The Sunshine Coast Town Plan will influence how our community grows, lives, and does business for decades to come. Now is the time to ensure your voice is heard.
At Ray White Commercial Northern Corridor Group, we believe this plan is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to secure the right settings for growth. A well-balanced Town Plan will not only shape how our region looks, but also how attractive it is for business investment, job creation, and community prosperity.
Your submission is critical. Council needs to hear from local people and organisations who want to see the Sunshine Coast thrive. Submissions don’t need to be long or complicated; simply highlighting your support for key elements of the plan is enough to make a difference.
The following 14 points have been prepared to help guide your submission. You don’t need to include all of them – simply choose the ones that matter most to you, your business, or your community. You can:
- Write a brief intro and copy & paste selections.
- Reword them in your own language to make them more personal.
- Add real examples of how these issues impact you, your business, or the wider community.
Even a short submission that addresses just one or two points adds weight to the conversation.
- Support the Council’s Planning to accommodate the projected population growth of our Region;
- Support Council’s Urban Consolidation Strategy including intensification of land use zoning and height uplifts along the Coastal Corridor;
- Support the introduction of key urban renewal precincts to replace aging industrial and showroom premises in well located and serviced precincts;
- Support the reduction in minimum allotment sizes within urban areas including the introduction of the Low-Medium Density Residential zone;
- Support the removal of the Protective Housing Overlay in order to promote infill dual occupancy development;
- Support the concentration of urban densities around our established centres;
- Support the inclusion of additional employment generation land, however recommend further expansion of industrial zoned land in order to address the current chronic shortage;
- Recommend Council cater for additional greenfield development in all areas identified within the SEQRP in order to balance the future composition of residential product delivery;
- Recommend Council reduce the size and complexity of the Planning Scheme Codes in order to deliver the Consolidation Strategy;
- Recommend Council remove the controls requiring various residential product mix to be included in all Multi-unit Residential Development;
- Recommend Council expand development bonus provisions rather than limiting them to specific areas;
- Recommend Council provide more certainty in the Planning Scheme Codes through the provision of Acceptable Measures which have been removed from critical development assessment bench marks;
- Recommend Council provides greater flexibility for reduced car parking provisions for sites serviced by public transport or proximity to centres.
- Recommend Council reduce the landscaping requirements for Multi-unit Residential Development in particular the total area of 30% and requirement for 20% deep planting that has a significant impact on basement design and product affordability.
Now it’s your turn to have a say
By making a submission, you’re helping to ensure the Sunshine Coast has the right balance of housing, employment land, and infrastructure to remain competitive and attractive for decades to come. Together, we can back a Town Plan that delivers a stronger future for businesses, investors, and the community.
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