Planning Scheme
The Central Highlands Regional Council currently has four current IPA Planning Schemes that are in force over the former local government land areas of Bauhinia, Duaringa, Emerald and Peak Downs. The Planning Schemes are statutory documents that set out Council’s intention for each areas future development. They contain information about the zoning of land, identify specific criteria for development in constrained areas and detail the provisions that relate to the development of land uses.
This web site also contains a copy of the Superseded IPA Planning Scheme for Emerald Shire that was gazetted on the 29 January 2007 and became a superseded planning scheme with the commencement the IPA Planning Scheme (Amendment No. 1) for Emerald Shire on the 9 January 2009.
If you need to identify which of the four planning scheme applies to a particular site within the CHRC area please refer to the locality map.
The following Planning Scheme documents are available:
Current Planning Scheme for the former Emerald Shire Council area
IPA Planning Scheme (Amendment No.1) for the Shire of Emerald
IPA Planning Scheme for the Shire of Emerald
Development Contributions Table
Former Emerald Shire Council area
Superseded IPA Planning Scheme for the Shire of Emerald
Superseded IPA Planning Scheme for the Shire of Emerald
Former Bauhinia Shire Council area
IPA Planning Scheme (including Local Planning Policies) for the Shire of Bauhinia
Former Duaringa Shire Council area
IPA Planning Scheme (including Local Planning Policies) for the Shire of Duaringa
APPENDIX 1 Zoning Maps
Zoning Map No 1 - Shire of Duaringa
Zoning Map No 2 - Town of Duaringa
Zoning Map No 3 - Town of Blackwater
Zoning Map No 4 - Town of Bluff
Zoning Map No 5 - Town of DingoAPPENDIX 2 Overlay Maps
Overlay Map ER1 - Agricultural Land Class
Overlay Map ER2 - Mining Resources
Overlay Map ER3 - Extractive Industries
Overlay Map MU4 - Infrastructure and Refuse Site
Overlay Map ND5 - Bushfire Prone LandAPPENDIX 3
Former Peak Downs Shire Council area
IPA Planning Scheme for the Shire of Peak Downs
