest policies

All the following policies must (3) Deliver a diverse, affordable and (4) Best practice, innovative, be considered and appropriately comprehensive range of housing and adaptable housing design integrated in policy and development options in accessible and well- and siting is provided for assessment outcomes in a local serviced locations through: and encouraged. planning instrument. (a) appropriate, responsive and (5) Sufficient zoned land for housing (1) Land for housing development proactive zoning is provided in appropriate and redevelopment in areas that (b) supporting an appropriate locations to support the are accessible and well-connected mix of lot sizes and dwelling projected non-resident workforce to services, employment and types, including housing for population associated with infrastructure is identified. seniors and people requiring approved large-scale mining, assisted living agriculture, industry or (2) Develop residential land to infrastructure projects. address and cater for all groups (c) considering incentives for in the current and projected the delivery of affordable and demographic, economic and social social housing, particularly profile of the local government in areas in close proximity to area, including households on services and amenities. low to moderate incomes. Liveable communities and housing

Draft State Planning Policy page 21 Liveable communities

Why are liveable communities The provision of sustainable, equitable Good urban design and effective place of interest to the state? and efficient access to a wide range making improves community health of services and facilities underpins and wellbeing, facilitates social The liveability of communities community wellbeing and liveability. cohesion, and creates resilient, concerns all levels of government as This can have a major effect on sustainable and affordable communities it directly influences our quality of community health, safety, access that support Queensland’s economic life and wellbeing. As the population and employment. prosperity. Climate sensitive urban of our cities and towns grow – and design principles can improve socioeconomic and demographic All levels of government and the community resilience to the impacts profiles change – the importance of private sector deliver a range of of climate change. attractive, healthy, safe, accessible and infrastructure and services to support inclusive places and spaces increases. communities, including education, To enhance liveability, built and natural health, emergency services, sporting environments can be innovatively Liveable communities are those that are facilities, communication networks, designed, or transformed, through the vibrant, prosperous, diverse, inclusive, energy, waste management and water well-planned placement and design accessible, attractive, healthy and safe. infrastructure. Integrated approaches of buildings, pedestrian and cyclist Quality of life and wellbeing is influenced to land use and infrastructure planning access, road and street networks, sport by a range of factors, including: maximise the benefits of investment, and recreation facilities, and public support affordable and connected open spaces. • the characteristics of the built and communities, and minimise the carbon natural environments in which we live Climate responsive design underpins footprint of urban development. • our ability to access employment Queensland urban places from the coastal tropics and subtropics to the • the availability of open space to ranges and outback. The design of interact with nature and other people development in Queensland cities, • our resilience to natural hazards towns and communities responds to and the effects of climate change. and promotes local context, heritage, character and identity.

page 22 State interest – liveable communities E Part Liveable, well-designed and serviced communities are delivered to support

wellbeing and enhance quality of life. State interest policies

All of the following policies must (2) Vibrant places and spaces, and Infrastructure and services: be considered and appropriately diverse communities that meet (4) Connected pedestrian, cycling and integrated in policy and development lifestyle needs are facilitated by: public transport infrastructure assessment outcomes in a local (a) good neighbourhood planning networks are facilitated and planning instrument. and centre design provided. Built and natural environment: (b) a mix of land uses that meet the (5) Community facilities and diverse demographic, social, services, including education (1) Quality urban design and place cultural, economic and lifestyle facilities (state and non-state making outcomes are facilitated needs of the community and promote: providers), health facilities, (c) consolidating urban (a) affordable living and emergency services, arts and development in and around cultural infrastructure, and sport, sustainable and complete existing settlements communities recreation and cultural facilities (d) higher density development in are well-located, cost-effective (b) attractive, adaptable, accessible and well-serviced and multi-functional. accessible and inclusive built locations environments (6) Connection to fibre (e) efficient use of established (c) personal safety and security telecommunications infrastructure infrastructure and services (i.e. broadband) is supported in (d) functional, accessible, legible (f) supporting a range of formal and greenfield areas. and connected spaces informal sporting, recreational (7) All development accessed by (e) community identity through and community activities. considering local features, common private title is provided character, needs and (3) Development is designed to: with appropriate fire hydrant aspirations. infrastructure and has unimpeded (a) value and nurture local access for emergency service landscape character and the vehicles to protect people, natural environment property and the environment. (b) maintain or enhance important

cultural landscapes and Liveable communities and housing areas of high scenic amenity, including important views and vistas that contribute to natural and visual amenity (c) maintain or enhance opportunities for public access and use of the natural environment.

Draft State Planning Policy page 23 Development assessment requirements – liveable communities These provisions apply to the following development applications, to the extent the SPP has not been identified in a local planning instrument as being appropriately integrated.

A development application in an All of the following requirements (3) Fire hydrants are suitably urban area involving premises that are assessment benchmarks for identified so that fire services is, or will be, accessed by common the development: can locate them at all hours. private title, for: (1) Development ensures fire hydrants Further information in relation to (1) a material change of use; or are installed and located to enable these requirements is detailed in fire services to access water the liveable communities guideline. (2) reconfiguring a lot; and safely, effectively and efficiently.

(3) the application involves buildings, (2) Road widths, and construction either attached or detached, within the development, are that are not covered by other adequate for fire emergency legislation or planning provisions vehicles to gain access to a safe mandating fire hydrants. working area close to buildings and near water supplies whether or not on-street parking spaces are occupied.

page 24 Planning for economic growth E Part Planning plays a critical role Queensland possesses valuable natural An efficient and effective regulatory in achieving economic growth. assets, resources, tourism attractions, framework supports economic growth and proximity to markets. This presents by providing certainty to investors State interest policies It needs to encourage growth opportunities for both regional and and removes unnecessary barriers to in Queensland’s traditionally metropolitan areas of Queensland business growth and innovation. By strong primary industry, to build upon their competitive and ensuring plans promote consistency construction and tourism comparative advantages and drive across the state where possible, economic growth across the state. investment can be encouraged which sectors, while also supporting will enable local economic opportunities new and emerging sectors to Future economic growth in Queensland to be realised. grow and prosper. will benefit from diversification of the state’s industries. Knowledge intensive The state interests in and technology intensive industries economic growth have the potential to become leading contributors to the state’s economic • Agriculture. growth, and significant creators of the • Development and construction. jobs of the future. • Mining and extractive resources. Effective and responsive planning will • Tourism. help to provide the right conditions for growth across all parts of the economy. Planning is essential for enhancing the links between productive areas and industries, workforces, supply chains and consumers. Planning will facilitate the availability of well-located and serviced land for business and industry that has access to suitable infrastructure networks. Economic growth

Draft State Planning Policy page 25 Agriculture

Why is agriculture of interest However, these resources are finite and • reducing the potential for conflict to the state? are not easily restored once removed, between agricultural land and disturbed or degraded. other uses Agriculture is essential to Queensland’s economic productivity, employment, Agriculture in Queensland has always • minimising encroachment on and the supply of food, fibre, fish, been subjected to the impacts of our agricultural resources to ensure timber and foliage for domestic and variable climate. Climate change will viable tracts of agricultural land international markets. alter weather patterns, which will are maintained. impact both positively and negatively Agriculture is an integral part of Local planning should also improve on future agricultural production. many regional and local economies opportunities for increased agricultural Agricultural land use will need to adapt and communities. It supports other investment, production and to a changing climate and be flexible businesses in the agricultural supply diversification. This includes enabling and innovative in the face of changing chain and uses key infrastructure such value-adding activities such as on-farm conditions over the long-term. as roads, energy and water supply processing, farm gate sales and agri- infrastructure, rail networks and ports. Supporting agricultural tourism to occur, and making provision production involves: for agricultural support industries. Queensland’s agricultural resources are of state and national importance and • creating conditions that enable a should be protected from incompatible competitive, thriving and viable and irreversible activities that would sector to be maintained compromise existing or potential • managing the sustainable use of productivity. With sound management, natural resources (including soil, these resources can support land, native forests, fish habitats and agricultural production in perpetuity. water) critical for agricultural activity

page 26 State interest – agriculture E Part The resources that agriculture depends on are protected to support the long-term viability and growth of the agricultural sector. State interest policies

All of the following policies must (4) Growth in agricultural production (d) facilitating opportunities for be considered and appropriately and a strong agriculture industry co-existence with development integrated in policy and development is facilitated by: that is complementary to assessment outcomes in a local (a) promoting hard to locate agricultural uses that do planning instrument. intensive agricultural land not reduce agricultural productivity (e.g. on-farm (1) Agriculture and agricultural uses, such as intensive animal industries, aquaculture, processing, farm gate sales, development opportunities agricultural tourism etc) are promoted and enhanced in and intensive horticulture important agricultural areas. in appropriate locations (e) considering the provision of (b) protecting existing intensive infrastructure and services (2) Agricultural Land Classification agricultural land uses, necessary to support a strong (ALC) Class A and Class B land such as intensive animal agriculture industry and is protected for sustainable industries, aquaculture, and associated agricultural agricultural use by: intensive horticulture from supply chains (a) avoiding fragmentation of ALC encroachment by development (f) protecting the stock route Class A or Class B land into that is incompatible and/or network and adjacent land lot sizes inconsistent with the would compromise the safe from development (both on current or potential use of the and effective operation of the stock route and adjacent) land for agriculture the existing activity that would compromise the (b) avoiding development that will (c) locating new development network’s primary use or have an irreversible impact on (such as sensitive land capacity for stock movement, or adjacent to ALC Class A or uses or land uses that and other values including Class B land present biosecurity risks grazing, environmental, recreational and cultural. (c) maintaining or enhancing land for agriculture) in areas that condition and the biophysical avoid or minimise potential resources underpinning ALC for conflict with existing Class A or Class B land. agricultural uses through

the provision of adequate Economic growth (3) Fisheries resources are separation areas or protected from development that other measures compromises long-term fisheries productivity, sustainability and accessibility.

Draft State Planning Policy page 27 Development and construction

Why is development and This planning provides certainty for For example, the provisions of a construction of interest to the government, industry (including planning scheme should not restrict the state? developers and investors), and the the number of a particular type of community about what assessment retail store in any particular local Planning for development and pathways apply, for example, exempt, area. Likewise, it is not appropriate to construction supports a thriving code or impact assessment. include provisions that seek to consider industry that is a major employer, the potential impact of a proposed delivers the housing and facilities Strategic planning needs to encourage business on the viability of established we need, and is a necessity for other a broad range of economic development businesses or to place proximity economic activities. opportunities in response to current restrictions on particular types of retail and projected economic demand, and Effective planning policies that support stores. To support economic activity to meet the needs of the community. the development and construction in the development and construction sector benefit Queensland’s By providing for development to occur sectors, business zones should be as economy by: in appropriate places and in a suitable broad as possible in their intent and the range of activities they can provide. • enabling the growth of the high form, the community’s expectations employment commercial and and needs are met and the extent Strategic planning needs to be industrial sectors and pattern of urban settlement is supported by efficient assessment suitably supported. • delivering housing choice processes and infrastructure planning and diversity Planning schemes should encourage to ensure that sustainable development opportunities can be realised. • supporting a thriving development the diversification or expansion of a and construction sector. local economy by not placing barriers or limits on the number, size and mix The location of residential, commercial, of businesses. This will support the retail, industrial and mixed use responsiveness of suppliers to the development is integral to the needs of consumers. coordination and sequencing of land development and infrastructure provision.

page 28 State interest – development E Part and construction State interest policies Employment needs, economic growth, and a strong development and construction sector are supported by facilitating a range of residential, commercial, retail and industrial development opportunities.

All of the following policies must (4) An appropriate mix of lot sizes (8) Public benefit outcomes on state- be considered and appropriately and configurations for residential, owned land are achieved by: integrated in policy and development retail, commercial and industrial (a) considering appropriate assessment outcomes in a local development is facilitated to zoning of the land planning instrument. support the diverse needs of (b) ensuring appropriate these uses and ancillary activities. (1) Suitable land for residential, consultation occurs between retail, commercial, industrial (5) Efficient development of local and state governments. and mixed use development is residential, retail, commercial identified that considers: and industrial development is (a) the physical constraints of facilitated by adoption of the the land lowest appropriate level of assessment that is consistent (b) surrounding land uses with the purpose of the zone. (c) existing and anticipated demand. (6) Land uses are consistent with the strategic intent of the zone. (2) Appropriate infrastructure required to support all land uses (7) State development areas and is planned for and provided. Priority Development Areas are appropriately considered (3) Mixed use development is and identified, and new facilitated through appropriate surrounding land uses and zoning. services are complementary. Economic growth

Draft State Planning Policy page 29 Mining and extractive resources

Why are mining and extractive However, planning schemes should The state has an interest in ensuring resources of interest to consider the location of minerals, coal, that mining and other resource the state? petroleum and gas deposits to ensure activities are considered in land use that the issues and opportunities planning because of the economic The resources industry is a key driver generated by resources development benefits to Queensland and the of the Queensland economy and one are recognised as part of the planning contribution to our quality of life. The of the state’s largest export earners. process. This will strengthen purpose of identifying key resource It is a diverse industry that supports opportunities for the beneficial areas is to protect important extractive the needs of other industries and co-existence of mining and other resources from incompatible land the community through the supply activities and avoid sterilisation uses. A key resource area is not a of valuable commodities including of valued resources. development approval for extracting minerals, coal, petroleum and the resource but rather indicates the gas resources. Ongoing resource The supply of extractive resources importance of protecting the deposit for exploration and development is such as sand, gravel, rock, clay and the future. Local government assesses vital to the delivery of employment, soil is essential to support development development applications for extractive infrastructure, skills and prosperity. and construction activities and the industries in accordance with its delivery of infrastructure. Given the Mining of minerals, coal, petroleum and planning scheme. high-volume, low-value nature of gas resources are not regulated under extractive resource products, it is the planning system and accordingly, generally necessary to obtain extractive are not assessed against the SPP or resources from locations that are local government planning schemes. close to markets. Such locations are The Regional Planning Interests Act at risk of encroachment from land uses (RPI Act) seeks to manage the impact that are sensitive to the impacts and support coexistence of resource of extractive processes. activities and other regulated activities in areas of regional interest.

page 30 State interest – mining and E Part extractive resources State interest policies Extractive resources are protected and mineral, coal, petroleum and gas resources are appropriately considered to support the productive use of resources, a strong mining and resource industry, economical supply of construction materials, and avoid land use conflicts where possible.

All of the following policies must (b) avoiding new sensitive land Mineral, coal, petroleum and be considered and appropriately uses and other incompatible gas resources: integrated in policy and development land uses within the resource/ (3) The importance of areas identified assessment outcomes in a local processing area and the as having valuable minerals, coal, planning instrument. related separation area of petroleum and gas resources, a KRA Extractive resources: and areas of mining and resource (c) avoiding land uses along the tenures are considered. (1) Key resource areas (KRAs) are transport route and transport identified, including the resource/ route separation area of a KRA (4) Opportunities for mutually processing area, separation area, that compromise the ongoing beneficial co-existence between transport route and transport use of the route for the coal, minerals, petroleum and route separation area. haulage of extractive materials gas resource development operations and other land uses (d) avoiding new development (2) KRAs are protected by: are facilitated. adjacent to the transport (a) maintaining the long-term route that will adversely (5) The location of specified availability of the extractive affect the safe and efficient petroleum infrastructure that is resource and access to the KRA transportation of the required for access to the gas extractive resource. or petroleum resource sited on petroleum leases or under petroleum facility licences and pipeline licences are considered. Economic growth

Draft State Planning Policy page 31 Development assessment requirements – mining and extractive resources These provisions apply to the following development applications, to the extent the SPP has not been identified in a local planning instrument as being appropriately integrated.

A development application for: (b) home-based business (where (3) Development not associated with not employing more than two extractive industry in the transport (1) reconfiguring a lot within a KRA; non-resident people on a full- route separation area of a KRA or time equivalent basis); or does not increase the number of (2) a material change of use within (c) caretaker’s accommodation people working or residing in the the resource/processing area of (associated with an extractive transport route separation area a KRA or the separation area for industry); or unless the development mitigates the impacts of noise, dust and the resource/processing area of (d) animal husbandry; or a KRA; or vibration generated by the haulage (e) cropping. of extractive materials along the (3) a material change of use within transport route. the transport route separation All of the following requirements are area of a KRA that will result in an assessment benchmarks: (4) Development adjacent to the transport route does not adversely increase in the number of people (1) Development within a resource/ affect the safe and efficient use living in the transport route processing area of a KRA will of the transport route by vehicles separation area. not significantly impede the transporting extractive resources. However, requirements (2) and (3) undertaking of an existing or future above do not apply to the assessment extractive industry development. Further information in relation to these requirements is detailed in the mining of a material change of use for a: (2) Development of sensitive land uses and extractive resources guideline. (a) dwelling house on an existing and other potentially incompatible lot; or land uses is avoided within the separation area for a resource/ processing area of a KRA.

page 32 Tourism & Events Queensland

Tourism E Part

Why is the tourism industry Tourism development can complement Queensland is home to many world-class of interest to the state? and co-exist with other land uses, natural tourism assets. The Great Barrier including those on a site where the Reef World Heritage Area represents one Tourism contributes significantly State interest policies primary existing land use is for non- of the most remarkable natural wonders to creating and sustaining jobs, tourism purposes. For example, in the world and is a significant driver of generating export revenue, and advances in online technology are tourism in Queensland. strengthening local and regional creating new and innovative approaches economies. The state’s interest A strong, long-term and sustainable for tourist accommodation to co-exist in tourism seeks to support these tourism industry depends on: with different activities (e.g. Youcamp, economic opportunities for local glamping, bed and breakfasts, farm- communities, regions and the state. • maintaining such world-class gate produce sales and guest lodges). natural areas Tourism encompasses a diverse Other opportunities for land uses to • protecting and enhancing the range of development types, co-exist include cheese tasting or unique natural and cultural values of sizes and locations, and includes farm-stay activities on an existing important tourism assets accommodation, attractions, facilities, dairy farm operation, and ecotourism infrastructure and other ancillary in a natural area to promote outdoor • ensuring the provision of supporting services. Planning needs to recognise recreation or education regarding the infrastructure and services. this diversity and be sufficiently flexible area’s environmental values. to support tourism, particularly where it can complement other land use and economic activities.

State interest – tourism Tourism planning and development opportunities that are appropriate and sustainable are supported, and the social, cultural and natural values underpinning tourism developments are protected.

All of the following policies must (2) Existing and potential (b) promotes the protection or be considered and appropriately opportunities, localities or enhancement of the character, Economic growth integrated in policy and development areas appropriate for tourism landscape and visual amenity, assessment outcomes in a local development are identified and the economic, social, planning instrument. and protected. cultural and environmental values of the natural and built (1) The findings of tourism studies (3) The delivery of sustainable assets associated with the and plans that have been prepared tourism development is facilitated tourism development. by the state for the local and/or where it: regional area are considered. (4) Appropriate infrastructure and (a) is complementary to and services to support and enable compatible with other land tourism development is uses, including sensitive uses planned for.

Draft State Planning Policy page 33 Planning for the environment and heritage Queensland is one of the most The natural environment is essential to Sustainable planning will balance the biologically diverse places on our existence and is inherently valuable conservation of important environmental in its own right. It also underpins many and cultural values (including Aboriginal earth. It is home to a complex parts of our economy including tourism, and Torres Strait Islander cultural and diverse coastal environment, mining and the agricultural sector. heritage) with economic growth, outstanding natural values, job creation and social wellbeing. Commerce, particularly tourism, and heritage of world, national, depends on maintaining world-class The state interests in state and local significance. and accessible natural areas (such as environment and heritage the Great Barrier Reef), and conserving Biodiversity, including plants, animals Australian icons such as the koala, • Biodiversity. and the ecosystems of which they are cassowary and rainforest. Natural • Coastal environment. a part, is fundamental in achieving landscapes also offer sites for cultural healthy and liveable communities. • Cultural heritage. activities, recreation and enjoyment. Clean air, fertile soils, fresh water, food, • Water quality. and energy are just some examples of Planning has a critical role to play the benefits the natural environment in supporting the protection of our provides. Biodiversity conservation also environment and heritage for current provides protection from natural hazards and future generations including such as flooding and supports advances adapting to and minimising the impacts in medicine. of climate change, while enhancing the sustainability and liveability of our state.

Biodiversity

Why is biodiversity of interest In Queensland, the natural environment For example, the conservation of to the state? provides food, recreation, materials wetlands contributes to community and energy. It contributes to the wellbeing and economic development Biodiversity (biological diversity) refers character and identity of the places we by protecting the ecosystem services to the variability of all living organisms, live, and to the social, environmental that wetlands provide including: at all levels of organisation, including and economic wellbeing of our genetic diversity, species diversity • providing habitat for flora and fauna communities. Safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem diversity. This includes at the national, state, regional and local • supporting fisheries, recreation and organisms from terrestrial, aquatic, levels is essential. Promoting ecological tourism opportunities marine and other ecosystems, and the resilience to manage the impacts on ecological complexes they live in. • filtering pollutants ecosystems from climate change is • mitigating the effects of natural Queensland’s biodiversity is unique also essential. hazards and irreplaceable with a diverse range Planning and development decisions of ecosystems reflecting the state’s • supporting coastal protection. can maintain and enhance biodiversity complex physical environment. These by protecting ecosystems, their It is also important to manage and ecosystems include the Great Barrier ecological processes, and the protect areas that provide links Reef, desert landscapes, Gondwana ecosystem services on which we rely. between natural areas in regions where rainforests, and wetlands that are all habitat fragmentation has occurred. home to threatened animals such as the koala, cassowary, and bulloak jewel butterfly.

page 34 State interest – biodiversity E Part Matters of environmental significance are valued and protected, and the health and resilience of biodiversity is maintained or enhanced to support ecological processes. State interest policies

All of the following policies must (2) Matters of state environmental (4) Identified matters of local be considered and appropriately significance are identified and environmental significance integrated in policy and development protected. are protected. assessment outcomes in a local (3) Development: (5) Ecological processes and planning instrument. connectivity are maintained by (a) is located in areas that avoid (1) Development is located in areas avoiding fragmentation of matters adverse impacts on matters to avoid significant adverse of environmental significance. of state environmental impacts on matters of national significance; or (6) A net gain in koala bushland environmental significance and habitat in the South East considers the requirements of (b) minimises and mitigates Queensland region is facilitated. the Environment Protection impacts, where they cannot be and Biodiversity Conservation reasonably avoided. Act 1999.

Consultation note

The Queensland Government has appointed an expert panel to investigate the best way to protect koalas in the future. The outcomes of this work will inform the final koala protection policies in the SPP. Environment and heritage

Tourism & Events Queensland Draft State Planning Policy page 35 Coastal environment

Why is the coastal environment The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Private and commercial uses (including of interest to the state? Area is vital for the ecological, marine access structures and private economic, social and cultural value access works) can influence this The coastal environment, including it provides to Queensland. Planning accessibility by either promoting or tidal water, beaches, dunes and and development in the Great Barrier restricting it. These uses need to be coastal wetlands, is important for Reef catchments should support the planned to maintain public use and its environmental, economic, social, commitments made by all levels of access to, and along, coastal land. cultural and aesthetic values. government to protect the outstanding Restricted public use and access may be To maintain these values we need universal value of the Great Barrier Reef necessary to ensure safety, where there to protect the natural processes, from the impacts of development and is a public benefit or need to protect landforms and native vegetation climate change. coastal ecosystems. which shape the coast. Coastal-dependent development, such Protecting development from coastal The coastal environment is highly as aquaculture, marinas, boat ramps hazards is necessary in many urbanised dynamic. The planning system plays and boat harbours are a unique and areas. Management decisions should a critical role in protecting this necessary component of the state’s ensure that adverse outcomes such as environment by ensuring development economy. To function effectively, permanent loss of beaches and dunes, avoids adverse impacts on coastal-dependent development must and increased erosion in adjacent areas coastal processes. be located adjacent to tidal water and is avoided or mitigated. With a significant portion of the opportunities for this are supported. Policies regarding the management of Queensland population choosing Use of and access to, and along, state coastal hazards, and the management of to live and work close to the coast, coastal land is important for local biodiversity, are contained in the natural planning and land use decisions need communities and visitors as it provides hazards, risk and resilience and the to ensure the protection of the coastal recreational opportunities including biodiversity state interests respectively. environment in creating liveable swimming, surfing, and fishing. communities. The diverse coast of Queensland, including sandy beaches, protected estuaries and the Great Barrier Reef, generates significant social, economic and environmental benefits. The protection of the coastal environment will also continue to promote and facilitate diverse tourism opportunities.

page 36 State interest – coastal environment E Part The coastal environment is protected and enhanced, while supporting opportunities for coastal-dependent development, compatible urban form, and maintaining public State interest policies use of and access to, and along, state coastal land.

All of the following policies must (d) ensuring that development Development in the coastal be considered and appropriately of canals, dry land marinas, environment: integrated in policy and development artificial waterways or marine (2) Coastal-dependent development assessment outcomes in a local infrastructure avoids adverse in areas adjoining tidal water is planning instrument. impacts on coastal resources facilitated in preference to other and processes Protection of the coastal environment: types of development. (e) reclamation of land under tidal (1) Coastal processes and coastal water is avoided other than for (3) Opportunities for public use of resources statewide, including in the purpose of: and access to, and along, state coastal land is maintained or the Great Barrier Reef catchment, (i) coastal-dependent enhanced in a way that protects are protected by: development, public or enhances public safety and marine development or (a) concentrating future coastal resources. development in existing community infrastructure, urban areas through infill where there is no feasible and redevelopment alternative; or (b) conserving the natural state (ii) strategic ports, priority of landforms, wetlands and ports, boat harbours native vegetation in the or strategic airports coastal management district and aviation facilities in accordance with a (c) maintaining or enhancing the statutory land use plan, or scenic amenity and aesthetic statutory master plan; or values of important natural coastal landscapes, views (iii) coastal protection works or and vistas work necessary to protect coastal resources or coastal processes. Environment and heritage

Draft State Planning Policy page 37 Cultural heritage

Why is cultural heritage of Cultural heritage underpins and Where practicable, development can interest to the state? enhances our community identity also enhance our appreciation of and provides valuable insight and cultural heritage values. Queensland’s heritage—world, connection to the past. This historical national, state and local—is unique, Consultation with, and involvement understanding can help to grow and diverse and irreplaceable. of, Traditional Owners in planning advance our communities. Conserving processes is particularly important Places recognised for their cultural heritage places can also deliver to protect and promote Aboriginal heritage significance include historic valuable economic benefits throughout and Torres Strait Islander knowledge, buildings, memorials, structures, Queensland. By capitalising on the culture and tradition, and to enable gardens, cemeteries, archaeological cultural heritage values of important the local community to identify and sites, streets, townscapes, and historic and natural landmarks, conserve Aboriginal and Torres Strait culturally significant natural we can generate local and regional Islander cultural heritage. landscapes. These places are important tourism opportunities. because of their intrinsic aesthetic, The Burra Charter provides the guiding Planning plays a key role in ensuring architectural, historical, scientific, principles for the conservation of that development affecting a place social and spiritual values. cultural heritage throughout Australia. of cultural heritage significance Natural heritage is also of interest In particular, places of Aboriginal or supports its long-term conservation to the state and is considered part Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage through preservation, restoration, of the state interest for biodiversity. and areas containing objects or reconstruction or adaptive reuse Local heritage places and areas are evidence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait and renewal. The adaptive reuse and local matters that are the responsibility Islander occupation are significant. renewal of heritage places can conserve of local government. the heritage significance of these places into the future.

page 38 State interest – cultural heritage E Part The cultural heritage significance of heritage places and heritage areas, including places of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage, is conserved for State interest policies the benefit of the community and future generations.

All of the following policies must World and national cultural heritage: (5) Development of local heritage be considered and appropriately places or local heritage areas (2) Adverse impacts on the cultural integrated in policy and development does not compromise the cultural heritage significance of world assessment outcomes in a local heritage significance of the place heritage properties and national planning instrument. or area by: heritage places prescribed under Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander the Environment Protection and (a) advoiding adverse impacts cultural heritage: Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 on the cultural heritage are avoided. significance of the place (1) Matters of Aboriginal cultural or area; or heritage and Torres Strait Islander State cultural heritage: cultural heritage are appropriately (b) minimising and mitigating (3) Adverse impacts on the cultural conserved and considered to unavoidable adverse impacts heritage significance of state support the requirements of the on the cultural heritage heritage places are avoided. Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act significance of the place or area. 2003 and the Torres Strait Islander Local cultural heritage: Cultural Heritage Act 2003. (6) The conservation and adaptive (4) Local heritage places and local reuse of local heritage places and heritage areas important to the local heritage areas are facilitated history of the local government so that the cultural heritage area are identified, including a significance of the place or area statement of the local cultural is retained. heritage significance of the place or area. Environment and heritage

Draft State Planning Policy page 39 Water quality

Why is water quality of interest This means that the planning, design, The health of the Great Barrier Reef to the state? construction and operation of is being affected by climate change, development should be conducted in urban development and agricultural Queensland is home to a diverse range a way that protects environmental run-off. Planning and development in of waters. These include the upland values, and maintains or enhances Great Barrier Reef catchments needs to streams of the Great Dividing Range, water quality. manage the quality of water entering inland waters, and coastal waters the Great Barrier Reef. This will help to including Moreton Bay and the iconic It is important that catchments are protect the outstanding universal value Great Barrier Reef. managed sustainably on a total water of the Great Barrier Reef. cycle basis: Protecting Queensland’s water quality Stormwater and erosion management can strengthen the state’s economy • Balancing uses of water. controls during construction are and support positive social and • Maximising opportunities for key to minimising land development environmental outcomes by: recovery and reuse. impacts. Post-construction water • maintaining and enhancing • Avoiding or minimising impacts sensitive urban design is an important opportunities for economic of stormwater and waste water approach to the planning and design of development including agriculture, discharge to receiving waters. urban environments. Water sensitive fisheries and tourism activities urban design can help to protect Catchment planning should inform environmental values by managing the • reducing demand or impacts on planning and development decisions ongoing impacts of stormwater runoff. drainage infrastructure and water so that the broader context of supply treatment costs requirements of receiving waters In a state as large and diverse as • improving amenity and opportunities can be considered. This will enable Queensland, there can be no single for recreation and tourism in urban the environmental values of statewide response for stormwater and rural environments receiving waters to be protected and management. The adoption of innovative and locally appropriate • supporting the natural water cycle, enhanced. Receiving waters include solutions that respond to local and site ecological health and a healthy high ecological value (HEV) waters, specific conditions is supported. drinking water supply. freshwaters, estuaries, rivers and creeks, bays, groundwaters and the Great Barrier Reef.

Consultation note

The Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning is currently undertaking further investigations into the appropriateness of the development thresholds to which the table B: Post construction phase – Stormwater management design objectives applies (refer part G, appendix 2, table B for the current thresholds). Feedback on these threshold levels for development is welcomed.

page 40 State interest – water quality E Part The environmental values and quality of Queensland waters are protected and enhanced. State interest policies

All of the following policies must (3) Development for an urban purpose (4) Development for an urban purpose be considered and appropriately is located, designed, constructed protects environmental values of integrated in policy and development and operated to avoid or minimise receiving waters by: assessment outcomes in a local adverse impacts on environmental (a) achieving the applicable planning instrument. values of receiving waters stormwater management arising from: (1) Development facilitates the design objectives outlined in protection of environmental (a) altered stormwater quality tables A and B (appendix 2); or values and the achievement and hydrology (b) facilitating innovative and of water quality objectives for (b) waste water (other than locally appropriate solutions Queensland waters. contaminated stormwater that achieve an equivalent and sewage) or improved water quality (2) Land zoned for urban or future outcome to the relevant purposes is located in areas that (c) the creation or expansion of non-tidal artificial waterways stormwater management avoid or minimise the disturbance design objectives; or to natural drainage, high risk soils, (d) the release and mobilisation of aquatic ecosystems (including nutrients and fine sediments. (c) demonstrating current best high ecological value and slightly practice environmental disturbed waters), groundwater management. and landform features. (5) Development in water resource catchments and water supply buffer areas avoids potential adverse impacts on surface and groundwater to protect drinking water supply environmental values. Environment and heritage

Tourism & Events Queensland Draft State Planning Policy page 41 Development assessment requirements – water quality These provisions apply to the following development applications, to the extent the SPP has not been identified in a local planning instrument as being appropriately integrated.

For receiving waters, a development (b) reconfiguring a lot to create (2) Development: application: five or more additional lots if (a) achieves the applicable any resultant lot is less than stormwater management (1) for a material change of use, or 16 hectares in size, and the design objectives outlined in reconfiguring a lot for an urban lots created will rely on on-site tables A and B (appendix 2) or; purpose that involves premises wastewater treatment. 2 greater than 2500 m and that (b) facilitates innovative and will result in six or more dwellings The following requirements are locally appropriate solutions or lots with an impervious area assessment benchmarks for that achieve an equivalent greater than 25 per cent of the the development: or improved water quality net developable area; or (1) Development is located, designed, outcome to the relevant (2) operational works for an urban constructed and operated to avoid stormwater management purpose that involves disturbing or minimise adverse impacts on design objectives; or 2 a land area greater than 2500 m . environmental values arising from: (c) demonstrates current best For water supply buffer areas, (a) altered stormwater quality and practice environmental a development application: hydrology; and management

(3) located wholly outside an urban (b) waste water (other than Further information in relation to these area and relating to premises that contaminated stormwater and requirements is detailed in the water is within, or partly within, a water sewage); and quality guideline. supply buffer area, that involves: (c) the creation or expansion of non-tidal artificial waterways; (a) a material change of use and for the intensive animal industry, medium and high- (d) the release and mobilisation of impact industry, noxious nutrients and fine sediments. and hazardous industry, extractive industry, utility installation that involves sewerage services, drainage or stormwater services, or waste management facilities, or motor sport facility; or

page 42 Planning for safety and resilience to hazards E Part An effective planning system Natural hazards, which include flooding, Planning for safety and resilience to plays a critical role in keeping landslide, bushfire, coastal erosion hazards will enable positive responses and storm tide inundation, can cause to challenges and change. By using State interest policies communities safe. Careful loss of life, and damage to property, an evidence-based risk management planning can ensure that the infrastructure and the environment. approach, planning can help ensure potential impacts of hazards These are often unpredictable in nature the continued wellbeing of people, the caused by extreme weather but can be planned for, up to a defined protection of property, infrastructure likelihood. The consideration of climate and the environment and encourage events, natural processes, change projections is integral when economic development. and the result of human activities planning for natural hazards. are avoided or minimised. The state interests in safety Similarly, hazardous human activities and resilience to hazards (such as the use and storage of chemicals and certain types of industrial • Emissions and hazardous activities. development) can pose a risk to people, • Natural hazards, risk and resilience. and the built and natural environment. They may also be a nuisance to the community, where they result in air, noise and other emissions, and contaminated land. The disturbance of acid sulfate soils also needs to be minimised to reduce risks posed to the natural and built environments from the release of acid and metal contaminants. Safety and resilience to hazards

Draft State Planning Policy page 43 Emissions and hazardous activities

Why are emissions and Certain developments need to be While of a different nature, acid sulfate hazardous activities of interest planned and effectively managed to soils have the potential to create to the state? avoid or minimise any potential adverse significant adverse impacts on the impacts from emissions and hazardous natural and built environments, Protecting the health, safety, and activities. This can be achieved by: and human health. amenity of communities and the environment is a fundamental role • locating the development or activity The disturbance of acid sulfate of land use planning. away from incompatible land uses soils may lead to the release of acid (includes sensitive land uses) and and metal contaminants into the Some activities have the potential to where practical incorporating any environment which can effect: cause nuisance to communities and required buffers within the site of other sensitive land uses through • the ecology of wetlands and the development environmental emissions such shallow freshwater and brackish as air, odour and noise pollution. • ensuring development for an aquifer systems These activities include industrial incompatible use does not encroach • commercial and recreational fisheries development, certain types of on land that is affected by the adverse and agricultural crop productivity infrastructure and major sport, impacts of hazardous and hard to recreation and entertainment facilities. locate land uses • corrosion rates of concrete and steel infrastructure • designing incompatible Other developments, such as those that developments to avoid or mitigate • human health e.g. by causing involve hazardous materials, can pose any potential impacts. dermatitis and eye irritation. an even greater risk to the health and safety of communities and individuals, The disturbance of acid sulfate soils and the natural and built environment. should be avoided where possible or otherwise mitigated.

page 44 State interest – emissions and E Part hazardous activities State interest policies Community health and safety, and the natural and built environment, are protected from potential adverse impacts of emissions and hazardous activities. The operation of appropriately established industrial development, major infrastructure, and sport and recreation activities is ensured.

All of the following policies must (a) former mining activities and Mitigation of adverse impacts from be considered and appropriately related hazards (e.g. disused emissions and hazardous activities: integrated in policy and development underground mines, tunnels assessment outcomes in a local and shafts) (6) Zones and land uses (such as planning instrument. sensitive land uses) that are (b) former landfill and refuse sites incompatible with the existing Protection from emissions and (c) contaminated land. and approved land uses or areas hazardous activities: included in policy 5 above, are Protection of industrial development, located to avoid any adverse (1) Industrial development, major gas, major infrastructure, and sport impacts of environmental waste and sewerage infrastructure, and recreation facilities from emissions, or health and safety and sport and recreation activities encroachment: risks, and where the impacts are located, designed and managed cannot be practicably avoided, to avoid or mitigate adverse impacts (5) Protect the following existing and approved land uses or areas from development is designed to of emissions on sensitive land uses minimise the impacts. and the natural environment. encroachment by development that would compromise the ability Acid sulfate soil affected areas: (2) Activities involving the use, of the land use to function safely storage and disposal of hazardous and effectively: (7) Protect the natural and built materials and prescribed environment, and human health hazardous chemicals, dangerous (a) medium-impact, high-impact, from potential adverse impacts goods, and flammable or extractive, and special industry of acid sulfate soils by: combustible substances are (b) hazardous chemical facility located and managed to minimise (a) identifying areas with high (c) explosives facility and probability of containing acid the health and safety risks to explosives reserve communities and individuals. sulfate soils (d) high pressure gas pipeline (b) providing preference to land (3) Prescribed hazardous chemicals,

(e) waste management facility uses that will avoid, or where Safety and resilience to hazards stored in a flood hazard area (where (f) sewage treatment plant avoidance is not practicable, exceeding the hazardous chemicals minimise the disturbance of flood hazard threshold), are located (g) industrial land in a state acid sulfate soils to minimise the risk of inundation development area, or an and dispersion. enterprise opportunity area or (c) including requirements for employment opportunity area managing the disturbance of (4) Sensitive land uses are protected identified in a regional plan acid sulfate soils to avoid or from the impacts of previous minimise the mobilisation and activities that may cause risk to (h) major sport, recreation and release of contaminants. people or property including: entertainment facility (i) shooting facility (j) motor sport facility.

Draft State Planning Policy page 45 Natural hazards, risk and resilience

Why are natural hazards, risk The effects of climate change are The key to achieving these outcomes is and resilience of interest to projected to impact on the extent, an integrated, evidence-based process the state? frequency and intensity of natural that enables local government and hazards. For example, projected sea the community to plan for their local A natural hazard is a naturally occurring level rises will increase the extent of circumstances, and that contributes event that may cause harm to people, coastal hazards, progressively cause to achieving a safer and more damage to property and infrastructure, the permanent inundation of low lying resilient Queensland. and impact our economy and the land and extend the risk of storm tide environment. Taking appropriate Land use planning provisions are inundation to new areas. Similarly, account of the potential impacts of one component of an integrated increased temperatures will increase natural hazards through effective disaster management strategy. the likelihood, intensity, and extent of land use planning and development Other risk management strategies areas affected by bushfires, lengthen fire decisions can significantly reduce the include building controls, mitigating seasons and reduce the opportunity for likelihood and severity of impacts infrastructure, early warning systems, hazard reduction between fire seasons. of certain natural hazards including community education and awareness, flood, bushfire, landslide, storm tide The state’s interest in natural hazards, and disaster management. inundation and coastal erosion. risk and resilience seeks to ensure natural hazards are properly considered The financial, social and human costs in all levels of the planning system. This placed on all levels of government, includes avoiding or mitigating the risks industry and the community, to respond associated with natural hazards to an to and recover from natural disasters, acceptable or tolerable level, increasing justify the restriction of development community resilience, and decreasing in vulnerable areas. There is a shared the burden for emergency management. responsibility to manage the impact these natural hazards may have to people, property, the economy, the environment and infrastructure.

page 46 State interest – natural hazards, E Part risk and resilience State interest policies The risks associated with natural hazards, including the projected impacts of climate change, are avoided or mitigated to protect people and property and enhance the community’s resilience to natural hazards.

All of the following policies must (5) Development in natural (b) Any erosion control structure be considered and appropriately hazard areas: is located as far landward integrated in policy and development (a) supports, and does not hinder as practicable and on the lot assessment outcomes in a local disaster management capacity containing the property to the planning instrument. and capabilities maximum extent reasonable. (1) Natural hazard areas are (b) directly, indirectly and (c) Any increase in coastal hazard identified, including: cumulatively avoids an increase risk for adjacent areas from the coastal protection work is (a) bushfire prone areas in the exposure or severity of the natural hazard and the mitigated. (b) flood hazard areas potential for damage on the site Erosion prone areas in a coastal (c) landslide hazard areas or to other properties management district: (d) storm tide inundation areas (c) avoids risks to public safety and the environment from (8) Development does not occur in (e) erosion prone areas. the location of the storage of an erosion prone area in a coastal management district unless the (2) A fit for purpose risk assessment is hazardous materials and the development: undertaken to identify and achieve release of these materials as a an acceptable or tolerable level result of a natural hazard (a) cannot feasibly be located of risk for personal safety and (d) maintains or enhances the elsewhere; and property in natural hazard areas. protective function of landforms (b) is coastal-dependent and vegetation that can mitigate development; or Bushfire, flood, landslide, storm tide risks associated with the inundation, and erosion prone areas: (c) temporary, readily relocatable natural hazard. or able to be abandoned (3) Development in erosion prone (6) Community infrastructure is development; or areas outside the coastal located and designed to maintain (d) is essential community management district avoids the the required level of functionality infrastructure; or natural hazard area, or mitigates during and immediately after a Safety and resilience to hazards the risks to people and property (e) is redevelopment of an existing natural hazard event. to an acceptable or tolerable level. permanent building or structure (7) Coastal protection work in an that cannot be relocated (4) Development in bushfire, erosion prone area is undertaken or abandoned. flood, landslide and storm tide only as a last resort where coastal inundation natural hazard areas: (9) Development permitted in an erosion or inundation presents an erosion prone area in a coastal (a) avoids the natural hazard area; imminent threat to public safety or management district, included in or existing buildings and structures, policy 8 above, avoids the natural and all of the following apply: (b) where it is not possible to hazard area, or mitigates the avoid the natural hazard area, (a) The building or structure risks to people and property to development mitigates the risks cannot reasonably be relocated an acceptable or tolerable level. to people and property to an or abandoned. acceptable or tolerable level.

Draft State Planning Policy page 47 Development assessment requirements – natural hazards, risk and resilience These provisions apply to the following development applications, to the extent the SPP has not been identified in a local planning instrument as being appropriately integrated.

A development application for a All of the following requirements (4) Risks to public safety and the material change of use, reconfiguration are assessment benchmarks for environment from the location of a lot or operational works on the development: of hazardous materials and the premises in any of the following: release of these materials as (1) Development avoids natural a result of a natural hazard (1) bushfire prone areas hazard areas, or where it is not are avoided. possible to avoid the natural (2) flood hazard areas hazard area, development (5) The natural processes and the (3) landslide hazard areas mitigates the risks to people protective function of landforms and property to an acceptable and the vegetation that can (4) storm tide inundation areas or tolerable level. mitigate risks associated with the natural hazard are maintained (5) erosion prone area. (2) Development supports, and does or enhanced. not hinder disaster management response or recovery capacity Further information in relation to these and capabilities. requirements is detailed in the natural hazards, risk and resilience guideline. (3) Development directly, indirectly and cumulatively avoids an increase in the severity of the natural hazard and the potential for damage on the site or to other properties.

page 48 Planning for infrastructure E Part State and local government and This infrastructure also plays a Effective planning will ensure: fundamental role in creating and the private sector plan, deliver • infrastructure is appropriately sustaining our built environment and designed and located (including State interest policies and facilitate a wide range of providing for growth in our cities, considering the possible impacts of infrastructure for transport, towns, villages and rural areas. climate change) energy, water, roads, airports, Infrastructure influences urban form, ports and public utilities. access to employment and services, • innovative solutions are used to community connectivity and support the needs of development This infrastructure drives our recreational opportunities. • existing infrastructure is well used economy and provides essential services and facilities to It drives economic growth by supporting • areas required for future productive and successful industries infrastructure are preserved. communities across the state. and businesses that are important to the state. Infrastructure represents The state interests in a significant physical resource in infrastructure Queensland and requires careful • Energy and water supply. planning and development. • Infrastructure integration. Accordingly, the State Infrastructure • Transport infrastructure. Plan (SIP) sets the priorities for • Strategic airports and infrastructure delivery within aviation facilities. Queensland. The SIP considers the state’s future infrastructure needs and • Strategic ports. provision of infrastructure in a timely, sensible and cost-effective way. The SIP will help to coordinate infrastructure across government and align national, state, regional and local infrastructure planning. Infrastructure

Draft State Planning Policy page 49 Energy and water supply

Why is energy and water supply Queensland’s largest source of The planning system plays an important of interest to the state? greenhouse gas emissions comes from role in supporting the timely, safe, energy generation. Planning has an cost-effective, and reliable provision Providing safe, reliable and important role in reducing emissions and operation of this infrastructure, affordable energy and water supply by facilitating renewable energy and ensuring the location of future is vital to meeting the basic needs opportunities at the regional, local infrastructure is resilient to climate of communities and to ensuring a and individual scale. change impacts. liveable, sustainable and prosperous Queensland. This includes The state’s network of high-voltage Local planning can contribute to opportunities to support the uptake electricity and bulk water supply reducing the cost of providing these of renewable energy technologies. infrastructure provides the backbone essential services by recognising and of the energy and water supply system, protecting existing and approved future moving electricity and water resources supply infrastructure corridors and from generators and storage sites to associated facilities. the areas in which they are consumed.

State interest – energy and water supply The timely, safe, affordable and reliable provision and operation of electricity and water supply infrastructure is supported.

All of the following policies must (2) Major electricity infrastructure (4) The development and supply of be considered and appropriately and bulk water infrastructure renewable energy at the regional, integrated in policy and development such as pump stations, water local and individual scale is enabled assessment outcomes in a local quality facilities and electricity in appropriate locations. planning instrument. substations, are protected from encroachment by sensitive land (1) Existing and approved future major uses where practicable. electricity infrastructure locations and corridors (including easements (3) Development of major electricity and electricity substations), and infrastructure and bulk water bulk water supply infrastructure supply infrastructure avoids or locations and corridors (including otherwise minimises adverse easements) are protected impacts on surrounding land uses from development that would and the natural environment. compromise the corridor integrity, and the efficient delivery and functioning of the infrastructure.

page 50 Infrastructure integration E Part

Why is infrastructure integration There are major differences between Local land use planning that is aligned of interest to the state? SEQ and regional Queensland including and supportive of the effective and population density, distribution of efficient use of both existing and The availability, location and quality State interest policies expected population growth, and planned infrastructure is necessary of infrastructure shapes and responds climatic variations. Therefore, SEQ and to ensuring the benefits arising to settlement patterns, urban form regional Queensland face different from infrastructure investment are and built form. This influences how challenges, and the way land use and maximised and benefits are shared. we live and work in our cities, towns infrastructure planning is integrated and regions by enabling economic Land use planning decisions need to varies accordingly. and social activity. adequately consider the availability of Building or expanding existing existing infrastructure and any impacts The state recognises that land use infrastructure is not always the best on it, along with potential costs and planning and infrastructure planning solution, particularly where there are locations for infrastructure to service are intertwined and that land use competing priorities for limited funds. future needs. decisions are central to maximising Improved coordination of land use and community outcomes, and the economic Strategic infrastructure integration infrastructure decision-making, across and environmental benefits afforded facilitates the infrastructure we all levels of government and the private by infrastructure. need to support new and existing sector, can assist in making the best communities, while also helping The decentralised nature of Queensland use of existing infrastructure, while industries and regions adapt to change, provides challenges in planning and maximising community outcomes, and such as technological change and the delivering infrastructure and services. the environmental and economic benefits emergence of a knowledge economy. of investments in future infrastructure. Infrastructure

Draft State Planning Policy page 51 State interest – infrastructure integration The benefits of past and ongoing investment in infrastructure and facilities are maximised through integrated land use planning.

All of the following policies must (b) realise multiple economic, (3) Development is: be considered and appropriately social and environmental (a) located in areas currently integrated in policy and development benefits from infrastructure serviced by state and/or local assessment outcomes in a local investment infrastructure and associated planning instrument. (c) ensure consideration of future services; or (1) Land use plans consider and infrastructure needed to (b) where this cannot be achieved, reflect outcomes of significant support infill and greenfield provided in a logical and infrastructure plans and initiatives growth areas orderly location, form and by all levels of government. (d) enable the optimal location sequence to enable the cost of future infrastructure in effective delivery of state and (2) Land use planning is integrated communities to facilitate local infrastructure to service with infrastructure planning to: greater access to facilities development. (a) promote the most efficient, and services and enable (4) Existing and planned infrastructure effective and flexible use productivity improvements. of existing and planned is protected from development infrastructure that would compromise the ability of infrastructure and associated services to operate safely and efficiently.

page 52 Transport infrastructure E Part

Why is transport infrastructure of Planning for development must consider Transport infrastructure generates interest to the state? the location of existing infrastructure as environmental emissions such as well as access, design features, safety noise, vibration, air particulates, and Economic and social development in State interest policies requirements, function, current and light. These emissions can adversely Queensland depends on a system of future operating conditions. In addition, impact the health, wellbeing and quality transport infrastructure that is safe, the increased infrastructure demand of life of surrounding communities if structurally sound, and reliable. and maintenance requirements that development is not designed or managed Transport infrastructure provides may result from a development must appropriately. Transport agencies, access to employment, social services be considered. planning authorities and developers and recreational opportunities, shapes each have a role in ensuring community land use patterns and drives economic Development can also affect the exposure to environmental emissions growth by supporting productive and performance of the whole transport generated by transport infrastructure is successful businesses and industries. network by impacting on the safe and reduced to acceptable levels. efficient movement of people and Development can affect the safety and goods across the network. Therefore, Emerging global trends – including the structural and operational integrity of development must be integrated with internet of things, vehicle automation, state transport infrastructure if it is state transport infrastructure to ensure big data, and smart cities – are expected not appropriately located, designed, transport networks are used safely, to play a critical role in evolving constructed and maintained. efficiently and sustainably, and our transport use, in addition to enabling communities are connected, prosperous smarter and cleaner transport and the and liveable. delivery of transport infrastructure.

State interest – transport infrastructure The safe and efficient movement of people and goods is enabled, and land use patterns that encourage sustainable transport are supported.

All of the following policies must (2) Land use patterns and development State transport infrastructure: be considered and appropriately achieve a high level of integration (5) State transport infrastructure and integrated in policy and development with transport infrastructure and existing and future state transport assessment outcomes in a local support public passenger transport corridors are identified and protected. planning instrument. and active transport as attractive Infrastructure alternatives to private transport. (6) Development in areas surrounding All transport infrastructure: state transport infrastructure, and (3) Sensitive land uses are located existing and future state transport (1) Development is located in areas and designed to mitigate adverse corridors is compatible with, or currently serviced by transport impacts on development from supports the most efficient use of, the infrastructure, and where this environmental emissions generated infrastructure and transport network. cannot be achieved, development by transport infrastructure. is facilitated in a logical and orderly (7) The safety and efficiency of location, form and sequence to (4) A road hierarchy is identified that existing and future state transport enable cost-effective delivery of reflects the role of each category infrastructure, corridors, and new transport infrastructure to of road and effectively manages all networks is not adversely affected service development. types of traffic. by development.

Draft State Planning Policy page 53 Strategic airports and aviation facilities

Why are strategic airports and The continued growth and development The strategic airports and aviation aviation facilities of interest of Queensland’s aviation industry facilities, to which the SPP applies, to the state? is dependent on access to strategic are essential elements of the national airports. Strategic airports are and state air transport network and Strategic airports and aviation facilities also a vital part of Queensland’s the national defence system. Ensuring play a key role in facilitating economic passenger transport infrastructure development does not impact on the growth in Queensland. All sectors of network, ensuring communities can safe and efficient operation of these the Queensland economy, including access employment and recreation facilities will support continued growth tourism, trade, logistics, business, opportunities, and vital services of the state’s economy, regional and extractive industry rely on the such as health and welfare. Military communities and national defence. efficient movement of people and airfields are an integral part of the freight through strategic airports. national defence system, support emergency service activities, and make significant contributions to surrounding regional economies.

State interest – strategic airports and aviation facilities The operation of strategic airports and aviation facilities is protected, and the growth and development of Queensland’s aviation industry is supported.

Where does the state interest apply?

The state interest applies to all local government areas that contain or are impacted by a strategic airport identified in table 2: strategic airports or an aviation facility identified in appendix 2 of the SPP guideline: strategic airports and aviation facilities.

page 54 Table 2: Strategic airports E Part

Strategic airport Local government area Other local government areas impacted

Archerfield Brisbane City Council Ipswich City Council State interest policies Logan City Council Army Aviation Centre Oakey Toowoomba Regional Council Brisbane Brisbane City Council Redland City Council Moreton Bay Regional Council Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport Toowoomba Regional Council Bundaberg Bundaberg Regional Council Cairns Cairns Regional Council Mareeba Shire Council Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council Emerald Central Highlands Regional Council Gladstone Gladstone Regional Council Gold Coast/Coolangatta Gold Coast City Council Hamilton Island Whitsunday Regional Council Mackay Regional Council Hervey Bay Fraser Coast Regional Council Horn Island Torres Shire Council Longreach Longreach Regional Council Mackay Mackay Regional Council Mareeba Mareeba Shire Council Tablelands Regional Council Moranbah Isaac Regional Council Mount Isa Mount Isa City Council Northern Peninsula Torres Shire Council Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council Cook Shire Council Rockhampton Rockhampton Regional Council Livingstone Shire Council Roma Maranoa Regional Council RAAF Base Amberley Ipswich City Council Scenic Rim Regional Council Somerset Regional Council

Brisbane City Council Infrastructure RAAF Base Scherger Cook Shire Council Arukun Shire Council Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast Regional Council Noosa Shire Council Townsville Airport/ Townsville City Council RAAF Base Townsville Weipa Weipa Town Authority Cook Shire Council Arukun Shire Council Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council Whitsunday Coast Airport Whitsunday Regional Council Mackay Regional Council –Proserpine

Draft State Planning Policy page 55 All of the following policies must Development and associated (3) Development complements the be considered and appropriately activities: role of a strategic airport as an integrated in policy and development economic, freight and logistics (a) do not create incompatible assessment outcomes in a local hub, and enhances the economic intrusions, or compromise planning instrument. opportunities that are available in aircraft safety, in operational proximity to a strategic airport. (1) Strategic airports and aviation airspace facilities, and associated (b) avoid increasing risk to public (4) Aviation facilities are protected Australian Noise Exposure safety in a public safety area by avoiding development and Forecast (ANEF) contours, associated activities within (c) are compatible with forecast obstacle limitation surfaces or building restricted areas that levels of aircraft noise within height restriction zones, public may affect the functioning of the the 20 ANEF contour or greater safety areas, lighting area buffers, aviation facilities. (as defined by Australian light restriction zones, wildlife Standard 2021–2015: (5) Key transport corridors hazard buffer zones, and building Acoustics—Aircraft noise (passenger and freight) linking restricted areas are identified. intrusion—Building siting strategic airports to the broader (2) The safety, efficiency and and construction (AS 2021) transport network are identified operational integrity of strategic as adopted 12 February 2015) and protected. airports are protected. and mitigate adverse impacts of aircraft noise.

page 56 Tourism & Events Queensland Part E Part Development assessment requirements – strategic airports and aviation These provisions apply to the following development applications, to the extent the SPP has not been identified in a local planning instrument as being appropriately integrated. State interest policies

A development application for: (8) building work not associated with (2) Development and associated a material change of use where any activities do not include light (1) a material change of use of part of the premises is within the sources or reflective surfaces that premises that will result in a light restriction zone or lighting could distract or confuse pilots building, structure or associated area buffer zone of a strategic within a light restriction zone or activity intruding into the airport; or lighting area buffer. operational airspace of a strategic airport; or (9) building work not associated with (3) Emissions do not significantly a material change of use that will increase air turbulence, reduce (2) a material change of use of result in a building, structure or visibility or compromise the premises where any part of associated activity intruding into operation of aircraft engines in the premises is within the light the building restricted area of an a strategic airport’s operational restriction zone or lighting area aviation facility; or airspace. buffer of a strategic airport; or (10) operational work not associated (4) Development and associated (3) a material change of use of with a material change of use where activities do not attract wildlife or premises where any part of the the work or associated activity increase wildlife hazards within a premises is within a wildlife hazard will intrude into the operational wildlife hazard buffer zone. buffer zone of a strategic airport; or airspace of a strategic airport; or (5) Development and associated (4) a material change of use of (11) operational work not associated activities within a building premises or reconfiguration of a with a material change of use where restricted area do not interfere with lot where any part of the premises any part of the premises is within the function of aviation facilities. is within a public safety area of a the light restriction zone or lighting strategic airport; or area buffer zone of a strategic (6) Development does not increase the airport; or risk to public safety within a public (5) a material change of use of safety area. premises or reconfiguration of a (12) operational work not associated lot where any part of the premises with a material change of use where (7) Development involving a sensitive is within the 20 ANEF contour or the work or associated activity will land use within the 20 ANEF contour greater for a strategic airport; or intrude into the building restricted or greater is appropriately located

area of an aviation facility. and designed to prevent adverse Infrastructure (6) a material change of use of impacts from aircraft noise. premises that will result in a All of the following requirements are building, structure or associated assessment benchmarks: Further information in relation to activity intruding into the building these requirements is detailed in restricted area of an aviation (1) Development and associated the strategic airports and aviation facility; or activities do not create a permanent facilities guideline. or temporary physical or transient (7) building work not associated with obstruction in a strategic airport’s a material change of use, that operational airspace. will result in a building, structure or associated activity intruding into the operational airspace of a strategic airport; or

Draft State Planning Policy page 57 Strategic ports

Why are strategic ports of Queensland’s ports also form an The Port of Abbot Point, Port of interest to the state? important part of the national Gladstone, Ports of Hay Point and defence system, providing Mackay, and the Port of Townsville Queensland’s ports are a major necessary infrastructure to ensure are identified in the Sustainable Ports component of both the national and Australia’s defence force is able to Development Act 2015 as priority state supply chain. They provide a operate effectively and efficiently ports, which provides a strategic and vital connection to global markets, in protecting and advancing coordinated approach to managing facilitating the import and export of Australia’s strategic interests. port-related development in and goods and materials that are integral adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef to the Queensland economy and Ensuring development does not impact World Heritage Area and economic, our quality of life. In recent years, on the safe and efficient operation of environmental, cultural and social Queensland’s strategic ports have Queensland’s ports will also support values for priority ports. These ports annually handled more than 300 million continued growth of the state’s economy will be subject to additional priority tonnes of goods and materials such as and Australia’s national defence system. port master planning and overlays coal, mineral ore, petroleum products, It is also important to ensure that port which should be considered in local general cargo (cars, household operations do not result in unintended plan making as they are developed. appliances, clothing, building social and environmental impacts on materials), and food. communities close to ports.

State interest – strategic ports The operation of strategic ports and priority ports is protected and their growth and development is supported.

Where does the state interest apply?

The state interest applies to all local government areas that contain or are impacted by a strategic port or a priority port identified under the Sustainable Ports Development Act 2015. Strategic ports are identified in table 3.

page 58 Table 3: Strategic ports (priority ports marked*) E Part

Strategic port Local government area Other local government areas impacted

Abbot Point* Whitsunday Regional Council State interest policies

Brisbane Brisbane City Council Moreton Bay Regional Council Redland City Council

Bundaberg Bundaberg Regional Council

Cairns Cairns Regional Council

Cape Flattery Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council

Gladstone* Gladstone Regional Council

Hay Point* Mackay Regional Council

Karumba Carpentaria Shire Council

Lucinda Hinchinbrook Shire Council

Mackay* Mackay Regional Council

Mourilyan Cassowary Coast Regional Council

Rockhampton (Port Alma) Rockhampton Regional Council Gladstone Regional Council

Thursday Island Torres Shire Council

Townsville* Townsville City Council

Weipa Weipa Town Authority Aurukun Shire Council Cook Shire Council Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council

All of the following policies must (3) Strategic ports are protected from (6) Statutory land use plans for be considered and appropriately development that may adversely strategic ports and the findings integrated in policy and development affect the safety, viability or of planning and environmental assessment outcomes in a local efficiency of existing and future investigations undertaken planning instrument. port operations. in relation to strategic ports are considered. All strategic ports: (4) Sensitive land uses are located and designed to mitigate adverse Priority ports: Infrastructure (1) Strategic ports, and associated impacts on the development (7) For priority ports, development strategic port land and core port from environmental emissions is also consistent with the land, are identified. generated by port operations. requirements of priority port (2) Development complements the (5) Key transport corridors master plans and priority port role of a strategic port as an (including freight corridors) overlays as these are approved economic, freight and logistics linking strategic ports to the under the Sustainable Ports hub, and enhances the economic broader transport network are Development Act 2015. opportunities that are available identified and protected. in proximity to a strategic port.

Draft State Planning Policy page 59 Part F Glossary

Abbreviations

AEP Annual Exceedance Probability

ANEF Australian Noise Exposure Forecast

ARI Average recurrence interval

ASS Acid sulfate soils

DEHP Department of Environment and Heritage Protection

DILGP Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning

KRA Key resource area

MNES Matters of national environmental significance

MSES Matters of state environmental significance

SARA State Assessment Referral Agency

SDAP State Development Assessment Provisions

SEQ South East Queensland

SIP State Infrastructure Plan

SPP State Planning Policy

TLPI Temporary Local Planning Instrument

page 60 Part F Part Glossary

Glossary Terms used in the SPP are defined in the glossary. Where a term is not defined, it has the meaning given in the Planning Act 2016 or the Planning Regulation 2017.

Aboriginal cultural heritage see Cairns Regional Napranum Livingstone Shire Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003, Council Aboriginal Shire Council Aboriginal Shire section 8. Council Council Carpentaria Shire Noosa Shire Acid sulfate soil means soil or sediment Affordable housing see the Planning Council Council containing highly acidic soil horizons or Regulation 2017. layers affected by the oxidation of iron Cassowary Coast Northern sulfides (actual acid sulfate soil) and/or Regional Council Peninsula Area Affordable living means the total cost soil or sediment containing iron sulfides Regional Council of living, including the dwelling cost or or other sulfidic material that has Cook Shire Pormpuraaw cost of renting a dwelling in addition to, not been exposed to air and oxidised Council Aboriginal Shire the costs of living, including accessing (potential acid sulfate soil). Council employment, services, open space, Doomadgee Redland City family and friends. Editor’s note: The term acid sulfate Aboriginal Shire Council soil generally includes both actual and Council Agriculture means the growing, production and harvesting of food, potential acid sulfate soil. Actual and Douglas Shire Rockhampton fish, fibre, timber and foliage, including potential acid sulfate soil is often found Council Regional Council in the same soil profile, with actual but not limited to the following uses: Fraser Coast Palm Island acid sulfate soil generally overlying animal husbandry, aquaculture, Regional Council Aboriginal Shire cropping, fishing, intensive animal potential acid sulfate soil horizons. Council industries, intensive horticulture, Gladstone Sunshine Coast Acid sulfate soil affected area means native forestry, plantation forestry, Regional Council Regional Council an area where acid sulfate soils are production nursery, wholesale present or may be present, and includes City of Gold Coast Torres Shire nursery, and other complementary the following local government areas: Council primary production activities. Gympie Regional Torres Strait Aurukun Shire Lockhart River Council Island Regional Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) Council Aboriginal Shire Council Class A and Class B land means the Council Hinchinbrook Townsville City land shown on the SPP Interactive Brisbane City Mackay Regional Shire Council Council Mapping System as Agricultural Land Council Council Hope Vale Weipa Town Classification (ALC) Class A and B land Bundaberg Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Authority Council or identified by a local government in its Regional Council Aboriginal Shire Council planning scheme as a ALC Class A and B land, based on a localised study. Council Isaac Regional Whitsunday Burdekin Shire Moreton Bay Council Regional Council Artificial waterway see the Coastal Council Regional Council Kowanyama Yarrabah Shire Protection and Management Act 1995, Burke Shire Mornington Shire Aboriginal Shire Council section 8. Council Council Council

Draft State Planning Policy page 61 Australian Noise Exposure Forecast Building restricted area means the Coastal-dependent development means (ANEF) is a single number index that airspace surrounding an aviation development that in order to function predicts for a particular future event facility within which development must be located in tidal waters or be (usually 10 or 20 years ahead) the (including activities associated with able to access tidal water and: cumulative exposure to aircraft noise the development) is restricted in (a) may include, but is not limited to: likely to be experienced by communities order to protect the functioning of near airports during a specific time the aviation facility. i. industrial and commercial period (usually one year). facilities such as ports, harbours Bulk water supply infrastructure and navigation channels and Australian Noise Exposure Forecast means the land or infrastructure shown facilities, aquaculture involving (ANEF) contour means the land shown on on the SPP Interactive Mapping System marine species, desalination the SPP Interactive Mapping System as: as containing or consisting of: plants, tidal generators, coastal • ANEF 20 – 25 contour • pipelines protection works, erosion • ANEF 25 – 30 contour • channels control structures and beach nourishment • ANEF 30 – 35 contour • pump station facilities ii. tourism facilities for marine • ANEF 35 – 40 contour • reservoir facilities (boating) purposes • ANEF 40 contour or greater. • water quality facilities iii. community facilities and Aviation facility means a • property containing bulk water sporting facilities which require communication, navigation or facilities access to tidal water in order surveillance facility identified on the • dams and weirs associated with to function, such as surf clubs, SPP Interactive Mapping System as impoundments marine rescue, rowing and sailing clubs or an aviation facility. • facilities for extracting groundwater. iv. co-located residential and Best practice environmental Bushfire prone area is land that is tourist uses that are part of management see the Environmental potentially affected by significant an integrated development Protection Act 1994, section 21 bushfires, including vegetation likely proposal (e.g. mixed use Biosecurity means the protection of the to support a significant bushfire; development) incorporating a economy, environment and public health adjacent land that could be subject marina, if these uses are located from negative impacts associated to impacts from a significant bushfire directly land ward of the marina with pests, diseases and weeds, and (i.e. potential impact buffer) and is: and appropriately protected from natural hazards; but involves coordinated efforts to: (a) shown on the SPP Interactive • prevent, respond to, and recover from Mapping System as a bushfire (b) does not include: pests and diseases that threaten the prone area; or i. residential development as the economy and environment (b) identified by a local government in primary use; • reduce risks that chemical its planning scheme as a bushfire ii. waste management facilities, contaminants pose to agricultural prone area, based on a localised such as landfills, sewage food production systems and the bushfire study, prepared by a treatment plants; or environment suitably qualified person, endorsed iii. transport infrastructure, other • ensure continued market access for by the Department of Infrastructure, than for access to the coast. agricultural products Local Government and Planning. Coastal erosion means the loss of • maintain high standards for animal Canal see the Coastal Protection and land or the removal of beach or dune care and keeping. Management Act 1995, schedule. sediments by wave action, wind action, tidal currents or water flows or permanent inundation due to sea-level rise.

page 62 Coastal hazard see the Coastal Contaminant means one or more of the Defined storm tide event level means Protection and Management Act 1995, prescribed water contaminants listed the peak water level reached during a F Part schedule. in schedule 9 of the Environmental defined storm tide event. Protection Regulation 2008. Coastal management district means a Defining bank is the bank which coastal management district under the Contaminated land see the confines the seasonal flows but may be Glossary Coastal Protection and Management Act Environmental Protection Act 1994, inundated by flooding from time to time. 1995, other than an area declared under Schedule 4 This can be either: section 54(2) of that Act. Contaminated stormwater means (1) the bank or terrace that confines the Coastal processes means the natural stormwater that contains a contaminant. water before the point of flooding; processes of the coast including: or Core port land means ‘Brisbane core (a) sediment transport to and along port land’. (2) where there is no bank the seasonal the coast high water line which represents the Cultural heritage significance of a point of flooding. (b) wind, waves, tides and currents place, or feature of a place, means its which transfer energy to the coast aesthetic, architectural, historical, Development plan for a petroleum lease, and drive sediment transport scientific, social or other significance see the Petroleum and Gas (Production to the present generation, or past or and Safety) Act 2004, section 24. (c) fluctuations in the location and future generations. Cultural heritage Dry land marina means a marina form of landforms and the foreshore significance is embodied in the created by the excavation of land above and associated ecosystems from place itself: its fabric, setting, use, the high water mark. sediment transport (erosion and associations, meanings, records, land building) related places and related objects. Emergency services see Planning Regulation 2017. (d) changes in sea-level, ecological Editor’s note: This definition is based processes (including growth and on the Queensland Heritage Act 1992 Environmental emissions means spread of native plants); and the and The Burra Charter: The Australia emissions to the environment considered natural water cycle (for example ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural to have the potential to cause nuisance, coastal wetlands’ role in filtration Heritage Significance 2013. or have an adverse impact on health, and flood mitigation). community wellbeing and quality of life. Dangerous goods see the definition of The term includes noise, air particulates Coastal protection work means any dangerous goods in the Work Health and emissions, vibrations, light, odour permanent or periodic work undertaken and Safety Act 2011, schedule 1, part 1, and electric and magnetic fields. primarily to manage the impacts of item 1(6). coastal erosion or storm tide inundation, Environmental value see the including altering physical coastal Defined storm tide event (DSTE) Environmental Protection Act 1994, processes such as sediment transport. means the event, measured in terms section 9. of likelihood of reoccurrence, and Coastal resources see the Coastal associated inundation level adopted Editor’s note: The Environmental Protection and Management Act 1995, to manage the development of a Protection (Water) Policy 2009 states section 12. particular area. the environmental values of waters. Complete communities means The DSTE is equivalent to a one in 100 Erosion control structure means a communities where residents have year average recurrence interval storm structure designed to protect land or to good access locally to a range event incorporating: permanently alter sediment transport of everyday goods, services and processes and includes a structure such employment opportunities. (1) sea level rise; and as seawall or revetment (rock walls), (2) an increase in cyclone intensity by groyne, artificial reef or breakwater. 10 per cent relative to maximum potential intensity.

Draft State Planning Policy page 63 Erosion prone area means an area that is: Explosives reserve means a Future state transport corridor means Government magazine as defined in any of the following: (a) indicatively shown on the SPP schedule 2 of the Explosives Act 1999. Interactive Mapping System as an • a future state-controlled road erosion prone area based on areas Extractive resources means natural • a future railway corridor declared under section 70(1) of the deposits of sand, gravel, quarry • a future busway corridor Coastal Protection and Management rock, clay and soil extracted from the • a future light rail corridor Act 1995; or earth’s crust and processed for use in construction. The term does not include • a future state-controlled transport (b) identified by a local government in a mineral under the Mineral Resources tunnel its planning scheme as an erosion Act 1989, section 6. • a future active transport corridor. prone area, based on a localised study, prepared by a suitably Fisheries resources see the Fisheries Hazardous chemical facility see the qualified person, approved by DEHP Act 1994, schedule. Planning Regulation 2017. under the Coastal Protection and Fit for purpose risk assessment means: Management Act 1995. Editor’s note: Includes determined • for the purposes of making or major hazard facilities. Erosion prone areas must be identified amending a local planning scheme or Hazardous chemicals flood hazard in accordance with the methodology temporary local planning instrument, threshold means any of the following: set out in the Coastal hazard technical a risk assessment consistent with guide, Department of Environment and AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009 Risk • a hazardous chemical listed in Heritage Protection, 2013 and use the Management undertaken by a schedule 11 of the Work Health and following factors to account for the suitably qualified person; or Safety Regulation 2011 in a quantity projected impacts of climate change by • for the purposes of development that exceeds a threshold quantity the year 2100: assessment, a risk assessment • a chemical classified as hazardous (a) a sea level rise factor of 0.8 metres consistent with AS/NZS ISO to the aquatic environment under the 31000:2009 Risk Management or Australian Dangerous Goods (ADG) (b) an increase in the maximum cyclone similar, undertaken by a suitably code in the Acute I or Chronic I category intensity by 10 per cent. qualified person. that exceeds 2500 litres or kilograms Essential community infrastructure Flammable or combustible substances • a chemical classified as hazardous to includes: see the Work Health and Safety the aquatic environment under the ADG (a) emergency services infrastructure Regulation 2011, section 53(2). code in the Chronic II category that exceeds 10,000 litres or kilograms (b) emergency shelters Flood hazard area means an area that is: • a chemical classified as hazardous to (c) police facilities (a) shown on the SPP Interactive the aquatic environment under the ADG (d) hospitals and associated facilities Mapping System as a flood hazard code and assigned to Packing Group III (e) power stations and substations area; or that exceeds 10,000 litres or kilograms • a chemical classified as hazardous (f) major switch yards (b) identified by a local government in its to the aquatic environment under (g) communications facilities planning scheme as a flood hazard the GHS that exceeds 10,000 litres area, based on a localised flood (h) sewage treatment plants or kilograms. study that is prepared by a suitably (i) water treatment plants. qualified person using the revised Explosives facilities means a premises climate change factor for increased or place described in an explosives rainfall intensity in the Australian authority under the Explosives Act 1999 rainfall and runoff projections. where explosives are manufactured, stored, tested or disposed of.

page 64 Hazardous material means a substance Editor’s note: An IAA is defined in the • light restriction zone B Part F Part with potential to cause harm to Queensland Agricultural Land Audit as • light restriction zone C persons, property or the environment an area that has all the requirements • light restriction zone D. because of one or more of the following: for agriculture to be successful and sustainable, is part of a critical mass of • the chemical properties of the Local heritage area means a defined

land with similar characteristics, and is Glossary substance precinct within which a group of places strategically significant to the region or and features including buildings and • the physical properties of the the state. structures, trees and plantings, roads, substance Key resource area (KRA) means an public and private open spaces has • the biological properties of the identified location that contains collective cultural heritage significance substance. extractive resources of state or regional to the local government area. significance as shown on the SPP Heritage place means a site, area, land, Editor’s note: A local heritage place Interactive Mapping System. A KRA landscape, feature, building or work (or is not a state heritage place (a place includes the following: group of buildings or works) that is of entered on the Queensland heritage cultural heritage significance. • the resource/processing area register) as defined under the Height restriction zone means the land • the separation area Queensland Heritage Act 1992. shown on the SPP Interactive Mapping • the transport route, and Local heritage place means a place that: System as any of the following: • the transport route separation area. • height restriction zone 0 metres (a) is of cultural heritage significance Koala bushland habitat means an area for a local government area; and • height restriction zone 7.5 metres of koala bushland habitat shown on the (b) is identified as a place of cultural • height restriction zone 15 metres SPP Interactive Mapping System. heritage significance in a local • height restriction zone 45 metres Landslide hazard area means an area planning instrument. • height restriction zone 90 metres. that is: Editor’s note: A local heritage place High ecological value waters see (a) identified by a local government in is not a state heritage place (a place Environment Protection (Water) Policy its planning scheme as a landslide entered on the Queensland heritage 2009, schedule 2. hazard area, based on a localised register) as defined under the landslide study prepared by a Queensland Heritage Act 1992. High pressure gas pipelines means suitably qualified person; or pipelines to which the AS 2885 series Major electricity infrastructure means of standards apply. (b) if the local government has not all aspects of development for either the transmission grid or supply network as High risk soils means areas with identified landslide hazard areas in defined under the Electricity Act 1994 as erosive, dispersive, sodic, saline its planning scheme in accordance shown on the SPP Interactive Mapping and/or acid sulfate soils. with paragraph (a) above; land with a slope greater than or equal to System as any of the following: Important agricultural areas (IAAs) 15 per cent. • major electricity infrastructure means an important agricultural (Powerlink) area as identified in the Queensland Lighting area buffer for a strategic • electricity substation (Powerlink) Agricultural Land Audit and shown in airport, means the land shown on the the SPP Interactive Mapping System SPP Interactive Mapping System as the • major electricity infrastructure as an important agricultural area or area within a six kilometre radius of the (Energex) strategic airport’s runway. identified by a local government in its • electricity substation (Energex) planning scheme as a IAA, based on a Light restriction zone means the land • major electricity infrastructure localised study. shown on the SPP Interactive Mapping (Ergon) System as any of the following: • electricity substation (Ergon). • light restriction zone A

Draft State Planning Policy page 65 Marina means a jetty, mooring, pontoon World heritage properties and natural (viii) threatened wildlife under the or berth (including air docks), or a heritage places may also be listed for Nature Conservation Act 1992 and combination of these that can be used cultural heritage significance. In these special least concern animal under to moor a ship. instances, world heritage properties the Nature Conservation (Wildlife) and national heritage places are also Regulation 2006 Marine infrastructure means maritime to be considered as part of the cultural (ix) regulated vegetation under the infrastructure that is related to heritage state interest. navigation, shipping and boating. Vegetation Management Act 1999 Matters of state environmental that is: Master plan see Sustainable Ports significance means: Development Act 2015. –– category B areas on the regulated the following natural values and areas: vegetation management map, Matters of local environmental that are ‘endangered’ and ‘of significance (MLES) means natural (i) protected areas (including all classes concern’ regional ecosystems values and/or areas identified in a of protected area except coordinated –– category C areas on the regulated regional plan or by a local government conservation areas) under the Nature vegetation management map that in its planning scheme or TLPI as MLES Conservation Act 1992 are ‘endangered’ and ‘of concern’ that are not the same, or substantially (ii) ‘marine national park’, ‘conservation regional ecosystems the same, as matters of national park’, ‘scientific research’, environmental significance or matters –– category R areas on the regulated ‘preservation’ or ‘buffer’ zones of state environmental significance. vegetation management map under the Marine Parks Act 2004 –– areas of essential habitat on the Matters of national environmental (iii) areas within declared fish habitat essential habitat map for wildlife significance (MNES) means the areas that are management A areas prescribed as ‘endangered following matters protected under the or management B areas under the wildlife’ or ‘vulnerable wildlife’ Environment Protection and Biodiversity Fisheries Regulation 2008 under the Nature Conservation Conservation Act 1999, chapter 2, Act 1992 part 3: (iv) a designated precinct, in a –– regional ecosystems that are strategic environmental area under • world heritage properties located within a defined distance the Regional Planning Interests • national heritage places from the defining banks of a Regulation 2014, schedule 2, part 5, relevant watercourse identified • wetlands of international importance s15(3) on the vegetation management • listed threatened species and (v) wetlands in a wetland protection watercourse and drainage communities area or wetlands of high ecological feature map • listed migratory species significance shown on the map –– regional ecosystems that are • Commonwealth marine areas, and of referable wetlands under located within 100 metres from • the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. the Environmental Protection the defining bank of a wetland Regulation 2008 identified on the vegetation Editor’s note: MNES listed above management wetlands map. contain natural values, features and (vi) wetlands and watercourses in high areas that are to be considered in ecological value waters identified Editor’s note: Defined distance – applying the biodiversity state interest in the Environmental Protection see table 2, module 8 of the State of the SPP. (Water) Policy 2009, schedule 1 Development Assessment Provisions. (vii) legally secured offset areas as Mining tenement means a mining defined under the Environmental tenement under the Mineral Resources Offsets Act 2014. Act 1989.

page 66 National heritage place means a place (b) for defence airfields and joint user Priority Development Area means a included on the National Heritage List airfields: height restriction zones priority development area under the F Part under the Environmental Protection and under the Defence (Areas Control) Economic Development Act 2012. Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Regulations 1989 (Cwlth) under the Editor’s note: Priority Development Defence Act 1903. Editor’s note: National heritage places Areas are shown on the SPP Interactive Glossary may be listed for either cultural or Outstanding universal value means Mapping System. natural heritage values, or both. Places the cultural and/or natural significance Priority port means a priority port under listed for natural heritage values are which is so exceptional as to transcend the Sustainable Ports Development Act considered as part of the state interest national boundaries and to be of 2015 as shown on the SPP Interactive for biodiversity. common importance for present and Mapping System. future generations of all humanity. Natural hazard means a naturally Editor’s note: The Sustainable Ports occurring situation or condition, such Petroleum facility license means a Development Act 2015 identifies the as a flood, bushfire, landslide, coastal petroleum facility license under the Port of Abbot Point, Port of Gladstone, erosion or storm tide inundation, with Petroleum and Gas (Production and ports of Hay Point and Mackay, and the potential for loss or harm to the Safety) Act 2004. the Port of Townsville as priority ports. community, property or environment. Pipeline licence means a pipeline Priority port master plans and priority Natural hazard area means a flood licence under the Petroleum and Gas port overlays approved by regulation hazard area, a bushfire prone area, a (Production and Safety) Act 2004. manage port-related development for landslide hazard area, an erosion prone priority ports. Prescribed hazardous chemical means area or a storm tide inundation area. any of the following: Public marine development means Obstacle limitation surface means the development for public use that (a) a chemical listed in schedule 11 surface that defines the height limit for requires location in or adjacent to tidal of the Work Health and Safety obstacles located on land surrounding water to function. Regulation 2011 an airport. The SPP Interactive Mapping Public safety area means the defined System shows the obstacle limitation (b) a chemical classified as area at the end of a strategic airport’s surface and associated obstacle explosive under the ADG Code runway in which development is limitation surface contours. or Globally Harmonised System restricted in order to protect the safety These two layers combined represent for identification and labelling of of people and property on the ground in the obstacle limitation surface for the chemicals (GHS) the event of an aircraft incident during purpose of SPP implementation. (c) a chemical classified as hazardous landing or take-off, as shown on the Operational airspace means the to the aquatic environment SPP Interactive Mapping System. airspace around a strategic airport under the ADG Code or Globally Queensland waters see Acts in which aircraft take-off, land or Harmonised System for Interpretation Act 1954, schedule 1. manoeuvre defined as: identification and labelling of chemicals (GHS). Reclamation of land under tidal (a) for leased federal and regional water see the Coastal Protection and airports: the obstacle limitation Editor’s note: The ADG Code is the Management Act 1995, schedule. surface (OLS) established by Australian code for the transport the aerodrome operator and the of dangerous goods by road and Redevelopment means development that Procedures for Air Navigation rail as published by the National affects permanent built structures on an Services–Aircraft Operational Transport Commission. already developed site. Redevelopment Surfaces (PANS-OPS). The OLS includes the expansion of a building is shown on the SPP Interactive footprint or addition of a structure, Mapping System reconstruction or remodelling an exterior, demolition and replacement of existing structures.

Draft State Planning Policy page 67 Resource/processing area of a KRA This includes facilities for the • a light rail corridor means the extent of the extractive processing, storage or transport of • a state-controlled transport tunnel resource and any existing or future petroleum or incidental activities in • an active transport corridor. processing operations. the area of a petroleum lease. State transport infrastructure means Editor’s note: The extraction of Editor’s note: Specified petroleum any of the following: extractive materials can include infrastructure can include well ripping, blasting or dredging; the heads, compressor stations, • a state-controlled road processing of extractive materials can collector pipelines, high pressure • railway transport infrastructure include crushing, screening, washing, petroleum pipelines, evaporation • busway transport infrastructure blending or grading and waste water ponds and workshops. treatment; and associated activities can • light rail transport infrastructure SPP Interactive Mapping System means include storage, rehabilitation, loading, • other rail infrastructure the SPP Interactive Mapping System, as transportation, administration, and amended from time to time, published • active transport infrastructure. maintenance facilities. by the Department of Infrastructure, Statutory land use plan means any of Sea level rise means an increase in Local Government and Planning and the following: sea level caused by global warming located at www.dilgp.qld.gov.au/ due to climate change. Sea level rise spp-mapping. • for core port land – the Brisbane Port is projected to be 0.8 metres from the Land Use Plan approved under the State coastal land see the Coastal present day to 2100. Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, Protection and Management Act 1995, chapter 8, part 3C Editor’s note: Sea level rise projections section 17. • for strategic port land – a land use based on the best available science Editor’s note: State coastal land also plan approved under the Transport are prepared by the Intergovernmental includes all land under tidal water. Infrastructure Act 1994, chapter 8, Panel on Climate Change. part 4 State development area is a defined Sensitive land uses see the Planning • for airport land – a land use plan area of land declared under the Regulation 2017. approved under the Airport Assets State Development and Public (Restructuring and Disposal) Act Separation area of a resource/ Works Organisation Act 1971. State 2008, chapter 3, part 1. processing area of a KRA, means development areas are shown on the an area surrounding the resource/ SPP Interactive Mapping System. Stock route see the Stock Route processing area, needed to maintain Management Act 2002, schedule 3. State heritage place means a place separation of people from undesirable entered in the Queensland Heritage levels of noise, dust, ground vibration Storm tide inundation means temporary Register under the Queensland or air blast overpressure that may inundation of land by abnormally high Heritage Act 1992. The Queensland be produced as residual impacts ocean levels caused by cyclones and Heritage Register is a list of places from existing or future extraction or severe storms. that have state-level cultural heritage processing of the extractive resource. significance and is available at Storm tide inundation area means the Slightly disturbed waters see www.qld.gov.au/environment/ area of land determined to be inundated Environment Protection (Water) Policy land/heritage/. during a defined storm tide event that is: 2009, schedule 2. State transport corridors means any of (a) identified by a local government Specified petroleum infrastructure the following: in its planning scheme as a storm tide inundation areas, on the basis means the petroleum infrastructure • a state-controlled road corridor specified in the development plan for of a localised study prepared by a • a railway corridor a petroleum lease, on a petroleum suitably qualified person; or facility licence or on a petroleum • a busway corridor pipeline licence.

page 68 (b) if the local government has not (d) intended to remain in place for only Transport route separation area of a identified storm tide inundation a short period and then removed, KRA, means the area, measured 100 F Part areas in its planning scheme whether or not it is threatened by metres from the centre line of the in accordance with paragraph coastal erosion. transport route of a KRA, needed to (a) above; identified on the SPP maintain separation of people from Tidal land see Marine Parks Act 2004, interactive mapping system as undesirable levels of noise, dust and Glossary schedule. a storm tide inundation area. ground vibration produced as residual Tidal water see the Coastal Protection impacts from the transportation of Storm tide inundation areas are to and Management Act 1995, schedule. extractive resources. be identified in accordance with the methodology set out in the Coastal Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage Waste water see the Environmental hazard technical guide, Department of see Torres Strait Islander Cultural Protection (Water) Policy 2009, Environment and Heritage Protection, Heritage Act 2003, section 8. schedule 2. 2013 and use the following factors to Water sensitive urban design see the account for the projected impacts of Transport network means the series Environmental Protection (Water) Policy climate change by the year 2100: of connected routes, corridors and transport facilities required to move 2009, schedule 2. (a) a sea level rise factor of 0.8 metres goods and passengers, and includes Water supply buffer area means the roads, railways, public transport routes, (b) an increase in the maximum cyclone area shown on the SPP Interactive active transport routes (for example, intensity by 10 per cent. Mapping System as a water supply cycleways), freight routes and local, buffer area. Stormwater see the Environmental state and privately owned infrastructure. Protection Act 1994, schedule 4. Water quality objectives means the Transport noise corridor means the area numerical concentration limits, mass Strategic airport means an airport shown on the SPP Interactive Mapping or volume limits per unit of time or identified in table 2 of the SPP. System as containing or consisting of: narrative statements of indicators Strategic port means a port identified (a) noise corridor – state-controlled established for waters to enhance or in table 3 of the SPP and shown on the road (mandatory layer) protect the environmental values for SPP Interactive Mapping System. those waters set out in: (b) noise corridor – state-controlled • the Environmental Protection (Water) road (voluntary area) Temporary, readily relocatable or able Policy 2009, schedule 1 for water to be abandoned development means a (c) noise corridor centreline – mentioned in the policy; or structure that, if threatened by coastal state-controlled road erosion or storm tide inundation, will be • the Queensland Water Quality Guidelines 2009. relocated, removed or allowed to be lost (d) noise corridor – local rather than protected from the impacts government road. Wildlife hazard buffer zone for a because it is: strategic airport means an area within (e) noise corridor centreline a three, eight or 13 kilometre radius of a (a) of low economic value; and – local government road strategic airport’s runway as shown on (b) is capable of being disassembled, (f) noise corridor – rail network the SPP Interactive Mapping System. is easily removed, or loss by erosion is of low consequence; and Transport route of a KRA, means a World heritage property means a road or rail link from the boundary declared world heritage property (c) is not an intrinsic part of of the resource/processing area of a under the Environment Protection and infrastructure or will have high KRA to a major road or railway that is Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. social value or need; or used to transport extracted resources to markets.

Draft State Planning Policy page 69 Part G Appendices

Appendix 1 – SPP Interactive Mapping System Table A: State mapping layers which must be appropriately integrated in the planning scheme in a way that achieves the relevant state interest policy

State interest topic Mapping layer provided or referred to in the State Planning Policy Interactive Mapping System Agriculture • Stock route network.

Development and construction • State development area. • Priority Development Area.

Mining and extractive resources • Key resource area (KRA) – resource/processing area. • Key resource area (KRA) – separation area. • Key resource area (KRA) – transport route. • Key resource area (KRA) – transport route separation area.

Biodiversity • Matters of state environmental significance (MSES) – Protected area • MSES – Marine park • MSES – Declared fish habitat area • MSES – Strategic Environmental Area (designated precinct) • MSES – High Ecological Significance wetlands • MSES – Legally secured offset area

Coastal environment • Coastal management district

Cultural heritage • National heritage place. • State heritage place.

Water quality • Water supply buffer area.

Emissions and hazardous activities • High pressure gas pipeline (new mapping layer in 2017).

page 70 State interest topic Mapping layer provided or referred to in the State Planning Policy G Part Interactive Mapping System Energy and water supply Bulk water supply infrastructure: • Pipelines. Appendices • Pump station facilities. • Reservoir facilities. • Water quality facilities. • Property containing bulk water facilities. • Channels (new mapping layer 2017). • Dams and weirs associated with impoundments (new mapping layer 2017). • Facilities for extracting ground water (new mapping layer 2017).

Major electricity infrastructure: • Major electricity infrastructure (Powerlink). • Electricity substation (Powerlink). • Major electricity infrastructure (Energex). • Electricity substation (Energex). • Major electricity infrastructure (Ergon). • Electricity substation (Ergon).

Transport infrastructure • State-controlled road. • Future state-controlled road. • Railway. • Future railway land. • Public passenger transport facility. • Future public passenger transport facility. • Light rail transport corridor (new mapping layer in 2017). • Future light rail transport corridor (new mapping layer in 2017). • Busway transport corridor (new mapping layer in 2017). • Future busway transport corridor (new mapping layer in 2017). • State-controlled transport tunnel. • Future state-controlled transport tunnel • Noise corridor – state-controlled road (mandatory layer). • Noise corridor – state-controlled road (voluntary area). • Noise corridor centreline – state-controlled road. • Noise corridor – local government road. • Noise corridor centreline – local government road. • Noise corridor – rail network.

Draft State Planning Policy page 71 State interest topic Mapping layer provided or referred to in the State Planning Policy Interactive Mapping System Strategic airports and • Aviation facility: aviation facilities –– Location. –– Zone A. –– Zone A/B. –– Area of interest. • Australian Noise Exposure Forecast (ANEF) contours: –– ANEF 20–25 contour. –– ANEF 25–30 contour. –– ANEF 30–35 contour. –– ANEF 35–40 contour. –– ANEF 40 contour or greater. • Height restriction zone: –– Height restriction zone 0 metres. –– Height restriction zone 7.5 metres. –– Height restriction zone 15 metres. –– Height restriction zone 45 metres. –– Height restriction zone 90 metres. • Light restriction zone –– Zone A. –– Zone B. –– Zone C. –– Zone D. • Obstacle limitation surface and contour. • Public safety area. • Wildlife hazard buffer zone for a strategic airport: –– 3 kilometres. –– 8 kilometres. –– 13 kilometres. • Lighting area buffer 6 kilometres.

Strategic ports • Priority ports (new mapping layer 2017). • Strategic ports.

page 72 Table B: State mapping layers which must be appropriately integrated, and can be locally refined by a local government in a planning scheme (subject to approval by the Planning Minister), in a way that achieves G Part the state interest policy

State interest topic Mapping layer provided or referred to in the State Planning Policy Appendices Interactive Mapping System Agriculture • Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) Class A and B. • Important agricultural areas (IAAs).

Biodiversity • Matters of State Environmental Significance (MSES) – Wildlife habitat • MSES – High ecological value waters (wetland) • MSES – High ecological value waters (watercourse) • MSES – Regulated vegetation • MSES – Regulated vegetation (intersecting a watercourse)

Natural hazards, risk and resilience • Bushfire prone area. • Flood hazard area. • Erosion prone area. • Storm tide inundation area.

Table C: State mapping layers that are provided for information purposes only

State interest topic Mapping layer provided in the State Planning Policy Interactive Mapping System N/A • Local government area. • Regional planning boundary.

Water quality • Climatic regions – stormwater management design objectives. • Urban water supply storage (SEQ).

Draft State Planning Policy page 73 Appendix 2 – Water quality design objectives Table A: Construction phase – stormwater management design objectives

Application:

(a) applies to all climatic regions.

(b) drainage, erosion and sediment controls should be appropriate to the risk posed by the activity for the relevant climactic region e.g. considering the potential soil loss rate, monthly erosivity and average monthly rainfall.

Issue Desired outcomes

Drainage control 1. Manage stormwater flows around or through areas of exposed soil to avoid or minimise contamination. 2. Manage sheet flows in order to avoid or minimise rill and gully erosion. 3. Provide stable concentrated flow paths to achieve table A1. 4. Provide emergency spillways for sediment basins to achieve table A2.

Erosion control 1. Clearing and construction works minimise the exposure of soil at any one time. 2. Effectively stabilise exposed soils prior to predicted rainfall. 3. Prior to completion of works, all site surfaces are effectively stabilised.

Sediment control 1. Direct runoff from exposed site soils to sediment controls that are appropriate to the scale of disturbance and level of erosion risk. 2. Exposed areas with a contributing catchment above 2500 m2 achieve 80% hydrologic effectiveness for 80% of the average annual runoff volume of the contributing catchment treated to 50mg/L TSS or less and pH in the range 6.5–8.5.

Litter, hydrocarbons and other 1. Remove gross pollutants and wind-blown litter. contaminants 2. Oil or grease sheen is not visible on released waters. 3. Dispose of waste containing contaminants at authorised facilities.

Waterway stability and flood 1. For peak flow for the 1-year and 100-year ARI event, use constructed sediment basins flow management to attenuate the discharge rate of stormwater from the site.

page 74 Table A2: Construction phase – requirements for temporary drainage works Part G Part

Temporary drainage works Anticipated operation design life/minimum design storm

< 12 months 12–24 months > 24 months Appendices Drainage structure 1 in 2 year 1 in 5 year 1 in 10 year ARI/39% AEP ARI/18% AEP ARI/10% AEP Where located immediately up-slope of an occupied 1 in 10 year ARI/10% AEP property that would be adversely affected by the failure or overtopping of the structure

Culvert crossing 1 in 1 year ARI/63% AEP

Table A3: Construction phase – design objectives for emergency spillways on temporary sediment basins

Drainage structure Anticipated operation design life/minimum design storm

< 3 months 3–12 months > 12 months

Emergency spillways on temporary sediment basins 1 in 10 year 1 in 20 year 1 in 50 year ARI/10% AEP ARI/5% AEP ARI/2% AEP

Editor’s note: The SPP Water quality guideline identifies the measures that demonstrate compliance with table A.

Draft State Planning Policy page 75 Table B: Post construction phase – stormwater management design objectives

Application

(a) A material change of use for urban purpose that involves a land area greater than 2500 m2 that will result in six or more dwellings or an impervious area greater than 25 per cent of the net developable area.

(b) Reconfiguring a lot for urban purposes that involves a land area greater than 2500 2m and will result in six or more lots.

(c) Operational works for urban purposes that involve disturbing more than 2500 m2.

(d) Waterway stability objective applies only if development drains to an un-lined waterway within or downstream of the site where hydrology may be modified due to risk of erosion.

Climatic region Desired outcomes (Refer SPP Interactive Reductions in mean annual load from unmitigated development (%) Mapping System) Total Total Total Gross Waterway stability suspended phosphorus nitrogen pollutants management solids (TSS) (TP) (TN) >5mm South East Queensland 80 60 45 90 Limit the peak 1-year ARI event discharge Central Queensland (south) 85 60 45 90 within the receiving Central Queensland (north) 75 60 40#1 90 waterway to the pre-development peak Cape York1, wet tropics and 80 60#2 40 90 1-year ARI discharge dry tropics

Western Queensland1 85 60 45 90

Editor’s note: Mapping of climatic regions is available on the SPP Interactive Mapping System.

Editor’s note: In lieu of modelling, the default bio-retention treatment area to comply with load reduction targets for all Queensland regions in 1.5 per cent of the contributing catchment area.

Editor’s note: the SPP Water quality guideline provides advice on the measures that demonstrate compliance with table B.

#1 Mackay Regional Council has adopted a 35 per cent reduction for TN. #2 Townsville City Council has adopted a 65 per cent reduction for TP. 1 Applies to population centres greater than 25,000 persons

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