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he Planning and Development

Department has a strong focus on

facilitating good quality

development outcomes for the City of

Ipswich and is proud to have received

strong recognition from the SEQ Council

of Mayors for current and emerging

development assessment activities.

We are committed to ‘leading the way’ in

best practice within South East

Queensland, and the department is

continuing to implement a range of

business improvement initiatives in line

with Council’s commitment to Planning

Reform.

With this in mind, the Planning and

Development Department has developed

a ‘Customer Service Charter’ which

outlines our vision, values and

commitments to the City of Ipswich.

It provides information on the services we

provide as well as up and coming

development assessment initiatives.

The ‘Customer Service Charter’ can be

found on the Planning and Development

website (www.ipswichplanning.com.au)

on the ‘Planning Documents’ page.

As always, we value your feedback and

are always looking for opportunities to

improve the way we deliver services and

products to our customers. If you have

any feedback, please contact us via email

plandev@ipswich.qld.gov.au or phone

1300 IPSWICH (1300 477 942).

014 has certainly been a very busy

year, with development activity

ramping up as we head towards

the Christmas period. Again it is pleasing

to see the depth and breadth of

development activity featured

throughout this newsletter and

particularly the employment created

through the new commercial and

industrial developments featured on

page 2.

A number of planning scheme

amendments and development business

improvement initiatives have been

implemented by the Planning and

Development Department throughout

the year. The recent adoption of a

“Customer Service Charter” is another

important initiative within our overall

focus on facilitating good quality

development outcomes for our City.

Thank you to all the people and

companies who have invested in our city

and helped make Ipswich the city it is

today. I would also like to take this

opportunity to wish all our partners in

the development industry all the best for

the festive season and I look forward to

an active and prosperous year ahead and

working with you in 2015.

Regards

Mayor Paul Pisasale

City of Ipswich

ur 19th edition of “Planning

and Development Update”

provides a wrap up of the year

in review as well as updates on a range of

new initiatives including:-

the Planning and Development

Department’s Customer Service

Charter;

a new Implementation Guideline that

deals with adaptive reuse of properties

with existing lawful use rights;

a new Building Implementation

Guideline for shipping containers; and

changes to the provisions applying to

auxiliary units.

This edition also show cases the winners

of our recent annual Awards for

Excellence in Heritage Conservation,

Design and the Environment. It was a

pleasure to have Judge Michael

Rackemann as the Guest Presenter for

the Awards.

The achievements of a number of

Planning and Development Department

staff are also recognised. They include

Ben Walker and Cassie Craddock who

both recently graduated with

Environmental Masters Degrees, Peter

Harbeck and Marilyn Scott acknowledged

for 20 years service to Council and the

Community, Jane Kilgour, Adrian Bulley,

Iain Hardy, Tim Foote and Jayden Cave

for their service to the development

industry at Council’s annual Service

Excellence Awards.

On a sad note it is with regret that we

accepted Mark Herringe’s resignation

owing to ill health. Mark has been one of

the Principal Strategic Planners over 27

years for the Moreton and Ipswich

Councils. Mark leaves a wonderful legacy

for the future, particularly in his work on

the Springfield development and

infrastructure planning.

Councillor Paul Tully

Chairperson - Planning and

Development Committee

wide range and diversity of

development applications has

been processed since the last

Newsletter.

Further information regarding these

applications can be accessed via

Council’s website and following the links

to PD Online.

When prompted, insert the application

reference number which appears below

(eg DA 1234/10).

Service/Trade Use (Warehouse) at

42 Brisbane Road, Bundamba

(DA 764/14)

Indoor Recreation (Gym) at 17

Mining Street, Bundamba

(DA 2255/14)

Service/Trade Use (Warehouse) at

57 Keith Street, Bundamba

(DA 2497/14)

Business Use (Professional Office) at

31 Brisbane Road, Ebbw Vale

(DA 972/14)

One (1) into six (6) lots at 19

McEwan Street, Riverview

(DA 5621/13)

Amendment to Area Development

Plan, Material Change of Use for

Local Shops, Child Care Centre, Retail

Warehouse, Garden centre and

Multiple Advertising Devices at 1

Springfield Lakes Boulevard,

Springfield Lakes (DA 4859/13)

Area Development Plan (Restaurant)

at 24 Commercial Drive, Springfield

(DA 3776/14)

Temporary Sales Office & Multiple

Advertising Devices at 44 Columbia

Drive, Bellbird Park (DA 5646/14)

Amendments to Springfield Town

Centre Concept Plan & MADP 6B at

Augusta Parkway, Augustine Heights

(DA 1346/12)

Service/ Trades Use (Warehouse) at

112 Monash Road, Redbank

(DA 3073/14)

Extension to General Industry

(Outdoor Storage) at 27 General

MacArthur Place, Redbank

(DA 3467/14)

Preliminary Approval to affect the

Planning Scheme—Development in

accordance with the Regional Business

and Industry Zone, the Regional

Business and Industry Buffer Zone and

the Recreation Zone. Four (4) lots into

eighteen (18) lots and two (2) balance

allotments plus drainage reserve, two

(2) easements for access purposes

plus new roads. Major Utility

(Sewerage Treatment Plant) at 3261

Cunningham Highway, Willowbank

(DA 1469/13)

Shopping Centre & Reciprocal Access

Easements at 3 John Street, Rosewood

(DA 5345/13)

Business Use at 260 Brisbane Street,

West Ipswich (DA 5525/13)

General Industry (Truck Depot) at

809 Ipswich Boonah Road, Purga

(DA 1461/14)

Business Use – Café at 61 Roderick

Street, Ipswich (DA 3100/14)

Business Use – Veterinary Clinic at

339 Brisbane Street, West Ipswich

(DA 3643/14)

Business Use - Extension to Restaurant

at 164 Brisbane Street, Ipswich

(DA 4365/14)

Special Industry – Extension to an

existing Special Industry Use at 117

Toongarra Road, Wulkuraka

(DA 5253/14)

One (1) Lot into Four (4) Lots at

1 Noblevale Way, Swanbank

(DA 6096/13)

Shopping Centre at 144 Grampian Drive,

Deebing Heights (DA 24/13)

Area Development Plan – Sanctuary

Stages 1 - 8 (218 lots) at Grande

Avenue, Springfield Lakes

(DA 289/14)

Area Development Plan (22 lots) at

Crest Ridge Parade, Brookwater

(DA 2830/14)

One (1) lot into one hundred and

sixty eight (168) lots plus earthworks

and clearing vegetation under the

Planning Scheme Lot at Ventura

Way, Bellbird Park (DA 1139/14)

One (1) lot into nineteen (19) lots

plus a balance lot at 82 Keidges

Road, Augustine Heights

(DA 5041/14)

One (1) lot into two (2) lots and Dual

Occupancy at 5 McGill Street,

Raceview (DA 2512/14/CA)

Display Village (25 dwellings) and

Temporary Sales Office at Pisasale

Drive, Deebing Heights (DA 3741/14)

Multiple Residential

(114 Townhouses) at 82 Cascade

Street, Raceview (DA 5660/13)

Multiple Residential – 1 additional unit

at 47 Gladstone Road, Sadliers

Crossing (DA 4357/14)

One (1) lot into twenty (20) lots at

Pisasale Drive, Deebing Heights

(DA 4055/13)

One (1) lot into eighteen (18) lots at

123 Workshops Street, Brassall

(DA 1561/14)

Three (3) lots into five (5) lots at 1011

Old Toowoomba Road, Leichhardt

(DA 3957/14)

Three (3) lots into six (6) lots at Pisasale

Drive, Deebing Heights

(DA 5353/14)

Extension to Child Care Centre at 7

Leonard Street, Yamanto

(DA 2620/14)

Child Care Centre at 51 Barry

Alexander Drive, Springfield Central

(DA 4645/14)

On 11 November 2014, Council

resolved to adopt Implementation

Guideline No.33 – Continued Use and

Adaptive Reuse of Properties with

Historic Lawful Use Rights. This new

guideline, which came into force and

effect from 21 November 2014, is

primarily intended to promote

sympathetic developments that focus

on the adaptive reuse of properties

with historic lawful use rights including

those identified in Council’s Non-

Conforming and Fettered Use Registers.

The guideline helps to determine if a

property has or may have historic use

rights, when an existing use can

continue to operate on a property with

historic lawful use rights and provides a

practical interpretation of when an

adaptive reuse of a property (changed

use) can commence without requiring a

Material Change of Use approval.

The adaptive reuse of properties

identified within Council’s

Non-Conforming and Fettered Use

Registers or otherwise lawfully

established is supported by the

guideline where the previous use has

not been abandoned and the adaptive

reuse does not result in a material

increase in the intensity or scale of the

use of the premises. The guideline

identifies that in some instances, the

adaptive reuse may not be a like for like

use of the property, however it will not

require a Material Change of Use

approval on the basis that it will not

materially increase the scale or

intensity of the use and it will not

adversely or further affect the amenity

of the nearby area.

In determining whether a use is a

suitable adaptive reuse of a property,

the Implementation Guideline requires

the applicant to ensure that the use does

not adversely or further affect the

amenity of the nearby area having regard

to:

Hours of Operation The changed use maintains the same or

reduced hours of operation as the

existing lawfully established use and the

hours alone of the changed use will not

adversely affect the amenity of the

nearby area.

Traffic The changed use maintains the same or a

reduced volume of traffic than that which

is generated by the existing lawfully

established use.

Car Parking The changed use does not generate or

significantly exacerbate a parking

problem in the local area.

Noise The changed use does not generate

additional noise, as detected from the

property boundaries, than that which is

generated by the existing lawfully

established use.

Odour The changed use does not

generate additional odours, as

detected from the property

boundaries, than that which is

generated by the existing lawfully

established use.

Visual Pollution The changed use does not generate

additional visual pollution, as viewed from

the property boundaries, than that which is

generated by the existing lawfully

established use.

Where there is uncertainty about a

changed use that is proposed to operate on

a property with historic lawful use rights,

landowners or applicants are encouraged

to engage early with Council officers to

identify whether the use is a suitable

adaptive reuse of the property and to

discuss any possible issues with the

proposal.

For further information regarding the

guideline, please contact Council’s Planning

and Development Department,

Development Planning Branch on

(07) 3810 6666 or by sending an email to

development@ipswich.qld.gov.au

This year has continued to be very busy

for the Development Planning Branch

with development applications and

construction activity increasing right

across the City. There have been a

number of new and significant projects

come out of the ground in 2014 and

they present a wealth of employment,

investment and residential

opportunities for the future.

2014 has also been extremely busy for

Development Planning staff that have

continued to introduce new initiatives

to improve project delivery and

efficiency. Of particular note, the

Branch has introduced:

a) a new fastrack process for signing

plans of subdivision;

b) planning scheme property

information reports;

c) a revised format for development

approval conditions; and

d) a Customer Service Charter.

2014 also has proved to be eventful for

the Branch in implementing the

amended Planning Scheme provisions

and the introduction of Adopted

Infrastructure Charges following a

range of legislative amendments

relating to infrastructure charging mid

year.

The year ahead promises to be very

exciting with a host of new major projects

in the pipeline along with the State

Government’s new Planning and

Development legislation expected to be

implemented mid next year.

The Development Planning Branch would

like to wish our developers and consultants

a safe and merry Christmas and we look

forward to working with you again in 2015.

nce again, it was another busy

year for the Engineering and

Environment Branch (E &E)

with team members involved with all

things development from Carole Park to

Calvert and Pine Mountain to Peak

Crossing. With it being only a matter of

weeks until Christmas, we thought that

there is no better opportunity to reflect

on some of the year’s achievements and let

you in on the “Goings-On” of the E&E

Branch in 2014.

This year has seen 2 (two) of our EPIC

(Environment) Team members

completing post-graduate Masters

Degrees. Ben Walker completed a

Master of Environmental Management

(Conservation & Natural Resource

Management) through the University of

Queensland and Cassie Craddock

obtained a Master of Environment

(Environmental Protection) through

Griffith University.

Congratulations to both of you on your

dedication and commitment to higher

education, it certainly deepens the

knowledge base of the team and we look

forward to reading your Ph.D. Thesis in

the coming years.

E&E Branch is committed to business

improvement and to the right lists just

a few initiatives hat have been

implemented in the last year…hopefully

you have noticed the difference!

Review of Standard Conditions for

RAL, MCU and Operational Works

Updated Tabular Format for all new

Decision Notices

Expansion of Ipswichplanning.com.au

to include more information for easy

access for consultants and developers.

The E&E Branch is also excited to

announce that they have partnered up

with the Institute of Engineers Australia

in the Professional Development

Program (PDP).

The PDP will provide an avenue for our

young (and not so young!) Engineers within

the branch to achieve Chartered Status and

then hopefully RPEQ.

For more information visit:

engineersaustralia.org.au

This year seen some really significant

developments occurring in the city.

The staff from E&E Branch have been

involved with the assessment and

construction of the following

developments - just to name a few:

Redbank Motorway Estate – DB

Schenker, Northline and TNT

Express.

Ripley Valley – Ecco Ripley,

Providence and Sovereign Pocket.

Springfield – GE Building, Orion

Stages 2&3, Mater Hospital, Robelle

Domain Stage 2.

How does an Engineer crack up a

shipping container-sized boulder? We

generally would tell a joke….but if that

fails (we doubt it would!) you could

always read the July Edition of the

Planning and Development Update

where we published an article about

chemical rock breaking at Redbank

Plains. The story highlighted innovation

in the construction industry and how an

innovative solution may be beneficial in

productivity, cost saving and improved

community well-being. If you have

examples of where an innovative

solution or “Out of the Box” thinking

was used on development construction,

we would love to hear from you and

possibly include it in a future edition of

the Planning and Development update.

Please send information to the Council

officer overseeing the development.

3 (three) new Bunnings – West

Ipswich, Bundamba and Springfield

As of 1 July this year all new

applications for water and sewerage

connections have to be lodged with

Queensland Urban Utilities instead of

local Councils. This means that Council

will no longer assess sewerage and

water infrastructure associated with

new development proposals. However,

any applications lodged before 1 July

2014 will continue to be assessed by

Council. Queensland Urban Utilities has

consulted with development industry

groups to ensure a smooth transition to

the new water approvals process.

For further information, please visit

Urban Utilities

It has been a pleasure working with you

in 2014; we hope you have a Merry

Christmas and a Happy New Year. Have

a great break, stay safe and look

forward to another busy and

productive year in 2015.

number of milestones

occurred throughout 2014 as

part of the Queensland

Government’s ‘Ten Point Action Plan’ in

response to the inquiry into the

operation and performance of the

Queensland Building Services Authority

(QBSA). The Action Plan was developed

to reform the Building and Construction

Industry by reducing red tape,

unnecessary regulation, the cost to the

consumer, and improve efficiency,

effectiveness and transparency.

In June this year, the Queensland

Government announced the release of

two discussion papers associated with

the review of Building and Plumbing

legislation.

The building discussion paper

incorporated a review of (4) four key

initiatives:

a review of the Building Act 1975;

a number of items from the Ten Point

Action Plan responding to the

Parliamentary Inquiry into the

operation and performance of the

former Queensland Building Services

Authority;

a review of the role of private

certifiers; and

a review of further aspects of building

certification, as requested by the

Queensland Building and Construction

Commission.

The plumbing discussion paper focused

on:

streamlining requirements to reduce

the regulatory burden on industry,

without compromising public health

and safety; and

reducing red tape, time delays and

associated costs for housing

providers, plumbing licensees, local

governments and homeowners.

It is proposed that the Queensland

Government will have a detailed

response and recommendations

available early in 2015.

For further details visit the Department

of Housing and Public Works website at

hpw.qld.gov.au.

Another outcome of the inquiry into the

operation and performance of the

Queensland Building Services Authority

(QBSA) was the announcement from the

Queensland Government that the

previous Queensland Building Service

Authority (QBSA) would be changed to

the Queensland Building Construction

Commission (QBCC) which occurred on

16 October with the passing of the

Queensland Building and Construction

Commission and Other legislation

Amendment Bill 2014.

A recent implementation guideline has

been adopted by Council to address the

growing attraction for the use of

shipping containers for on-site storage

within residential areas.

The implementation guideline has been

developed to apply a standardised

approach to the relevant aspects of

Council’s Amenity and Aesthetics

provisions. The Guideline assists

applicants, Council and the community

by providing a degree of certainty when

considering locating a shipping

container on a property.

Aspects considered under the

implementation include:

the size of the property;

the current land use;

the number, size and condition of

the shipping container;

the intended use and

Applicable treatments and time period

of approval

implementation guideline

As part of the Springfield Central

‘Health City’ precinct, Mater Health

Services has commenced construction

of the Mater Private Hospital.

Stage 1 currently includes 529

plumbing fixtures over (3) three floors.

The hospital will include 80 beds with

facilities for cancer care, operating

theatres, in patient wards, day surgery

and medical imaging. Stage 1 is expected

to be completed by the end of 2015.

This significant development

encompasses 45,640 m2 of gross floor

area on an 8.3ha parcel of land, that

includes sizable fire services and large

water storage for fire-fighting

purposes.

The building is one of the largest storage

warehouses to be built in Ipswich and

has created approximately 120 new jobs

in the region.

Seasons greetings and happy holidays

from the Building and Plumbing Branch.

Wishing you and your team all the best

in 2015!

Minor Amendment Package 01/2014

These amendments were adopted by

Council on 31 January 2014 and took

effect on 14 February 2014. The

amendment package included the

proposed Norman Street Bridge and

Jacaranda Street Extension transport

corridor in the Planning Scheme,

amended Schedule 2 – Character Places

to permanently include two (2)

provisional listings of Character Places,

and amended Schedule 9 – Exempt

Advertising Devices to provide further

clarification regarding the

interpretation of the Schedule.

Amendments to Implementation

Guideline No. 24 – Stormwater

Management

These amendments took effect on

14 February 2014. The purpose and

general effects of the amendments are

listed below:

removed references to State Planning

Policy 4/10 - Healthy Waterways and

replaced with references to the single

State Planning Policy (December

2013) and amended stormwater

quality and flow management

thresholds to align with the new

State Planning Policy;

updated the nutrient offset policy

relating to the determination of filter

area, (This change was to reflect

current practice);

changed when gross pollutant

devices are required to where the

pipe diameter is greater than

525mm;

clarified access requirements for

bio-basins;

provided references to SCARM 73 for

flood hazard categorisation to

standardise the approach to risk

assessment;

deleted references to flood frequency

analysis as the equations were proving

to be unreliable;

replaced references to Annual

Recurrence Interval (ARI) with Annual

Exceedance Probability (AEP); and

introduced planting restrictions for

retardation basins to ensure the

integrity of infrastructure.

Minor Amendment Package 04/2014

The branch has also been using the

minor amendment process offered by

Statutory guideline 04/14 Making and

amending local planning instruments to

keep constraint mapping contemporary

to reflect current development approvals

and to avoid unnecessary triggering of

development applications thereby

resolving potential conveyancing,

insurance and private certification issues.

This was exemplified in Minor

Amendment Package 04/2014 adopted

by Council on 25 February 2014 which

came into effect on 7 March 2014. The

planning scheme operational matters

addressed in the minor amendment

package included amendments to:

Part 6, Division 8 – Business Park Zone

to rectify an omission in the level of

assessment for ‘Major Utility’;

Part 12, Division 5 – Reconfiguring a

Lot Code, Appendix D: Residential

Streets ‘Summary of Probable

Solutions’ design speed criteria for

particular street types; and

Zoning Map Z20 to reflect a Voluntary

Conservation Agreement at 29

Sharkey Lane, Calvert.

The zoning and overlay mapping

amendments in the package reflected

current development approvals and

resolved conveyancing, insurance and

private certification issues where:

residential lots have been created in the

Rosewood Area - Urban Investigation

Zone; and

land was previously affected by the

development constraint of bushfire risk

(in Springfield Lakes and Augustine

Heights) and unexploded ordnance area

(in Redbank Plains), and the land has

been modified to remove the constraint

as a result of the development approval.

Implementation Guideline

No. 32 - Ebenezer Regional Industrial Area

This guideline was adopted on 21 March

2014 and took effect on 28 March 2014.

The guideline was produced pursuant to

Section 2.3(2) of the Ipswich Planning

Scheme to assist in achieving co-ordinated

and integrated development outcomes,

and to clarify Council's strategic planning

intent for the Ebenezer Regional Industrial

Area (ERIA).

The following are the key outcomes of the

Ebenezer Regional Industrial Area Planning

Study and form the key elements of the

implementation guideline:

Preferred Land Use Concept Master Plan

The ERIA Preferred Land Use Concept

Master Plan (LUCMP) illustrates an

integrated land use, environmental,

transport and infrastructure framework for

the ERIA. Four (4) Planning Units are

nominated to provide ‘area specific’

guidance (for industrial development),

which may assist with s242 of SPA

development applications.

The preferred Land Use Concept

Master Plan does not change or

override the level of assessment of the

relevant zones or code provisions in the

current Ipswich Planning Scheme.

The Preferred Land Use Concept

Master Plan contains a number of

preferred land use designations

including:-

Low Impact Business and Industry

Areas

Medium Impact Business and

Industry Areas

Potential High Impact Business and

Industry Areas

Willowbank Special Opportunity

Area

Local Retail and Commercial Centres

Major Neighbourhood Centre

Greenspace Framework

(Conservation/Rehabilitation/

Drainage/Buffer Areas)

Ipswich Motorsport Precinct

Southern Freight Rail Corridor

Powerlink Site

Rural (Pastoral) Area

Greenspace Framework

The South East Queensland Regional

Plan and State and Commonwealth

legislation and policies identify matters

relevant to industrial development and

environmental protection that apply to

the ERIA. A balance has been sought in

the study area to meet these

obligations. The Greenspace

Framework identifies an indicative

preferred greenspace network with

guidance in respect to achieving the

intended outcomes for conservation,

rehabilitation, drainage and buffer

purposes for these areas. There is very

limited scope for development within

these greenspace areas.

The Greenspace Framework primarily

consists of a consolidated core habitat

area located in the south-western corner

of the study area and two major

connecting greenspace corridors that

also have a drainage and/or buffer

sub-function. The core habitat area and

the drainage and buffer areas combine to

create the greenspace network for the

study area (including indicative external

environmental linkages). The proposed

greenspace network includes matters of

national, state and local environmental

significance in order to meet the

requirements of local, state and

Commonwealth legislation and policies.

The identification of the Greenspace

Framework (including the provision of

opportunities for offset locations) will

ensure that the developable land area of

the ERIA is maximised and that where

isolated or smaller clumps of vegetation

(eg. of poor condition, disconnected and

subject to potential safety and land use

conflicts and edge effects with future

development) exist outside the

Greenspace Framework these lands can

potentially be developed by offsetting of

removed vegetation in a dedicated offset

location to achieve a net benefit.

Transport and Access Network Plan

This Plan provides a preferred strategic

road network within the ERIA and its

connection with the wider road network

and identifies an indicative on and off-road

strategic cycle and pedestrian network.

Utilities and Services Network Plan

The implementation guideline provides an

indicative water supply and sewerage

infrastructure network and staging of

network provision for the ERIA.

ERIA Planning Units

Four (4) Planning Units are proposed for

the ERIA which divide the Preferred Land

Use Concept Master Plan into four (4)

manageable master planning areas for

industrial development and provide ‘area

specific’ guidance to assist in the

preparation of section 242 of SPA

development applications. The four (4)

nominated ERIA Planning Units are:-

Northern;

Central Eastern;

Central Western; and

Southern

Adoption of Amendments to Planning

Scheme Policy 3 – General Works

The amendments were adopted by

Council on 22 April 2014 and took

effect on 2 May 2014.

The amendments included the

following:

inclusion of detailed technical

requirements for traffic signals, bus

stops, vegetation rehabilitation and

Water Sensitive Urban Design

(WSUD) devices;

deletion of the water and sewer

standards as they have been

replaced by the SEQ Water Code;

referencing Level III in QUDM as the

minimum for inter-allotment

drainage;

inclusion of reference to Water

Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD)

technical publications;

introduction of standards for

streetscape, fauna and bushland

management;

adjustment (increase) to the

bonding percentages for natural

infrastructure; and

introduction of road construction

tolerances.

New Adopted Infrastructure Charges

Resolution (AICR)

The ACIR took effect on 27 June 2014.

Details of the AICR may be viewed on

the Planning and Development

Department’s website at:

ipswichplanning.com.au/planning-

documents/planning-scheme

Planning Scheme Major Amendment

Package 02/2013 – Flooding and Repeal

of Temporary Local Planning Instrument

01/2014 – Flooding Regulations

Council’s amended flooding regulation

provisions took effect from

29 September 2014.

Adoption of Major Amendment Package

02/2014

These amendments were adopted by

Council on 14 October 2014 and took

effect on 27 October 2014. The purpose

and general effects of these planning

amendments was to limit an Auxiliary

Unit to a maximum of 50m2 gross floor

area and one bedroom by changing the

definitions of Auxiliary Unit and Dual

Occupancy in Schedule 1 – Dictionary.

The development of auxiliary units has

significant benefits, including the

provision of a greater range of affordable

housing and intergenerational housing

options. For example, an auxiliary unit

may be used to house an elderly relative

or teenage children, may be used to

house a boarder for supplementary

income, and then may be used by aging

parents with a young family moving into

the larger principal dwelling. It was

envisaged that an auxiliary unit would

generally accommodate up to two (2)

people by providing accommodation for

single people and couples and place only

minor demands on infrastructure and

services and car parking.

The envisaged minor demands, given the

expected subservient and ancillary form

and nature of an auxiliary unit relative to

the primary residence, justified the

reduction in development standards in

the planning scheme. It has become

increasingly evident that auxiliary units

have been promoted and constructed as

two (2) bedroom/two (2)bathroom

de facto duplexes, housing two (2)

families in some instances. The

consequences of this unintended increase

in residential density will be the inadequate

provision of infrastructure, services and car

parking.

Council has recently changed the provisions

for auxiliary units to not exceed 50m2 gross

floor area and introduce a limit of one

bedroom so they are compatible with

community expectations ensuring parking

and street congestion will not become an

issue in line with the original intent for

auxiliary units (refer Planning Scheme

Major Amendment Package 02/2014).

These changes mean residents will

continue to have the opportunity to

construct an auxiliary unit on their property

to house relatives or visitors or rent them

out, without having a negative impact on

neighbours.

Adoption of an Amendment to

Implementation Guideline 19 – Support

for 4 to 5 STAR Quality Hotel

Developments

These amendments were adopted by

Council on 14 October 2014 and took effect

on 20 October 2014 to extend the duration

of the guideline until 30 November 2015.

‘Seasons greetings from the very merry team at Strategic Planning Branch. Wishing you all the best in 2015!’

he Planning and Development

Department Business Support

Branch consists of four (4) staff:

Business Support Manager;

Finance and Business Support

Supervisor; and

two (2) Business Support Officers.

The Branch is responsible for:-

preparing, monitoring and managing

the Department’s budget and fees

and charges;

providing assistance, support and

training to the Department in relation

to systems administration;

maintaining web content and;

business process re-engineering.

Planning & Development Website

Business Support Branch maintains the

majority of content on this website.

Did you know that this website has a

wealth of information including-

News and events;

Current and past newsletters;

Our staff profiles;

Strategic planning notices and planning

projects;

Complete Ipswich Planning Scheme;

Ipswich City Council standard drawings;

Development planning matters;

Engineering and environment matters;

Ipswich heritage program.

All this information can be found at

ipswichplanning.com.au.

Would you like to be kept up to date as

new planning information, including

newsletters, become available? If you

do, you can subscribe to updates on the

Planning & Development website. You

will find “Subscribe to Updates” under

the “I want to…” section on the home

page. Once you subscribe your email

address will go into a database and you

will receive each new update.

Payment of Monies to the Planning &

Development Department

Do you need to pay money to Council

for your application fees etc.? The

quickest and easiest way to pay your

fees is by electronic funds transfer (EFT)

direct into Council’s bank account.

So next time you need to pay your fees

contact Planning & Development

Customer Service on 3810 6888 or

email plandev@ipswich.qld.gov.au to

obtain the necessary EFT details.

New Planning Legislation in 2015

Next year will be a busy year for Business

Support Branch. The State Government

will bring into effect new planning

legislation to replace the Sustainable

Planning Act 2009. This will generate a

significant amount of work in modifying

the configuration setup in information

technology and communication systems

used by Department to suit the new

planning processes. Business processes

will also need to be re-engineered to suit

the new planning processes.

Merry Christmas

As this is the last newsletter before

Christmas, the Business Support Branch

would like to wish everyone a Merry

Christmas and Happy New Year. Enjoy

the festive session and we look forward

to tackling challenges in 2015.

andeep Nanjappa is a Senior

Development Planner in the

Development Planning Branch of

the Planning and Development

Department.

Sandeep started as a Development

Planner in 2007 and was promoted to the

Senior Development Planner role in

2010. Prior to working with Ipswich City

Council, Sandeep was employed at

Brisbane City Council from 2005 until

early 2007. He holds a Masters degree in

Urban and Regional Planning from QUT,

a Diploma in Civil Engineering and a

Bachelor Degree in Architecture obtained

in India. Sandeep is particularly

passionate about urban design and

architecture.

Born to a farming family in India,

Sandeep arrived in Australia in 2004 as a

student. Sandeep loved the lifestyle,

experience and opportunities and

hilip Tian has commenced as a

Development Engineer in the

Planning and Development

Department.

Philip has recently joined Council in 2014

as a development engineer, after he

worked with Gladstone Regional Council

on a similar role for many years.

Originally born in China, Philip finished

his uni degree in Shanghai and moved to

the United Arab Emirates in pursuit of a

professional engineering career.

Philip migrated to Australia in 2006 after

getting married to his Filipino wife.

Philip is a keen swimmer. At home, he

enjoys reading history books, playing

backyard soccer with his young boy, and

cooking Chinese stir-fries.

decided to settle in Australia. Sandeep

is a proud Australian since 26 January

2011.

Sandeep enjoys cooking and prepares

Indian dishes for his colleagues in

exchange for enlightening him on

Australian slang and jokes. However,

according to his colleagues, mastering

the ‘lingo’ could take many afternoon

and morning teas !!!!

ark started off his working

life as an Accountant,

following in the footsteps of

his grandfather. Mark was awarded a

teacher’s training scholarship and used

that to undertake his first degree in

Geography, majoring in Economics and

Statistics at Macquarie University. Mark

holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree

(Urban & Economic Geography) from

Macquarie University and a Master’s

Degree in Town and Country Planning

from the University of Sydney.

Mark’s town planning career began as

Planning Assistant with Warringah Shire

in 1978 and after a while he moved on

to work for Liverpool City Council in

Sydney. In 1981, Mark became a

Research Assistant within the

Geography Department of the

University of Sydney and this assisted

him to complete his thesis and Master’s

Degree in Town and Country Planning.

Whilst working as a Research Assistant

at the University of Sydney, Mark

tutored students on the use of

mainframe computers, including the

use of the dreaded ‘punch cards’. Many

would get a chuckle at hearing that

Mark formerly tutored students on the

use of computers, as nowadays Mark is

not well known for fully embracing new

technology commonly referring to the

computer as “the machine”.

Mark’s planning career spans over 30

years with experience in both statutory

and strategic planning with local

governments in Queensland and New

South Wales. Mark was employed by

Moreton Shire Council as a Development

Control Planner (1983 - 1987) but was

keen to do strategic planning work so in

1987 he took on the role of Senior

Strategic Planner with Tweed Shire

Council (1987-1990) in charge of the

strategic planning section.

Mark then became Shire Planner with

Moreton Shire Council (1990-1994). As

Shire Planner, he convinced Council to

re-write its planning scheme to cater for

1 million people. Mark’s strategic vision

was instrumental in the detailed master

planning and community development

that we now see at Springfield. Mark

oversaw the preparation of the original

Springfield Development Control Plan

and associated amendments to the

Moreton Shire Planning Scheme and its

Draft Strategic Plan. The Draft Strategic

Plan was a visionary document where it

was first touted that 1 million + people

could live in the Western Corridor of

South East Queensland. Mark was at the

forefront of strategic planning in the

Western Corridor including being

Chairman of the Technical Working Party

of the South East Queensland Regional

Organisation of Councils (1991-1992).

From 1994-2010 Mark was Director of his

own planning consultancy Mark Herringe

and Associates Pty Ltd and was

contracted to provide planning services

principally to both the former Ipswich

City Council and the Sunshine Coast

Regional Council. Since amalgamation of

Ipswich and Moreton Shire Councils in

1995, Mark performed the role of

Planning Consultant, Team Coordinator

(Special Projects) and Principal Strategic

Planner responsible for the preparation

of the Springfield Infrastructure

Agreement, the Springfield Town Centre

Concept Plan, Springfield Growth

Management Strategy and numerous

other master planning documents and

Master Area Development Plans within

the Springfield Estate. All of these

documents have guided the day-to-day

development of the Springfield project

for more than 20 years and are

considered industry best practice.

Mark was also instrumental in

amendments to the Ipswich Planning

Scheme. He helped write the first

combined Ipswich Moreton Planning

Scheme in 1999 as well as the Rural

Lands Study for the amalgamated area.

Mark was a key member of the team

who prepared the 2004 Ipswich

Planning Scheme. He was the principal

planner responsible for the drafting of

rural areas provisions and their

innovative transferable dwelling

entitlements, the overall strategic

framework and the subdivision code.

Mark also worked on the planning

scheme policies for infrastructure and

the township provisions including mini

planning schemes for Marburg,

Harrisville and Peak Crossing.

Mark was the chief planner for the

Priority Infrastructure Plan project and

developed Council’s approach to

Infrastructure Agreements. He was

involved in all major Infrastructure

Agreements inside and outside

Springfield, pulling together templates

and registers. This work demonstrated

Mark’s strength to critically analyse

data/information, draw conclusions and

formulate pragmatic recommendations

and policy. Mark’s most recent work for

Council involved modifying our

infrastructure charging framework to

meet the new state planning legislation.

Mark is also known for his dry and

wicked sense of humour, calling a spade

a spade, funny secret Santa gifts, love of

family, friends, the beach and golf,

passion for Pink Floyd and beer (but not

XXXX or light beer!) and for barracking

for NSW in the State of Origin.

Mark’s role at Ipswich City Council has

now ended having tendered his

resignation effective from 24 November

owing to illness. Mark is well known as

one of Queensland’s best Strategic

Planners and Queensland’s foremost

Infrastructure Planner and has also

mentored many planners over the course

of his career. Through his dedicated and

pioneering work of over 30 years in the

planning profession, Mark has created a

wonderful legacy both within the

Springfield Estate, throughout the

Ipswich Local Government Area and

those of other local governments. Mark

has a particular affinity with open space

planning in Springfield and it is highly

appropriate that a key piece of

infrastructure, spanning the main

Springfield open space spine, “Mark

Herringe Bridge”, was recently named in

his honour. Mark leaves a legacy most

planners could only aspire to.

pswich city Council held its annual

Service Excellence Awards on

5th November 2014 to

congratulate and recognise staff who

have been nominated for their

outstanding service to Council and the

community. The following staff were

the proud recipients of awards this

year:-

Jane Kilgour (Environment Team

Coordinator), Adrian Bulley (Senior

Engineering Officer), Iain Hardy

(Landscape and Recreation Technical

Officer) , Tim Foote (Development

Team Coordinator), Jayden Cave

(Development Planner), for the

development assessment team’s

commitment, dedication and prompt

processing of the application for the

DB Schenker Project at Redbank

Motorway Estate.

Peter Harbeck and Marilyn Scott for 20

Years of Service to Council.

Well done and keep up the great work.

We all look forward to further nominations

next year and to Peter and Marilyn

collecting their 50 Years of Service award in

2044.

Tim Foote awarded the “Confide Recte

Agens.” This award recognises those

employees who consistently demonstrate

that they have the courage and dedication

to do whatever is right for Ipswich City

Council and its community.

he annual Awards for Excellence

in Heritage, Design,

Environment and Student

categories was held at the Ipswich Civic

Centre on Tuesday, 14 October 2014.

These awards provide Council with the

opportunity to recognise individuals,

organisations and students for

conservation of heritage places,

excellent quality of development work

and to promote academic excellence

and school pride in history,

development and the environment of

the City of Ipswich.

Ashleigh Mac was the Master of

Ceremonies for the 10th year and Judge

Michael Rackemann from the Planning

and Environment Court was the Guest

Presenter.

33 Awards were presented on the

evening by Judge Rackemann, Russell

Dunster from Amex Corporation (sponsor

of the Design Awards), Councillor Tully

(Heritage Awards), Stephen Sheaffe

(National Trust Heritage Preservation

Category), Councillor Casos (Student

Awards) and Councillor Morrow

(Environment Awards).

Front: Jane Kilgour, Jayden Cave

Back: Iain Hardy, Adrian Bulley, Tim Foote

CEO Jim Lindsay, Mayor Paul Pisasale,

Peter Harbeck, Councillor Bruce Casos

CEO Jim Lindsay, Mayor Paul Pisasale,

Marilyn Scott, Councillor Bruce Casos

Gold Award

A Soul Unsheathed:

The life and death of Lieutenant Walde Fisher

Sophie Church

Gold Award

Restoration of

14 Mt Crosby Road

Ariane Milinovich and

Nick Petroeschevsky

Gold Award

Church Hall Refurbishment—29 Burnett Street,

Sadliers Crossing

Qld Heritage Restorations

Silver Award

12 Gray Street

Ipswich

Rodney and Tracey Lye

Silver Award

10 Gray Street,

Ipswich

Rachel Green and

Fraser Constructions

Commendation

Replacement

flooring—Ipswich Art Gallery

S.R. Building Pty Ltd

John Rossiter

John has provided invaluable assistance

to the Ipswich Library Local History

Room, the Picture Ipswich staff and

Council staff for many years.

Judge Rackemann, Lyle Radford, Councillor Tully

Lyle Radford

Lyle has been very generous over the years providing photographs for the Picture Ipswich website and he has been the photographer of the Annual Awards for Excellence for the past seven (7) years.

Judge Rackemann, John Rossiter, Councillor Tully

Margaret and Nick Cook

10 Whitehill Road, Newtown

Narelle and Larry Stone

Booeebie

75 Chermiside Road, Newtown

Gold Award

Ripley Valley Qld Fire and Rescue Station

Gold Award

Ipswich Government Office Building—Icon

Cox Rayner Architects

Silver Award

Beans and Greens

Tamika Hudson and Garry Draper

Vanessa Bell

Toronto

30 Quarry Street, Ipswich

Genevieve and Graham Isbell

Gooloowan

43 Quarry Street, Ipswich

Pam and Tim Carden

Claremont II

3 Blackall Street, East Ipswich

Kathryn and Michael Simmons

Bowerlea

2 South Street, Ipswich

Gold Award

Revegetation of Wallaby Ware Park, Brassall and Smith Park

Woodend

Ipswich Grammar School

Darling Street, Ipswich Qld 4305

Gold Award

Flying Fox Management—Review

Timothy Shields

Silver Award

Revegetation of Bundamba Creek

Bundamba State Secondary College

Silver Award

MyRiveR Bremer

Ipswich High Schools Unite

Bundamba State Secondary College

St Edmunds College

Rosewood State High School

Gold Award

MyRiveR Bremer

Ipswich High Schools Unite

Bundamba State Secondary College

St Edmunds College

Rosewood State High School

Gold Award

The Birth of Redbank State School Then to Now

Redbank State School 1/2M Students

Gold Award

The Story Wall

Blair State School

Gold Award

Investigating the history of our Local Area

Woodcrest State College—Junior School

Gold Award

Song—Our River, Our Hope

St Edmunds College

Silver Award

Revegetation of Bundamba Creek

Bundamba State Secondary College

Silver Award

Revegetation of Wallaby Ware Park, Brassall and Smith Park, Woodend

Ipswich Grammar School

Restoraton of 14 Mt Crosby Road, Tivoli

Ariane Milinoich and Nick Petroeschevsky

Ripley Valley Queensland Fire and

Rescue Station

David Hermann

Revegetation of Wallaby Ware Park,

Brassall and Smith Park, Woodend

Ipswich Grammar School

MyRiveR Bremer

Ipswich High Schools Unite

Bundamba State Secondary College

St Edmunds College

Rosewood State High School

he 2014 National Trust

Queensland Heritage Awards

were held at Old Government

House in Brisbane on 27 August 2014.

Ipswich City Council’s Strategic Planning

Branch received two (2) individual

projects for the awards and was one of

the participants of another award

winning project involving seven local

governments.

Council received individual recognition

in the Governor’s Heritage Award

category which recognises achievement

in local heritage projects:

a high Commendation for the 2014

Ipswich Heritage Seminars; and

a Silver Award for the James Ivory

Diary Transcriptions 1863-1883.

Council was a joint winner with a Silver

Award for the Australian South Sea

Islanders (ASSI) 150 Years, South East

Queensland project.

The Planning and Development

Department continues to add to the

population of Ipswich.

Congratulations to Rebecca Pinches on

her recent announcement of pregnancy

no.2

Further congratulations go to the

following P&D Staff on their little bundles

of joy!

Karen Roberts on the birth of Owen

Roberts (3.4kg)

Lara Minion on the birth of Isaac

James Minion (3.55kg)

Melissa Green on the birth of Hunter

Green (3.62kg)

The tally for the month of December 2014

adds up to 44 pregnancies for the

Department since June 2011. Not bad for

only 100 staff!!

Development Enquiries 07 3810 6888

Building Enquiries 07 3810 6120

Plumbing Enquiries 07 3810 6130

Strategic Planning Enquiries 07 3810 6888

Cultural Heritage Enquiries 07 3810 6666

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Seasons greetings from Ipswich City Council Planning & Development Department. Thanks for your support throughout the year. Looking forward to many more great developments in 2015.

John Adams City Planner