Posted by: Megan Tilbrook
After many years of working across three different schemes
for the Moreton Bay Regional Council planning scheme area, the Council has now
adopted a consolidated scheme. The Moreton Bay Regional Council Planning
Scheme commenced on 1 February 2016.
Further details in relation to the planning scheme can be found at the following link.
It is important to bear in mind that if there has been any
negative impact on the development potential of your land due to the changes
from the old planning scheme to the new planning scheme, you should be
considering whether you should be making an application to apply the provisions
of the old scheme to assessable development. Any request under the
superseded scheme must be made within 12 months of the new scheme coming into
effect - that is, the request must be made by 31 January 2017.
If the Council refuses to apply the superseded scheme, there
are some circumstances where compensation can be claimed. If you have any
concerns about the impact of the new scheme on your land, then you should
consider taking action well before 31 January 2017 to ensure that you do not
lose the right to do so forever.
