The proposed draft planning scheme has been received state interest review approval and is open for public consultation between 15 May and 16 July 2023.

Council released a selection of draft planning scheme policies and development codes for the proposed new planning scheme before the formal consultation period to provide you with as much time as possible to review the documents.

The existing planning scheme policies and development codes have been comprehensively reviewed and restructured, with additional codes including Landscaping, Transport and Parking codes now included to complement existing provisions and complete the proposed new planning scheme as a contemporary regulatory instrument.

These documents will help you understand some of the more technical components of the proposed scheme and assist you to collate your comments to submit in the public consultation phase. These documents will continue to evolve as the planning scheme progresses and are subject to change.

Please note that submissions received outside of the formal public notification phase will not constitute a properly made submission.

To stay up to date on the project including future consultation, sign up for project updates on the New Ipswich Planning Scheme Shape Your Ipswich webpage.