FAQs

In late 2024, after the Queensland Government have reviewed our draft plan to make sure it takes into account State interests and the refresh of the SEQ Regional Plan. 

Queensland's planning laws require local governments to review their planning schemes every 10 years.  Our current scheme commenced in 2015.  Since then there have been new State policies and plans adopted and many changes in our city. We also have updated information, have learned more about what works, and have listened to the changing needs of our community. We need to make sure our plan is up to date and can guide future growth to achieve the best outcomes for our city. 

Queensland planning legislation requires that our new plan includes a risk-based approach to flooding that considers climate change and aligns with updated guidelines. We have drafted our flood mapping and policy to meet these requirements.  We have used updated flood studies for key catchments in our city to develop a map which shows different levels of risk.  The draft policy responds to those levels of risk (e.g. rules are tighter in areas of higher risk, to help build flood resilience in our community).  You can find more by visiting our Flood page on Council's website. 

Our new risk-based flood mapping and policy for Logan has been prepared, but the process required to deliver our new planning scheme means it will be late 2025 before we can use it. Under Queensland's planning legislation Council can prepare a Temporary Local Planning Instrument (TLPI) to give effect to that policy sooner, so that it can be used immediately to reduce flood risk and build community resilience.  The TLPI No. 1/2023 was approved by the Queensland Government and commenced on 30 October 2023.  It allows the most up to date flood information that Council has, based on recently accepted flood studies (see our Flood page), to be made available to the community and used to improve awareness and inform decisions for planning and development. To learn more please visit our TLPI webpage.