Planning Scheme Amendment – Package A – Flood Hazard Overlay
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Rockhampton Regional Council is updating our Regional Planning Scheme
Council has proposed a Major Amendment to the Rockhampton Region Planning Scheme and is currently inviting residents to have their say.
The Major Amendment brings improvements to the planning scheme by streamlining the development assessment process for land subdivisions partially affected by flooding.
Council is proposing to lower the assessment requirements to ensure the subdivision of land (residential, industrial or commercial) can move forward smoothly without unnecessary restrictions due to the impact of the flood hazard overlay mapping.
It is important to note, the proposed changes will not result in additional development in flood hazard areas and will not increase the flood risk to the community. The proposed changes are intended to improve the regulatory efficiency of the planning scheme and strengthens the assessment benchmarks in the flood hazard overlay code to ensure:
additional lots are not created in a flood hazard area;
additional lots have safe trafficable access which is not impacted by a defined flood event; and
reconfiguring a lot does not increase the severity of, or introduce, flood hazards to surrounding properties.
This change will ensure the planning scheme provides a robust and effective risk-based approach to management of development subject to the flood hazard overlay.
Have your say
Council is seeking community feedback on the proposed changes to the Planning Scheme from Monday 17 June 2024 to Monday 15 July 2024.
Rockhampton Regional Council is updating our Regional Planning Scheme
Council has proposed a Major Amendment to the Rockhampton Region Planning Scheme and is currently inviting residents to have their say.
The Major Amendment brings improvements to the planning scheme by streamlining the development assessment process for land subdivisions partially affected by flooding.
Council is proposing to lower the assessment requirements to ensure the subdivision of land (residential, industrial or commercial) can move forward smoothly without unnecessary restrictions due to the impact of the flood hazard overlay mapping.
It is important to note, the proposed changes will not result in additional development in flood hazard areas and will not increase the flood risk to the community. The proposed changes are intended to improve the regulatory efficiency of the planning scheme and strengthens the assessment benchmarks in the flood hazard overlay code to ensure:
additional lots are not created in a flood hazard area;
additional lots have safe trafficable access which is not impacted by a defined flood event; and
reconfiguring a lot does not increase the severity of, or introduce, flood hazards to surrounding properties.
This change will ensure the planning scheme provides a robust and effective risk-based approach to management of development subject to the flood hazard overlay.
Have your say
Council is seeking community feedback on the proposed changes to the Planning Scheme from Monday 17 June 2024 to Monday 15 July 2024.
