Briefing for the FNQROC Planners Group Draft North Queensland Regional Plan (NQRP) Brett Nancarrow – 22 November 2019
Presentation overview New generation regional plans – what they are, what they look like and their role Delivering regional plans Communication and engagement approach Overview of the draft NQ regional plan
What are new generation regional plans? Long-term (25+ year outlook) strategic land use plans Sets a clear regional vision Address existing or emerging regional issues Inform land use planning and decision making Guide infrastructure prioritisation and investment Prepared in collaboration with local governments, state agencies, key stakeholders groups and the wider community More heavily geared toward implementation & delivery Ongoing regional ownership
What regional plans won’t do… Duplicate other planning tools, legislation, state-wide policies Attempt to comprehensively deal with all planning issues in the region (e.g. education, health) Address local issues (only strategic regional issues) Commit specific spending or project (infrastructure) delivery – there are other tools and processes for this Duplicate another region’s plan – each regional plan is to deal with the specific region’s issues, but in the same policy context (as relevant)
Role of regional plans Planning context: • Community needs and values • Local, state and commonwealth government responsibilities • Other drivers (megatrends, demographics, other strategies) Economy Community Environment • Plan making Regional Planning Interests Act and Regulation State Planning Policy Development • Development requirements Planning Act and Regulation requirements Regional Plans Local Regulatory State planning provisions Development in the Assessment instruments Regulation Provisions Development assessment Development delivery
Role of regional plans cont.
Delivering regional plans Implementation actions Measures that matter
Communication and engagement approach Targeted stakeholder engagement Community engagement on draft plan Regional Planning Committee (RPC) Statutory public consultation (30-60 days) Regional Economic Development Advisory Committees State Agency Working Group Local Government Working Group Industry, Community and Environment Working Group Traditional Owners
The Draft NQ Regional Plan • The only region in Queensland not currently represented by a regional plan • Local government areas of: o Burdekin o Charters Towers o Hinchinbrook o Palm Island o Townsville • Heavily focused on regional economic development – linking land use planning, infrastructure and economic initiatives
Draft NQ Regional Plan structure
Policy highlights Economy & environment • Directing future agricultural expansion to the upper-Burdekin catchment. • Establishing go-zones for renewable energy developments (and deterring them from establishing on GQAL). • Transitioning the Townsville CBD into a future health & knowledge precinct and linking this with the existing hospital/JCU precinct. • Supports eco / adventure / cultural tourism uses establishing in existing conservation areas • Nominates strategic environmental areas for protection and directs rehabilitation/offsets to key locations within a regional biodiversity network
Policy highlights Urban growth & infrastructure • Introduces assessment benchmarks to better manage urban sprawl for Townsville • Supports greater consolidation of, and increased housing diversity in, regional centres • Strengthened focus on creating liveable communities • Neighbourhood planning • Connected settlement patterns • Tropical urbanism • Strengthens protections for key infrastructure corridors, including for defence, freight and stock networks • Flags future infrastructure upgrades based on new economic opportunities (e.g. new Woodstock industrial precinct)
Delivering the plan • Implementation actions • Measures that matter
Public consultation overview • 60 business day consultation period – 30 August until 22 November 2019 • Numerous government, industry and stakeholder sessions • Consultation events held in each LGA • Drop-in sessions and information stands • Talk to a planner sessions Post: • Submissions via: Draft NQRP Feedback • www.qld.gov.au/planNQ DSDMIP PO Box 5666 • planNQ@dsdmip.qld.gov.au Townsville QLD 4810
Next steps • Ongoing consultation and stakeholder engagement • Consideration of submissions and update of plan (as required) • Release of the final regional plan expected early 2020
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