Queensland's first wind farm state code and planning
guideline have been released?
The Queensland State Government has released Queensland's
first wind farm state code (Code), supported by
the wind farm state code planning guideline
(Guideline), to facilitate quality renewable
energy outcomes whilst balancing wind farm proposals against
liveability, sustainability and prosperity. The Code and Guideline
commenced on 22 July 2016, as part of the State Development
Assessment Provisions (version 1.9).
The Queensland State Government has said it developed the Code
and Guideline after identifying the need for a consistent,
coordinated, whole-of-government approach to the assessment and
regulation of wind farms. Local governments previously acted as the
assessment manager for wind farm development often without the
required technical expertise, and using local government planning
schemes
