Quarterly Activity Report December 2016

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Table of Contents Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................... 0

Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 3

Development Activity ................................................................................................................... 4

Population Growth ..................................................................................................................... 4

Dwelling Activity ......................................................................................................................... 5

Dwelling and Growth Hotspots .................................................................................................. 5

Dwelling Stock ............................................................................................................................ 6

Subdivision Activity .................................................................................................................... 7

Subdivision Hotspots .................................................................................................................. 8

Non-Residential Building Activity ............................................................................................... 9

Development Applications.......................................................................................................... 10

Planning Applications ...............................................................................................................10

Pre-lodgement Meetings..........................................................................................................12

Operational Works Activity ......................................................................................................12

Building and Plumbing Applications .........................................................................................13

Building and Plumbing Inspections ..........................................................................................13

Major Development Applications - Determined ......................................................................14

Major Development Applications - Lodged..............................................................................16

Infrastructure Delivery ............................................................................................................... 17

Major Projects ............................................................................................................................ 17

Planning Scheme and Planning Scheme Policy Amendments ..................................................17

Policy / Legislation review ........................................................................................................18

Heritage Projects ......................................................................................................................18

Business Improvement Initiatives ............................................................................................19

Upcoming Major Projects Next Quarter ..................................................................................19

Information Requests ................................................................................................................. 20

Planning and Development related Searches .......................................................................................20

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Introduction Council’s Planning and Development (P&D) Department is the lead agency in the Ipswich Community for managing growth and development in order to create a socially, ecologically and economically sustainable environment that:

• Meets the community’s housing needs • Integrates land use and transport needs • Creates jobs and supports overall economic development • Delivers appropriate infrastructure and community services • Protects valuable features such as places of culture heritage significance and important

natural environment areas. The department’s core activities include:

• Preparing and implementing plans, strategies and policies to ensure integrated and sustainable development outcomes for the City as a whole and within specific local areas

• Identifying, protecting and promoting places of cultural heritage significance and streetscape value

• Identifying and protecting important natural environment areas through appropriate planning scheme mechanisms and development assessment processes

• Maintaining an appropriate and efficient regulatory environment for development assessment and building and plumbing compliance.

The P&D Department’s activities are delivered through its five (5) Branches:-

• Strategic Planning • Development Planning • Engineering and Environment • Building and Plumbing • Business Support

This report provides a snapshot of Planning and Development Department Activities for the December Quarter 2016.

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Development Activity This Development Activity Report profiles the volume and composition of development related activity within the Ipswich Local Government Area for the (October to December) fourth quarter of 2016.

Population Growth

Quarterly Growth At 31 December 2016 the population1 of Ipswich City was 200,012 persons, up from 197,656 persons at 30 September 2016 representing an increase of 2,356 persons and an equivalent annual growth rate of 4.77%. This is significantly higher than the 3.29% from the preceding September quarter.

This represents an annual change from the same period last year of 6,932 persons (3.59%) and a five year average annual growth rate of 2.65%.

1Population information is based on ICC Population Model based principally on take up for domestic refuse services.

People

Dwellings

200,012

72,956

197,656

71,960

193,080

70,207

Quarterly Activity

Same time last year Dec-15 Last quarter Sep-16 Current quarter Dec-16

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Dwelling Activity

Quarterly Growth At 31 December 2016, there were 72,956 dwellings within the City as compared with 71,960 dwellings at 30 September 2016. The December quarter saw an increase of 996 dwellings (equivalent to an annual growth rate of 5.54%). The 31 December 2016 number of dwellings represents an increase of 2,749 dwellings over a total of 70,207 dwellings at 31 December 2015 (annual growth rate of 3.92%).

Dwelling and Growth Hotspots

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Suburbs with the greatest population growth during the December 2016 quarter are shown

in Table 1. Table 1 – Top 5 Population Growth ‘Hot Spots’

Rank Suburb

Population

Last Quarter Current Quarter Change

Sep-16 Dec-16 Rate %

1 REDBANK PLAINS 19,144 19,475 332 0.72

2 SPRINGFIELD LAKES 15,361 15,655 294 0.79

3 BRASSALL 10,913 11,144 230 1.00

4 LEICHHARDT 4,270 4,488 218 1.57

5 BELLBIRD PARK 6,890 7,061 171 0.62

The ‘Hotspot' suburb with the greatest percentage increase this quarter is Leichardt with a population change from last quarter of 5.12%. Leichardt was the September Quarter emerging quarter hotspot with the second highest percentage increase for the quarter. Table 2 – Top 5 Dwelling ‘Hot Spots’

Rank Suburb

Dwellings

Last Quarter Current Quarter Change

Sep-16 Dec-16 Rate %

1 REDBANK PLAINS 6,414 6,528 114 1.78

2 SPRINGFIELD LAKES 5,292 5,392 100 1.89

3 BRASSALL 4,248 4,384 135 3.19

4 LEICHHARDT 1,602 1,684 82 5.12

5 BELLBIRD PARK 2,454 2,519 65 2.65

Dwelling Stock

The dwelling stock as of 30 December 2016 comprised 9,164 attached (13%) and 63,793 detached (87%) dwellings. Table 2 – Composition of Dwelling Stock September Quarter

Dwellings

Last quarter

Current quarter Quarter Change

Sep-16 Dec-16 Rate

Attached 8,728 9,164 436

Detached 63,232 63,793 561

Total 71,960 72,957 997

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Subdivision Activity

New Lot Approvals During the December 2016 quarter Council approved 724 new residential lots. This compares to 760 in the previous September quarter and 245 lots approved this time last year. Comparatively, 660 lots were approved in the December quarter 2011. New Lot Creations During the December quarter Council signed plans creating 572 lots. Previous quarter lot creation totaled 571 for September 2016. Compartively, 655 lots were created this time last year and 187 lots were created in the December quarter 2011.

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Approved Created

Lots

724

572

760

571

New Lots Created and Approved

Current quarter Dec-16 Last quarter Sep-16

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Subdivision Hotspots

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Suburbs with the most lots created and approved during the December quarter are shown in Table 3 and Table 4. Table 3 – Top 5 suburb ‘Hot Spots’ for new lots created

Rank Suburb

New Lots Created

Last Quarter Current Quarter

Sep-16 Dec-16

1 RIPLEY 0 137

2 SPRINGFIELD LAKES 48 121

3 SOUTH RIPLEY 132 109

4 REDBANK PLAINS 48 67

5 ROSEWOOD 0 43

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Table 4 – Top suburb ‘Hot Spots’ for new lots approved

Rank Suburb

New Lots Approved

Last Quarter Current Quarter

Sep-16 Dec-16

1 KARALEE 2 181

2 REDBANK PLAINS 41 162

3 BUNDAMBA 2 129

4 HAIGSLEA 0 99

5 WALLOON 121 82

Non-Residential Building Activity

New non residential floor space approved during the December quarter 2016 amounted to 1,405m2 and will be able to accommodate in the order of 50 new employees across all sectors. This quarter most new jobs were created in the Commercial sector accounting for 44 new jobs.

The floor space approved during the December Quarter can broadly be categorised as either Retail, Industrial, Commercial or Other (which includes education).

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Industrial

Other

Retail

Commercial

New Job Creation

New Jobs

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Table 5 – Total approved GFA and attributed job creation

Activity Approved GFA (m2)

New Jobs

Industrial 0 0

Other 88 1

Retail 228 6

Commercial 1,089 44

Total 1,405 50

Development Applications

Planning Applications

335 Development Applications2 were lodged in the December Quarter a 4.7% decrease in application lodgements over the previous quarter.

Application lodgement numbers over the quarter have decreased over the previous December quarter. Lodgement numbers are 12% lower than the same period last year. Application numbers overall though represent an increase of 32% over the 5 year period from 2011 for the December quarter. 2The data for applications includes Material Change of Use (MCU), Reconfiguring a Lot (RAL), Area Development Plans (ADP), Operational Works (OW), Permissible Changes, Extension to Relevant Period Requests and Signing of Subdivision Plans (SSP). Application numbers are subject to change based on properly made status at the time of report.

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382 358

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Dec-11 Dec-15 Sep-16 Dec-16

Development Application Lodgements

32%

5yr Increase

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321 Development Applications were assessed and decided in the December Quarter 2016. This represents an increase of 7.8% over the September Quarter.

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Development Application Lodgements by Type

Sep-16 Dec-16

10 14

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53

57

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Development Applications Determined December Quarter 2016

Area Development Plan Combined Approval

Material Change of Use Modification/Change Conditions of Approval

Operational Works Other Development

Priority Development Area Priority Development Area Engineering/Environment

Reconfigure a Lot

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During the December Quarter, 39 Applications were assessed and decided within 5 business days of the application being lodged with Council through the ICC Fast Track Process. This represents a total of approximately 21% of all Development Applications being decided through the Fast Track Process. The majority of the applications assessed were identified in the Other Development category which includes Building Works assessable against the Planning Scheme and Advertising Devices.

Pre-lodgement Meetings

Formal pre-lodgement meetings provide an opportunity for prospective applicants to seek advice and clarify requirements from Planning Officers. 43 development related formal pre-lodgement meetings were requested and held in the December Quarter. This represents a decrease of 19 meetings over the previous September quarter 2016 and a 59% increase compared to the 27 meetings held in the same period last year. This figure is based on formal requests for pre-lodgement meetings and does not include meetings held once an application is lodged or post approval.

Operational Works Activity

The number of open and active construction sites is monitored across the Local Government Area. During the December Quarter the number of active construction sites totalled 72.

19%

8%

73%

0%

Fast Track December Quarter 2016

Material Change of Use

Modification/ChangeConditions of Approval

Other Development

Priority DevelopmentArea ComplianceAssessment

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Building and Plumbing Applications3

A total of $176 Million in Building works was approved during the December Quarter

2016. This represents a 43% decrease from last Quarter down from $254 Million and down 22% from the December Quarter 2015 from $214 Million.

Building and Plumbing Inspections A total of 3,275 inspections were undertaken in the December Quarter. This represents an increase of 452 inspections (16% increase) from the same quarter last year.

1,203

1,329 Lodged

Building Certification

Sep-16 Dec-16

152

129

134

124

Sep-16

Dec-16

Building Regulatory

Lodged Determined

959

1017

763

830

Sep-16

Dec-16

Plumbing Applications

Lodged Determined

16%

Annual increase in

Certification

19%

Annual decrease

in Lodgements

25%

Annual increase in

Lodgements

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The following major development applicatoins we determined during the December Quarter 2016. Table 6 – Major applications Determined

Council Reference

Application Description

Primary Address

3633/2015/RAL Reconfiguring One (1) Lot into One Hundred (100)

Lots and Four (4) Balance Lots

148-174 & 176-200

Raysource Road and

116-162 Grieves Road,

HAIGSLEA & 213 Taylors

Road, WALLOON

5760/2015/CA

Reconfiguring One (1) Lot into One Hundred and

Twenty Three (123) Lots & Reconfiguring One (1)

Lot into Three (3) Lots & Preliminary Approval to

Override the Planning Scheme for Development

in Accordance with the Residential Low Density

Zone (RL2), Local Retail and Commercial Zone

(LC2) and Regional Business and Industry Buffer

Zone

51 Ashburn Road,

BUNDAMBA

5800/2015/MCU General Industry (Truck Depot and Storage of

Goods) 11 & 13 Warrell Street, WEST IPSWICH

3954/2016/ADP

Area Development Plan (Retirement Community

and Institutional Residence and MCU for

Retirement Community (38 Units) & Institutional

Residence (180 beds/dwellings) in 2 Stages

7004 Wellness Way, SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL

1275/2016/MCU Major Utility (Temporary Wastewater Treatment

Facility)

621-671, 622 & 673-675 Karrabin Rosewood Road, 33- 135 Caledonian Road, & 2-62 Rohl Road, WALLOON

3306/2016/CA

Preliminary Approval to Affect the Planning

Scheme to Change the Planning Scheme Zone

from Recreation to Residential Medium

Density (RM1 Sub Area) & Reconfiguring One (1) Lot into Two (2) Lots

2C Joyce Street, EAST

IPSWICH

1614/2016/CA

Reconfiguring One (1) lot into 176 Lots plus Drainage Reserve & Material Change of Use (Single Residential - all lots)

32 Greenwood Village Road, REDBANK PLAINS

Major Development Applications - Determined

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3105/2016/RAL Reconfiguring Two (2) Lots into 82 Residential Lots, Two (2) Open Space Lots, One (1) Future Commercial Lot, Three (3) Balance Lots and Roads

621-671, 622, 673-675 Karrabin Rosewood Road, 33-135 Caledonian Road, 2-62 Rohl Road, 246 Taylors Road & Lot 2 Unnamed Road, WALLOON

3189/2016/MCU Multiple Residential (Aged Care Facility) 17 Heather Street, SILKSTONE

5139/2016/RAL Reconfiguring Two (2) Lots into Ninety-Six (96) Lots plus Drainage Reserve and Park

117-137 Oxley Drive & 172 Arthur Summervilles Road, KARALEE

7101/2015/CA

Preliminary Approval to Override the Planning

Scheme to include the site partly within the Local

Retail and Commercial Zone and partly within the

Residential Medium Density Zone, and make

future applications on the site for Multiple

Residential (up to 6 storeys) and Community

Uses, Shopping Centre up to 2,000m2 GFA and

Indoor Recreation code assessable &

Reconfiguring Two (2) Lots into 11 Lots plus New

Road & Material Change of Use (Community Use

- Childcare Centre) & Material Change of Use

(Shopping Centre & Recreation Use (Indoor

Recreation))

111 Jacaranda Street &

10 Cook Street, NORTH

BOOVAL

7946/2015/CA Reconfiguring One (1) Lot into Nine (9) Lots &

Material Change of Use (Multiple Residential - 20

Units)

16 Law Street, BUNDAMBA

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The following major development applications were lodged during the December Quarter 2016. Table 7 – Major applications Lodged

Council Reference

Application Description

Primary Address

9050/2016/ADP

Area Development Plan (Reconfiguring One

(1) lot into Two (2) Lots, Attached Houses,

Local Shops, Commercial Premises, Fast Food

Premises and Service Station)

51-65 Springfield Parkway,

SPRINGFIELD

7586/2016/MCU Area Development Plan (Apartment Building

and Restaurant)

32-34 Springfield Parkway,

SPRINGFIELD

8150/2016/MCU Preliminary Approval to Affect the Planning

Scheme for a partial change of zone from

Recreation to Residential Low Density (RL2)

36 Child Street, Riverview

9145/2016/MCU Business Use (Service Station) 266 & 268 Mt Crosby Road,

CHUWAR

8948/2016/CA

Intensive Animal Husbandry (Poultry Farm) &

Reconfiguring One (1) Lot Into Two (2) Lots

201 Sids Dip Road, LOWER

MOUNT WALKER

8209/2016/ADP

Area Development Plan - (Reconfiguring One

(1) Lot into 251 Residential Lots, Park and

Balance Lot) - Village 15 Spring Mountain

7001 Sinnathamby

Boulevard, SPRING

MOUNTAIN & 160

Sinnathamby Boulevard,

SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL

8730/2016/ADP

Area Development Plan - Reconfiguring One

(1) Lot into Two (2) Lots plus One (1) Balance

Lot, and permit a Material Change of Use for

Park (District Park) including car park, Club,

Community Building, Sports Complex,

Outdoor Recreation and Tourist Facility

7001 Sinnathamby

Boulevard, SPRING

MOUNTAIN & 160

Sinnathamby Boulevard,

SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL

Major Development Applications - Lodged

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Infrastructure Delivery Developer contributed assets for the December Quarter 2016:

Local Roads: 3.5km

Major Roads: 0.9km

Pathways and Bikeways: 13.3km

Local Linear Park: 1.4Ha

Local Recreation Park: 3.9Ha

Major Projects

Planning Scheme and Planning Scheme Policy Amendments

During the December Quarter the following Planning Scheme and Planning Scheme Policy amendments were made:

Conclusion of public consultation of Planning Scheme Major Amendment Package

02/16: Mining Influence Areas and Flooding and Urban Catchment Flow Paths Overlay Maps, Planning Scheme Assessment Triggers and Provisions and other operational amendments and review of submissions.

Preparation of, and public consultation on Planning Scheme Policy Major Amendment Package 04/16: review of Planning Scheme Policy 3 – General Works to update standards, provisions and references.

Preparation, adoption and commencement of Implementation Guideline No. 34 – Major Entry Community Signage.

Preparation, adoption and commencement of amendments to Implementation Guideline No. 30 – Support for 4 to 5 STAR Quality Hotel Developments

Preparation and adoption of Minor Amendment Package 05/16: Amendments to zoning maps, Springfield Structure Plan, Overlay Map OV1 – Bushfire Risk Areas, Overlay Map OV 4 – Difficult Topography, Overlay Map OV 5 – Flooding and Urban Catchment Flow Paths, Overlay Map OV7E – Unexploded Ordnance Areas, Schedule 2 – Character Places, Schedule 10 – Designated Sportsgrounds

Preparation and forward for State Interest Review of Major Planning Scheme Amendment Package 06/16: zoning and overlay amendments, amendment to the definition of ‘Local Shops’ in the Springfield Structure Plan and amendment to the definition of ‘Shopping Centre’ in Schedule 1 – Dictionary.

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Temporary Local Planning Instrument Preparation, adoption and commencement of Temporary Local Planning Instrument No.

1 (Temporary Accommodation of Employees of the Swickers Kingaroy Bacon Factory at Wulkuraka) 2016.

Policy / Legislation review The following major policy and legislative reviews were undertaken during the December

Quarter:

Local Government Infrastructure Plan (LGIP) Review is ongoing.

Brisbane River Catchment Floodplain Management Working Group (State Government).

South East Queensland Regional Plan (SEQ RP) – Attendance at and work associated with Local Government Working Group and review of consultation draft of ShapingSEQ.

Engagement with Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning (DILGP) regarding the new Planning Act and Planning Scheme transitional arrangements.

Review of draft State Planning Policy, State Development Assessment Provisions and Regulations.

Review of the Queensland Building Plan discussion paper, particularly Queensland Housing Code and Reconfiguring a Lot Code

Review of the Local Government Electoral (Transparency and Accountability in Local Government) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill) 2016

Heritage Projects

During the December Quarter, 17 clients accessed Council’s free Heritage Adviser Service.

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Each branch within the Planning and Development Department is committed to ongoing Business Improvement intitiatives.

Upcoming Major Projects Next Quarter

Activity continues Department wide to transition the Development Assessment system to operate under the new Planning Act. The Planning Act, 2016 was passed by the Queensland Parliament on 12 May, 2016 and is scheduled for commencement on 3 July 2017. In addition to current projects the following activities are scheduled to commence or will be underway during the next Quarter: Strategic Planning Branch

Adoption of Planning Scheme and Planning Scheme Policy Major Amendment Package 01/16: removal of Swanbank Power Station Buffer, amendment to provisions relating to design and siting standards for Single Residential Uses and other operational amendments following State government approval.

Finalisation and reporting on review of public consultation of Planning Scheme Policy Major Amendment Package 04/16: review of Planning Scheme Policy 3 – General Works to update standards, provisions and references.

Review of draft noise exposure consultation documents for RAAF Base Amberley

Development Planning Branch

Preparation, distribution and analysis of Customer Satisfaction Survey to gauge industry feedback

Annual review of ePlanning Strategy

Annual review of Communications Strategy

Commencement of process and procedure review to support transition to new planning legislation in July

Business Improvement Initiatives

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Engineering and Environment Branch

Develop Rate 3 Street light design guidelines and standard drawings

Preparation, distribution and analysis of Customer Satisfaction Survey to gauge industry feedback

Information Requests

In the December Quarter 221 Planning and Development related searches were undertaken. Table 8 - Planning and Development Certificates

Type March June September December

2015/16 2015/16 2016/17 2016/17

Limited 165 235 207 213

Standard 7 15 5 5

Full 0 2 0 3

Totals 172 252 212 221

Online user activity utilising the Planning and Development Website in the December Quarter decreased by 12% over the previous quarter. Activity decreased across all areas of development information with the most traffic accessing property information through the Property Search function. Table 9 below provides detailed information on activity during the March to December Quarters. Table 9 – Planning and Development Website Search Activity

Information Viewed

March June September December

2015/16 2015/16 2016/17 2016/17

Property 102,449 118,768 127,690 113,792

Application 43,531 44,328 46,419 39,593

Mapping 8,283 9,327 10,657 8,472

Totals 154,263 172,423 184,766 161,857

Planning and Development related Searches