Gold Coast City Plan Updates Come Into Effect

Gold Coast City Plan Version 6 commenced in late September, incorporating Major Update 1 & 1B and Minor and Administrative Update 5.

Updates to the City Plan include revised flood overlay mapping, a new delineation for sites where housing on lots less than 400m2 will be permissible, and refinements to residential density provisions and subdivision requirements within the ‘Low density’ residential zone.

The updated flood mapping incorporates projected increases in sea level of 0.8m above present day levels by 2,100, 10 per cent storm tide intensity and 10 per cent rainfall intensity.

In a submission to the consultation on these City Plan updates, the Property Council supported most of the proposed changes, but called for further consultation with affected landowners on the assumptions underpinning the proposed changes to flood overlay mapping.

Further information on the City Plan updates is available from Council’s Planning and Development Hub website.