Community & Business
20 September, 2024
Changes allow RVs on rural properties
RVs will now be allowed to stay at rural properties on the Tablelands after major amendments to the Tablelands Regional Council planning scheme were endorsed.
One of the amendments will enable RVs to be hosted on private properties in the General Rural or Broad Hectare zone but landholders wanting to allow more than six RVs will have to go through a code assessable process with council, and properties that wish to host more than 10 RVs will be impact assessable, giving the public a say.
Council had originally proposed that landowners could host up to six RVs allowed on Rural, Rural Residential and Emerging Communities zones for up to six consecutive nights as an “accepted development” and up to 20 RVs for 13 nights on properties in the Rural and Broad Hectare zones, but this hit a raw nerve with local caravan parks owners, fearful it would undermine their businesses.
Other amendments made to the planning scheme are:
• lowering levels of assessment to encourage certain forms of development
• clarifying the relationship between the Planning Scheme and the legislation/regulation with regard to assessable building work
• strengthening codes to give applicants greater certainty when developing
• amending zone mapping to reflect completed developments and changed circumstances
• addressing workability issues and drafting errors
• updating overlay mapping and codes to reflect the current State Planning Policy, and
• addressing other issues identified by the Queensland Government and submitters.
Mayor Rod Marti has welcomed the amendments, in particular providing additional tourist accommodation options.
“The amendments address feedback from the development industry and community on the operational efficiency of the scheme and promotion of self-contained RV camping opportunities,” he said.
“It was great to consult with the community on these changes and be able to modify some of the amendments from the feedback we received.”
The updated Planning Scheme will commence on
9 September.
