road · 2 meetings
New England Highway
Mentions
- Road frontage for the Geham development application.
- Address corridor for the Geham intensive horticulture development.
- Supports future road funding advocacy and planning for congestion and safety improvements in those growth areas.
- Affects how the approved blueberry farm can proceed, including staging, timing and responsibility for nearby infrastructure impacts.
- Affects development timing, roadworks and construction obligations for a rural farming project and nearby roads.
Decisions
Road development concepts funded for advocacy work
Council approved funding for preliminary business cases and concept work for road network improvements around Wellcamp State School and around Wirth Road, Toowoomba Speedway and the Warrego Highway junction.
Supports future road funding advocacy and planning for congestion and safety improvements in those growth areas.
Geham blueberry farm change application partly approved
Council approved in part and refused in part changes to MCUC/2023/4579/C for an intensive horticulture development at 9203 New England Highway, Geham. Approved changes included staged delivery, a new condition making fencing or neighbouring infrastructure changes the proponent's cost, and a requirement that Stage 2 be completed before 18 September 2027.
Affects how the approved blueberry farm can proceed, including staging, timing and responsibility for nearby infrastructure impacts.
Topics
Blueberry farm change application in Geham partly approved
Council approved part of a change application for an intensive horticulture development at 9203 New England Highway, Geham, allowing staging changes but refusing requests to delay road, parking and sealing conditions.
Affects development timing, roadworks and construction obligations for a rural farming project and nearby roads.