Greater Flagstone Urban Development Area Development Scheme October 2011 Contents Greater Flagstone Urban Development Area Development Scheme Introduction ........................... 1 Introduction ................................ 1 3.2.11 Interim use ......................................... 9 1.1 The Urban Land Development Authority .........1 3.2.12 Relationship with local government Strategic Context .................... 2 1.2 Urban Development Area ...............................1 planning scheme and other legislation ..........................................................10 Land Use Plan ........................ 7 1.3 Application of the development scheme.........1 1.4 Elements of the development scheme ............1 3.2.13 Land not included in a zone ...............10 Infrastructure Plan .............. 31 1.5 Acknowledgements ........................................1 3.3 UDA-wide criteria .........................................10 3.3.1 Neighbourhoods ................................10 Strategic Context ......................... 2 Implementation Strategy ..... 36 3.3.2 Centres .............................................. 11 2.1 Background ................................................... 2 3.3.3 Housing diversity and affordability ....12 2.2 Vision statement ........................................... 4 Schedules.............................. 41 3.3.4 Employment opportunities ................12 Land Use Plan ............................. 7 3.3.5 Movement network ............................13 3.1 Components of the land use plan .................. 7 3.3.6 Community greenspace network .......13 3.1.1 Components of the land use plan ....... 7 3.3.7 Community facilities ..........................13 3.1.2 UDA development requirements ......... 7 3.3.8 Natural and cultural values ................14 3.1.3 Levels of assessment .......................... 7 3.3.9 Community safety and development 3.1.4 Schedules ........................................... 7 constraints .........................................15 3.2 Development assessment ............................. 8 3.3.10 Service infrastructure ........................15 3.2.1 Interpretation ..................................... 8 3.3.11 General requirements ........................15 3.2.2 Requirements for self-assessable 3.4 Zone provisions ............................................21 development....................................... 8 3.4.1 Zone map ...........................................21 3.2.3 Development consistent with the land 3.4.2 Zone intents .......................................21 use plan .............................................. 8 3.2.4 Development approval ....................... 8 Infrastructure Plan ................... 31 3.2.5 Infrastructure agreements .................. 8 Infrastructure Plan .............................................31 3.2.6 Consideration in principle ................... 8 Implementation Strategy .......... 36 3.2.7 Development application .................... 8 Implementation Strategy ................................... 36 3.2.8 Context plans ...................................... 8 3.2.9 Plan of Development........................... 9 Schedules................................... 41 3.2.10 Notification requirements ................... 9 Schedule 1: Exempt development .......................41 Schedule 2: Definitions ...................................... 43 Schedule 3: Self-assessable provisions ............. 49 Introduction 1.0 1.1 The Urban Land 1.2 Urban Development The implementation strategy describes other self-containment and transit-oriented strategies and mechanisms that the ULDA development principles. Development Area will use to complement the land use plan Studies by the Department of Transport and the infrastructure plan to achieve the Authority The Greater Flagstone Urban Development and Main Roads identified the potential Area (UDA) was declared by regulation on 8 outcomes for the UDA. The Urban Land Development Authority to support a passenger rail service which October 2010. (ULDA) is a statutory authority under the 1.5 Acknowledgements will allow direct connection to the Brisbane Urban Land Development Authority Act 2007 1.3 Application of the metropolitan rail network in the longer term. (the ULDA Act) and a key element of the Preparation of the scheme has been Public transport will initially be provided by Queensland Housing Affordability Strategy. development scheme a collaborative effort and the ULDA a bus service that will expand in response to acknowledges the assistance, technical community growth. The role of the ULDA is to facilitate: The Greater Flagstone UDA Development expertise and planning reports provided Investigations are also underway for Scheme (the scheme) is applicable to all by the Major Cities Program team of Logan (i) the availability of land for urban purposes upgrading of roads in the area and the development on land within the boundaries City Council and State agencies who have (ii) the provision of a range of housing proposed Southern Infrastructure Corridor of the UDA. informed the preparation of the scheme. options to address diverse community to connect the area east to Yarrabilba and From the date of approval under a regulation Development of the scheme has drawn needs the Pacific Motorway. Outcomes from the the scheme replaces the Greater Flagstone heavily on many of the studies discussed (iii) the provision of infrastructure for urban Mt Lindesay-Beaudesert Strategic Transport Interim Land Use Plan for the UDA which below. purposes Network investigation will determine the commenced upon declaration. The South East Queensland Regional (iv) planning principles that give effect long-term transport network requirements Plan 2009-2031 (Regional Plan) identifies to ecological sustainability and best 1.4 Elements of the for east-west and north-south roads, public Flagstone as a Regional Development Area practice urban design transport, rail and cycle links to assist this development scheme and Greater Flagstone as an Identified area to service future growth. (v) the provision of an ongoing availability Growth Area. The Regional Plan identifies an The scheme consists of: Key reference documents that have been of affordable housing options for low to additional 70,000 dwellings will be required used to inform the scheme include: moderate income households. (i) a vision in the Logan local government area by The ULDA works with local and state (ii) a land use plan 2031. Greater Flagstone UDA provides an È South East Queensland Regional Plan governments, community, local landowners (iii) an infrastructure plan opportunity to provide approximately 50,000 2009-2031 and the development industry to deliver dwellings to house approximately 120,000 (iv) an implementation strategy. È Logan City Council's Flagstone Strategic commercially viable developments that people. Plan, August 2010 The vision for the UDA is expressed through include diverse, affordable, sustainable Prior to the declaration of the Greater the vision statement and Map 2 - Vision. housing and use best practice urban design Flagstone UDA in 2010, Logan City Council principles. The land use plan regulates development in commenced structure planning for Greater the UDA. Flagstone in April 2009 undertaking a public consultation process on development The infrastructure plan details the options for the area. In February 2010 Council infrastructure necessary to support the land resolved to proceed with a centres model use plan for the UDA. for development of the area that supports Greater Flagstone Urban Development Area Development Scheme 1 2.0 Strategic Context 2.1 Background options. Ultimately the area will become a and employment precinct that benefits provided with enhanced road and public major regional activity centre with several from access to a passenger rail system. transport (bus) access provided primarily The Greater Flagstone UDA is located employment clusters." Urban development and timing depends on to service the substantially larger approximately 40 kilometres south-west providing passenger rail services and a rail development at Flagstone. The area outside the Urban Footprint is of Brisbane's CBD within the southern part station in the New Beith area." of the Logan City Council local government included in two Identified Growth Areas The third area included in the Greater area. The UDA is strategically situated in SEQRP 2031 - Greater Flagstone and Although the Greenbank Central area will not Flagstone UDA is North Maclean. This area adjacent to existing infrastructure including New Beith-Round Mountain. The Greater be provided with passenger rail services for is an Identified Growth Area in SEQRP 2031 the Brisbane-Sydney rail line to the west of Flagstone IGA is described as "...located to some years yet, it was considered suitable which indicates that the "...area could the Mount Lindesay Highway, and linked by the west and south west of the Flagstone for inclusion in the UDA because: accommodate an enterprise precinct with Urban Footprint...Greater Flagstone, in office, commercial, warehouse, retail services road to Jimboomba in the east and north to È The land is relatively unconstrained conjunction with the Flagstone Development and low impact industrial uses." Park Ridge and Browns Plains. and physically suitable for urban Area, could accommodate a major centre for development. Medium and heavy industries to serve growth Greater Flagstone UDA is situated within residential, employment,