Nathan, Salisbury, Moorooka Neighbourhood Plan
Brisbane City Council is finalising its work with residents and businesses to create a new neighbourhood plan for Nathan, Salisbury and Moorooka. Neighbourhood plans help guide future development and coordinate land use and infrastructure over a 10-year period and beyond. Once complete, the neighbourhood plan will become part of Brisbane City Plan 2014 (City Plan).
Project update
Council drafted a new proposed Nathan, Salisbury, Moorooka Neighbourhood Plan based on community feedback on a draft strategy and technical investigations of the area from 2019 to 2021.
Council sought Queensland Government approval to proceed with public consultation on the draft plan in December 2022. In November 2023, the Queensland Government’s response required Council to make changes, which have been made.
The draft plan included proposed changes to the strategic framework, tables of assessment, zones, neighbourhood plan codes (new code and updates to the Holland Park-Tarragindi district/Moorooka-Stephens district neighbourhood plans), overlays, planning scheme policies and associated maps.
Consultation on the draft plan closed on 16 June 2024 and Council is currently reviewing all submissions.
Why do we need a new neighbourhood plan?
Brisbane is growing. More people are looking for places to live that are convenient to work, services and parks. Businesses are also embracing opportunities for renewal and diversification.
Nathan, Salisbury and Moorooka will continue to grow in popularity as a place to live and work as this area is close to major employment, health, education, sporting and public transport facilities. A new neighbourhood plan will ensure the area continues to look and feel familiar while planning for current and future community needs.
Council has worked with the local community and businesses to:
- review the development potential of industrial, commercial and residential areas to facilitate employment growth and enhance liveability
- capitalise on significant infrastructure investment, including education and sporting facilities in the area
- protect character residential areas in key locations
- protect and enhance the environmental and biodiversity values of Toohey Forest and the area’s creek corridors
- enhance streetscapes and walkability between major employment areas, residential areas and public transport infrastructure.
Study area map
- View the Nathan, Salisbury, Moorooka Neighbourhood Plan study area as a larger map.
- Download the Nathan, Salisbury, Moorooka Neighbourhood Plan study area (PDF - 907kb).
Read the draft plan
The draft neighbourhood plan and supporting information that was available for consultation is included below.
Key information
Download the amendment package documents:
- Now under review - City Plan schedule of amendments (PDF – 5.1Mb)
- Now under review - City Plan table of contents - text (PDF - 104.3kb)
- Now under review - City Plan table of contents - maps (PDF - 98.9kb)
City Plan maps updated
- Boundaries (PDF – 8Mb)
- Commercial character building overlay (PDF – 11.7Mb)
- Dwelling house character overlay (PDF - 13Mb)
- Industrial amenity overlay (PDF - 12.4Mb)
- Pre-1911 building overlay (PDF - 11.7Mb)
- Significant landscape trees overlay (PDF - 12Mb)
- Strategic framework map (PDF - 9.3Mb)
- Streetscape hierarchy overlay (PDF - 11.9Mb)
- Traditional building character overlay (PDF - 12Mb)
- Transport air quality overlay (PDF - 11.9Mb)
- Zoning (PDF - 14Mb)
Supporting information and public notice
- Draft strategy summary of feedback report (PDF - 1Mb)
- Draft Nathan, Salisbury, Moorooka Neighbourhood Plan public notice (PDF - 301kb)
Interactive maps
Council prepared an interactive StoryMap to summarise proposed changes and allow searching by property address to compare existing and proposed mapping layers.
View interactive maps and key information
Download the summary of proposed changes fact sheet (PDF - 1Mb).
Consultation
Consultation on the proposed amendment closed at 11.59pm, Sunday 16 June 2024.
During the consultation period, Council planners were available to talk about draft plan details via community information sessions, and phone and online meetings.
Following a review of submissions, Council will write to everyone who made a formal submission on the proposed changes and will publish a copy of the consultation report online.
Next steps
Council will review the draft neighbourhood plan provisions based on formal submissions received. The revised neighbourhood plan will then be sent to the Queensland Government for review.
Once these reviews are complete, the plan will be presented to Council and subsequently adopted as part of City Plan.
Project timeline
| Mid-late 2019 | Background research and initial community engagement
You can view initial community thoughts and ideas on the interactive map. Community Planning Team nominations closed on 16 September 2019. Download the: |
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| Early-mid-2021 | Draft strategy
View community thoughts and ideas on character housing protection via the interactive map. |
| Late 2021 - late 2023 | Draft neighbourhood plan and Queensland Government review The draft plan was submitted to the Queensland Government for review in December 2022. Conditions were received from the Queensland Government in November 2023. |
| Mid - late 2024 | Consultation on the draft neighbourhood plan Following the review of community submissions on the draft neighbourhood plan, a final version of the plan will be prepared for the Queensland Government and the Minister's consideration to adopt. |
| 2025 | Plan adoption Queensland Government approval of the plan, and its adoption and gazettal by Council into City Plan. |
Other planning projects in the area
Now closed for consultation, the Qualified state interest amendment - Local heritage (Local heritage amendment) proposes additional heritage protections for some locations in Salisbury and Moorooka, including an area known as the Moorooka War Workers’ Housing Estate (former). This estate is Brisbane’s first and only large-scale WWII housing estate initiated and planned by the Commonwealth Government to house civilian employees of war industries at Rocklea.
Council is considering the submissions and will publish the outcomes of consultation later in 2024.
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More information
For more information you can:
- email the project team
- contact Council
- write to:
Neighbourhood Planning (Nathan, Salisbury, Moorooka Neighbourhood Plan)
Brisbane City Council
GPO Box 1434
Brisbane Qld 4001.