Welcome to our bumper Autumn 2017 edition of Envisage.
Late 2016 and early 2017 has been a time of significant policy consultation by the State Government. It began with the release of the draft South East Queensland Regional Plan (ShapingSEQ) on 20 October 2016 (with consultation closing recently on 3 March 2017) and continued with consultation on a suite of companion State interest documents between 21 November 2016 and 10 February 2017. These companion State interest documents, the draft Planning Regulation, draft State Planning Policy and draft State Development Assessment Provisions will support the commencement of the new Planning Act in mid-2017 and are largely the focus of this edition of Envisage.
Each of our authors has examined the draft documents as they relate to a particular area of interest with a view to assisting you to quickly understand what’s new, what’s unchanged and where to find the detail.
Enjoy the Envisage Autumn 2017 edition. As always, we welcome your feedback and suggested topics for future editions.