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planning program · 2 meetings

New Planning Scheme Program

1 decisions2 topicsUpdated 17 March 2026

Context

  • Tracked aliases include New Planning Scheme Program.

Mentions

  • Major city planning program updated at the meeting.
  • Central citywide planning reform program discussed and progressed.
  • Shapes future zoning and neighbourhood planning across several growth areas and established suburbs.
  • Will influence land use, density, urban form and infrastructure planning across multiple suburbs.
  • The new planning scheme will affect future development rules citywide, and the briefing process signals continued work before it is finalised.

Decisions

New Planning Scheme Program updated

Council noted progress on the New Planning Scheme Program and Local Growth Management Strategy, and endorsed the transition of several station neighbourhoods and local plan areas into the new planning scheme, including Broadbeach, Burleigh Heads, Coolangatta, Kirra, Nobby Beach, Palm Beach and Surfers Paradise. Priority local area planning projects were also identified for future consideration.

Shapes future zoning and neighbourhood planning across several growth areas and established suburbs.

Topics

New Planning Scheme Program and Local Growth Management Strategy

The committee endorsed integrating several neighbourhood frameworks and local plans into the new planning scheme, while also prioritising future local area/neighbourhood planning projects.

Will influence land use, density, urban form and infrastructure planning across multiple suburbs.

New Planning Scheme Program update

The committee noted progress on the new Planning Scheme Program and called for the Executive General Manager to liaise with the Queensland State Planner to organise briefings for state officers, Gold Coast Members of Parliament and divisional councillors, with an update to return to the committee.

The new planning scheme will affect future development rules citywide, and the briefing process signals continued work before it is finalised.

Meetings

Planning & Regulation (P&R) - 17 March 2026

Council adopted planning scheme and natural hazards policy updates, made a temporary planning instrument for the Guragunbah floodplain, responded to two petitions, and decided several development applications including one refusal and two approvals.

Planning & Regulation (P&R) - 24 February 2026

The committee advanced major planning matters including approval of a large Palm Beach development, endorsement of the Local Growth Management Strategy, and a decision to stop the separate Designing for Flood amendment and fold it into the new planning scheme.