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Friday, December 13, 2019

Mackay Region Planning Scheme 2017 – adoption and gazettal of consolidated version 3.0


We are pleased to inform you that Version 3.0 of the Mackay Region Planning Scheme 2017 has been adopted by Council and is now gazetted.
 
Version 3.0 of the planning scheme is available here and will formally commence on Monday, February 3, 2020.
 
The new version of the planning scheme incorporates the following two amendments:
  • Major amendment 1 – Self-contained RV Grounds
    • The purpose of Major amendment 1 is to provide opportunities for small-scale self-contained recreational vehicle grounds to establish in appropriate locations as new facilities or within existing tourist parks; and
  • Administrative amendment 6
    • The purpose of Administrative amendment 6 is to support Major amendment 1, separate the Planning Scheme Policies from the planning scheme, and update the cadastre on the planning scheme maps
 
Further information about these amendments, is available via the above links. New supporting planning scheme user guides relating to Self-contained RV Grounds will be made available before version 3.0 commences.
 

Planning Scheme Policies (PSP) administrative amendment 1 and review


The PSP administrative amendment 1, which applies standard formatting across all PSPs without changing the policy intent of each PSP, has been adopted by Council and is now gazetted. (Click here to view the amendment) These PSPs will formally commence as version 1.0 on Monday, February 3, 2020. From the commencement date, PSPs will sit as stand-alone PDFs on Council’s website in the planning scheme section.
 
In addition, council has commenced a review of the following PSPs:
  • Water supply and sewerage design PSPs (to be replaced by CTM code)
  • Stormwater drainage design PSP
  • Landscape design PSP
  • Open Space PSP
  • Bushfire Protection PSP.
This review will be on-going with the view of undertaking amendments in accordance with the Minister’s Guidelines and Rules amendment process, including public consultation, in the second half of 2020.
 
If you have any questions about the recently adopted / gazetted amendments or about the PSP review, please contact council’s Strategic Planning Program on 1300 622 529 or email strategic.planning@mackay.qld.gov.au.
For more information about any of the above events visit www.mackay.qld.gov.au/planning
or contact Mackay Regional Council
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