Proposed Planning Scheme Amendment

Overview

Current Status of Major Amendment No. 2 to the Western Downs Planning Scheme 2017

Council is committed to ensuring that the Planning Scheme meets and responds to current and emerging community needs and changes in legislation.  The purpose of the proposed Major Amendment No. 2 is to ensure future land use and development is adequately facilitated while being appropriately located and designed to support the growth, prosperity and health of the people and environment of the Western Downs Region during the balance of the planning period of the planning scheme.

As part of the Planning Act 2016 in Queensland, the Minister's guidelines and rules set out the process for making and amending local government planning instruments like the Western Downs Planning Scheme 2017. The amendment process takes time (about 12 to 24 months, depending on the size of the amendment) as it involves research, consultation and review from Council and the Queensland Government. For further information on the planning scheme amendment process in Queensland, please visit Queensland Government - Planning Framework. 

Please be advised that the consultation period in which submissions could be lodged for proposed Major Amendment No. 2 concluded at 5pm on 3 September 2024. Thank you to the members of the community who have taken the time to lodge submissions on Proposed Major Amendment No. 2 during this period.  

Council is currently considering the submissions received during the consultation period and will decide whether to make any changes to Proposed Major Amendment No. 2.  At the conclusion of the submission review period, Council will prepare a Consultation Report which will provide a summary of all matters raised in the properly made submissions and any additional changes proposed as a result of the submissions. The report will be made  available to the public on Council's website once it has been completed. 

In the interim, the Proposed Major Amendment No. 2 and supporting information will remain accessible on Council's website and will also be available at Council's customers service centres.    

The proposed Major Amendment No. 2 to the Western Downs Planning Scheme 2017.

Proposed Major Amendment No. 2

• Click here(PDF, 9MB) to download a copy of the marked-up Western Downs Planning Scheme 2017 illustrating proposed Major Amendment No. 2, excluding mapping which is downloadable separately below.
• Click here(PDF, 349KB) to download a register of amendments, to assist you in navigating the part of the planning scheme impacted by the amendments.
• Click here(PDF, 434KB) to download a register of the mapping amendments illustrating properties impacted by changes in Zoning as a result of the amendment.

Proposed Maps

Click the links below to download the proposed new mapping to be used for Schedule 2 of the Western Downs Planning Scheme 2017 as proposed by Major Amendment No. 2.

Note: Changes are not proposed to the Local Government Infrastructure Plan (LGIP) mapping as part of Major Amendment No. 2. A separate plan-making process is required to amend an LGIP.

Fact Sheets

The following factsheets may assist you in understanding key aspects of the proposed Major Amendment No. 2 and its effect:

• What is a planning scheme and how do I read a planning scheme(PDF, 1MB)
• Summary of key proposed changes(PDF, 952KB)