Major amendment 1 – Self-Contained Recreational Vehicle Grounds

Mackay Regional Council is proposing to amend the Mackay Region Planning Scheme 2017 to provide a regulatory framework that caters for recreational vehicle grounds.

The proposed amendment was prepared and lodged to the Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning (DSDMIP) for a state interest review. On August 2, 2019, DSDMIP provided approval for the proposed amendment to proceed to public consultation.

The purpose and general effect of the major amendment is to provide opportunities for small-scale self-contained recreational vehicle grounds to establish in appropriate locations as new facilities or within existing tourist parks. Key components of the proposed amendment include:

  • The creation of administrative definitions for self-contained recreational vehicle ground and self-contained vehicle.
  • Reducing the level of assessment for self-contained recreational vehicle grounds in certain zones where undertaken as nature-based tourism or as part of an existing tourist park.
  • Inserting provisions related to self-contained recreational vehicle grounds into the tourist park and relocatable home park code.
  • Establishing a nature-based tourism code and creating provisions related to self-contained recreational vehicle grounds as well as provisions related to other forms of nature-based tourism.
  • Reducing the category of assessment for self-contained recreational vehicle grounds where affected by certain overlays.

Public consultation

The consultation period for the proposed Major amendment 1 has now ended. Consultation ran from August 9, 2019 until September 6, 2019. Two information sessions were also held during the public consultation period to provide more details on the proposed amendment.

Consultation report

On September 25, 2019, Council resolved to respond to submitters by providing a copy of the Consultation Report to each person who made a submission and providing a copy on Council’s website. The Consultation Report is available here.

Further steps

The amendment package has now been sent to DSDMIP who will assess whether public consultation has been undertaken in accordance with the requirements of the Minister’s Guidelines and Rules and decide whether any changes made to the proposed amendment continue to appropriately integrate the state interests.

Following confirmation from DSDMIP that the amendment can proceed, council will then decide whether to adopt or not proceed with the proposed amendment.

Enquiries

For enquiries or further details please contact council’s Strategic Planning Program on 1300 622 529 or email strategic.planning@mackay.qld.gov.au.