Bridgeman Downs Neighbourhood Plan

Brisbane City Council has adopted the new Bridgeman Downs Neighbourhood Plan to guide future development and coordinate land use and infrastructure over a 10-year period and beyond.

Council worked with residents and businesses to meet community priorities and ensure the area continued to look familiar, while we planned for the needs of existing and future communities.

Project status

Following community consultation in early 2022 and an analysis of submissions, Council reviewed the draft plan and sent the revised neighbourhood plan to the Queensland Government for Minister’s consideration.

Council adopted the Bridgeman Downs Neighbourhood Plan on 13 June 2023. The new neighbourhood plan took effect on 1 September 2023 in Brisbane City Plan 2014 (City Plan).

Bridgeman Downs Neighbourhood Plan study area

Download the Bridgeman Downs Neighbourhood Plan study area (PDF - 3Mb).

Project timeline

Timeline of key project milestones
Mid-late 2019

Background research and initial community engagement

Council background research, technical studies and community input to understand the key issues and opportunities in the area.

Initial community engagement 9 September - 21 October 2019.

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You can view initial community thoughts and ideas on the interactive map.

Community Planning Team nominations closed on 29 September 2019.

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Late 2020

Draft strategy

Community engagement on the draft strategy 19 October - 16 November 2020. 

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Early-late 2021

Draft neighbourhood plan

Council prepared the draft neighbourhood plan based on community input and further technical reviews of the area.

The Queensland Government completed the state interest review and approved the draft neighbourhood plan for public consultation.

Early 2022

Consultation on the draft neighbourhood plan

Community consultation on the draft neighbourhood plan 14 February - 28 March 2022.

StoryMaps provided an easy property search option via interactive maps for comparison of current information with changes proposed in the draft neighbourhood plan that were based on the consultation version of the plan (now superseded).

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Draft neighbourhood plan (consultation version - now superseded)

Maps (consultation version - now superseded)

Public notices

Late 2022

Changes to respond to community feedback and revised plan

The revised plan was endorsed by Council on 6 September 2022 and was sent to the Queensland Government for the Minister’s consideration.

On 15 November 2022 the Queensland Government advised that they supported the adoption of the plan with one condition. This condition required a change to overall outcome 3(b) which previously sought to limit the provision of Multiple dwellings in the Emerging community zone.

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Mid 2023
(current phase)

Adoption

Council adopted the new Bridgeman Downs neighbourhood plan on 13 June 2023. The plan took effect in City Plan on 1 September 2023.

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