Adoption of Planning Scheme Policy for the Branyan Local Plan Area

Adoption of Planning scheme Policy for the Branyan Local Plan Area

Council, at its Ordinary Meeting held 17 December 2024 adopted Planning Scheme Policy for the Branyan Local Plan Area with minor changes in response to submissions and made an associated minor amendment.

A consultation report providing a summary of matters raised in submissions and details about how Council has dealt with the matters raised is available here.

The adopted Planning Scheme Policy and associated amendment take effect from 20 December 2024 as Version 6.3 of the Bundaberg Regional Council Planning Scheme.

The purpose and general effect of the Planning Scheme Policy is to provide an interim response to reflect detailed land use and infrastructure planning completed for the Branyan local plan area until further amendments to the Bundaberg Regional Council Planning Scheme and Local Government Infrastructure Plan (LGIP) can be progressed by Council.

The Planning Scheme Policy is intended to apply to assessable development, providing a local structure planning framework for the Emerging community zoned land at Branyan broadly bounded by Branyan Drive, Sutherland Road, Cummins Road, Samuels Road, Childers Road, Bonna Road and Bartholdt Drive. The Planning Scheme Policy includes outcomes (assessment benchmarks) to guide future development, contained within SC6.8.6 (Branyan area local plan code).

The associated minor amendment is made to Part 1, Table 1.2.5 (Planning scheme policies), Table SC6.1.1 (Planning scheme policy index) and the Emerging community zone code at Part 6 (Zones) of the Planning Scheme, to reflect the adopted Planning Scheme Policy.

Version 6.3 of the Planning Scheme is available for viewing and download on Council's website here.

Supporting documentation

• Schedule 6.8 - Planning Scheme Policy for the Branyan Local Plan Area
• Gazette Notice
• Public Notice - Bundaberg Now
• Consultation Report - Summary of submissions and responses to matters raised in submissions

Branyan Local Area Plan

Council’s planning scheme identifies part of Branyan as a major urban expansion area, earmarked to accommodate future urban growth. Most land within this identified growth area is included in the Emerging community zone to protect the area from premature and unplanned development until local structure planning is completed by Council.

Council has undertaken local area planning to guide the logical, coordinated, and efficient delivery of future urban development in Branyan. This project has been completed alongside planning for urban infrastructure required to service future development in this identified growth area, particularly for roads, pathways, parks, stormwater, water and sewer networks.

The local area planning seeks to ensure development proceeds in a logical manner with appropriate infrastructure and services in place while protecting existing land uses and environmental features. This local area plan for Branyan aims to provide certainty for residents and landowners regarding the future planning direction of the locality.

Given important infrastructure and services (e.g., water and sewer) will be required to be extended to service growth within the Branyan local plan area, development is expected to continue to occur from the north, and then across the larger landholdings east and west of Arcadia Park. As such, the area is expected to experience only gradual change over this time, with many areas unlikely to experience significant change over the next 20+ years.

• Branyan Local Area Plan
• Branyan Infrastructure Planning Report
• Schedule of proposed changes to the LGIP Schedule of Works
• Indicative sequencing plan - Branyan

Project Area

The area subject to this local planning includes the Emerging community zoned land at Branyan broadly bounded by Branyan Drive, Cummins Road, Samuels Road, Childers Road, Bonna Road and Bartholdt Drive.