Brisbane City Council has commenced the process to introduce a new City Plan to replace the previous City Plan 2000. The City Plan has been approved by Council. I did not support City Plan for a range of reasons as outlined below:
– the existing Stephens Local Plan has been abolished;
– the suburbs of Yeronga, Yeerongpilly, Annerley, Fairfield and Rocklea have been merged with Moorooka, Sailsbury and Tarragindi to form a major new area which has been zoned for future growth – this means the Lord Mayor is proposing higher density in future;
– the suburbs of Sherwood, Graceville, Chelmer, Tennyson and Corinda have been retrospectively classified into a planned growth node;
urgent drainage works for Yeronga, Fairfield and Graceville, identified as being inadequate by Council a decade ago, are still 20 years away from being built;
– bikeways already rejected by the community in Corinda are back on the agenda;
– urgently needed bikeways along Sherwood Road are 20 years away;
– the Venner Road truck bypass, promised by the Lord Mayor and I, has been ignored altogether;
– backflow valves for Graceville, Tennyson, Fairfield and Yeronga (for 2016 and beyond) have been ignored altogether;
– small lot blocks between 180sqm and 300sqm in LR (ResA) and LMR (ResB) areas within walking distance of local shops;
– abolishing residents right to know and object to developments, particularly demolition of character homes built prior to 1946;
– reduction in car parking for multi-unit dwellings; and
– new development on known flooding hotspots.
To read a copy of Cr Johnston’s submission please click here.
Click here to view the new City Plan on the Brisbane City Council website.
Tennyson Ward Briefings – Hosted by Councillor Nicole Johnston
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Yeronga Services Club, Cnr Fairfield Rd and Kadumba St, Yeronga
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Junction Park State School Hall, Waldheim St, Annerley
Thursday, 2 May 2013, 5.30pm – 7.30pm
St Matthew’s Church Hall, Cnr Sherwood and Oxley Rds, Sherwood
Saturday, 4 May 2013, 5.30pm – 7.30pm
St David’s Church Hall, Chelmer St East, Chelmer
Brisbane City Council is now holding information sessions for the New Draft City Plan. Council staff will be at information kiosks at a number of locations across Brisbane to assist with navigating through the draft plan. Click here for location details. In conjunction with these kiosks, eight ‘Talk to a Planner’ sessions will be held providing an opportunity to talk directly with a Council planner, ask questions and obtain further information about the draft plan.
The formal notification period has now closed and the plan has gone to the Queensland Government’s Second State Interest Check. I will notify you when the revised City Plan is sent to Council for final approval.
Media
Media Yards shrink in City Plan
Newsletters
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Petition
Click here to download the petition to object to the City Plan growth zone.
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