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Toowoomba council hears 9 submissions on Greenwattle wellness community
Toowoomba Regional Council considered Application No. MCUI/2022/668 for 255-271 Greenwattle Street, Cranley, on 17 March, after public notification drew nine submissions, including eight properly made objections and one submission with 74 additional signatories.
Toowoomba Regional Council considered a major planning application for 255-271 Greenwattle Street, Cranley, at its ordinary meeting on 17 March, after public notification drew nine submissions. Eight were properly made objections, and one properly made submission included 74 additional signatories.
The application, MCUI/2022/668, seeks preliminary approval for a material change of use for the Greenwattle Wellness Community. The list of proposed uses in the minutes includes residential care, a retirement facility, multiple dwelling, dual occupancy, dwelling house, shop, office, child care centre, food and drink outlet, health care services, indoor sport and recreation and park.
It also includes a variation request to the Toowoomba Regional Planning Scheme 2012.
The officer recommendation was that council approve the application, subject to conditions. The minutes identify the site as 255-271 Greenwattle Street, Cranley QLD 4350.
The extract does not set out the full list of conditions. It does record that the proposal includes a variation to the planning scheme.
The Greenwattle item was considered at the same meeting where council granted Christopher Burton the Keys to the City and received the Monthly Financial Performance Statement for the period ending 28 February 2026.
For residents around Greenwattle Street, the proposal would allow a mixed-use development that combines housing, care services, retail, office space and recreation on one site. The minutes do not give the number of dwellings, the building scale or any traffic or access detail.
The submission count shows the level of local interest in the proposal. Eight properly made objections, plus 74 additional signatories on one submission, put the Greenwattle application among the most contested items in the meeting extract.
If council adopts the officer recommendation, the application would proceed under conditions after the meeting. The extract records the matter as before council on 17 March 2026.
Reference minutes
Toowoomba Regional Council Ordinary Meeting of Council - 17 March 2026 minutes.
Key facts from the minutes
- Council considered application MCUI/2022/668 for 255-271 Greenwattle Street, Cranley.
- The proposal is for a mixed-use wellness community with residential care, retirement, multiple dwelling and other uses.
- Public notification received nine submissions.
- Eight submissions were properly made objections.
- One properly made submission included 74 additional signatories.
- The officer recommendation was to approve the application, subject to conditions.
- The application includes a variation request to the Toowoomba Regional Planning Scheme 2012.
Why it matters
- The Greenwattle proposal could change land use, housing mix and service demand at 255-271 Greenwattle Street if it is approved.