Key Points:
The amendments and reforms have been made as part of the
Queensland Government's review of the Queensland planning and
development system.
The Queensland Government has recently introduced a number of
significant amendments and reforms in its review of the Queensland
planning and development system, including:
- the single State Planning Policy (Single
SPP);
- amendments to the Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009 which,
amongst other things, provided additional exemptions for vegetation
clearing activities (SPR amendments); and
- a new version of the State Development Assessment Provisions
(SDAP).
The Single SPP
The Single SPP commenced on 2 December 2013, replacing the
individual topic specific range of State Planning Policies
(SPPs) and the Coastal Protection State Planning
Regulatory Provision (Coastal Protection SPRP)
previously in effect. The Single SPP seeks to simplify and clarify
the State's interests in the planning and development
