Planning Schemes

1. Overview

Build and Develop Bulletin Button On 6 October 2015, Gladstone Regional Council adopted the Gladstone Regional Planning Scheme (which commenced on 12 October 2015). The Regional planning scheme replaces the previous planning schemes for Gladstone City, Calliope Shire and Miriam Vale Shires, providing a consolidated planning document for all planning and development across the region.

However, within the Gladstone Regional Council area, development may also be managed by the Gladstone Ports Corporation and/or the Coordinator-General. This is due to the Gladstone Ports Corporation managing land use on Strategic Port Land and the Coordinator-General managing land use within the State Development Area.

In addition, Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) have the ability to declare Priority Development Areas (PDAs). Currently two development areas existing within the Gladstone Region including:

  • Hillclose Estate, Clinton; and
  • Tannum Blue, Tannum Sands

2. Gladstone Regional Council Planning Scheme

Version 2 (Major Amendment 1 and Alignment Amendment under the Planning Act 2016) commenced on Monday 3 July 2017.

News

Notice is given under the Planning Act 2016 that on January 21, 2025, Gladstone Regional Council adopted Temporary Local Planning Instrument 01/2024 Operational Work in Biodiversity Overlay.

The temporary local planning instrument (TLPI) will take effect on January 24, 2025, and cease to have effect on January 21, 2027, unless repealed sooner.

The purpose and general effect of the TLPI is to:

  1. Provide clear direction on the regulation and trigger for vegetation clearing under the Biodiversity Overlay Code Tables of Assessment, and
  2. appropriately define Vegetation Clearing and Exempt Vegetation Clearing in Schedule 1 Definitions.

The TLPI will apply to existing mapped areas under the Biodiversity Overlay as identified in Schedule 2 of the Gladstone Regional Council Planning Scheme Version 2, which are located in the Gladstone Regional Council local government area. The TLPI will affect the operation of the Gladstone Regional Council Planning Scheme Version 2, specifically Table 5.10.1 and Schedule 1 Definitions. Where any inconsistency arises with the Planning Scheme, the TLPI shall prevail.

View the TLPI document(PDF, 134KB)

Planning Scheme Review

Stay updated on the Gladstone Region Planning Scheme Review

3. Local Government Infrastructure Plan

Adopted Infrastructure Charges

Adopted infrastructure charge resolution (no.1) - 2015 - amendment no. 3(PDF, 1016KB)
Has effect on and from Wednesday 4 June 2025

Adopted infrastructure charge resolution (no.1) - 2015 - amendment no. 2(PDF, 188KB)
Applies to development applications lodged on or after Wednesday 8 March 2017

Adopted infrastructure charges resolution (no.1) - 2015 - amendment no. 1(PDF, 373KB)
Applies to development applications lodged on or after Wednesday 21 December 2016

Maps - The maps below apply to the above amendments

Adopted infrastructure charge resolution (no. 1) - 2014(PDF, 373KB)
Applies to development applications lodged before Wednesday 4 November 2015

Maps

Former Calliope Shire Local Government Area

4. Superseded Planning Schemes

On 12 October 2015 the planning schemes for the former Gladstone City Council, Calliope Shire Council and Miriam Vale Shire Council were superseded by the Gladstone Regional planning scheme.

Calliope Shire Planning Scheme 2007

Calliope Shire Planning Scheme

The Gladstone Plan 2006

Gladstone Planning Scheme

5. Gladstone Ports Corporation Land Use Plan

Gladstone Ports Corporation land use plan

6. Queensland Government Development Areas

Gladstone State Development Area

Callide Infrastructure Corridor State Development Area

Stanwell-Gladstone Infrastructure Corridor State Development Area

Note: Coordinator-General forms part of the Department of Employment Economic Development & Innovation.

Hillclose Estate, Clinton

Tannum Blue, Tannum Sands

Note: Economic Development Queensland forms part of the Department of Infrastructure, Local Government, and Planning.