Projects
Local Government Infrastructure Plan (LGIP)
A LGIP is a long – term plan that integrates infrastructure planning with land use planning. The LGIP identifies existing and future trunk infrastructure, including local roads, stormwater management, parks and community facilities. Trunk infrastructure is needed to service the community and support development across the region. The LGIP provides a schedule of works and desired standards of service for trunk infrastructure, and provides a basis for imposing conditions about trunk infrastructure and levying of infrastructure charges on development approvals.
Following a review of the current LGIP that was adopted in 2018, Council will start preparing an updated LGIP that aligns with the recently adopted Lockyer Valley Planning Scheme. The community will have an opportunity to comment on the update LGIP during a future consultation stage.
Grantham Structure Plan
Council and consultants were thrilled with the attendance and robust conversation had at the Grantham Structure Plan community briefing on Wednesday, 20 November.
The attendees heard about the purpose of the project, the program timeline and the deliverables that the project aims to achieve.
Through conversation and an interactive feedback portal, the community told us what was important to them in considering the future of Grantham. Common themes from the session included the importance of road and infrastructure connections to support growth and provide disaster resilience, how housing choice can be delivered and integrated into an existing community, what needs to be considered for the development of commerce and industry and how the natural environment can be sustained and enhanced for the benefit of the community and biodiversity. Social issues such as housing affordability, whole of life living and support systems were also discussed in some detail.
The project has now entered the drafting phase following successful design charette sessions with staff, councillors and community. The draft plan will be made available for public comment in the coming weeks.
Growth Management Strategy
Council is working towards delivering a Growth Management Strategy (GMS) that will provide a framework to guide and manage growth in the region to 2046. The GMS will assist in ensuring the Lockyer Valley remains a desirable place to live, work and play.
Council’s GMS seeks to develop a practical, flexible and wide-ranging policy framework that strengthens housing choice and economic growth, without compromising the natural, agricultural, social and cultural integrity of the region.
Council will seek information and input from the community throughout the GMS project. We are currently collating the necessary information and identifying the knowledge gaps.
Council engaged Place Score, a social research organisation, to run the 2025 Lockyer Valley Liveability Survey.
The survey empowered Lockyer Valley residents to share what matters most to them. It invited them to rate the liveability of the neighbourhood they know best and share ideas for improvement. The results of the survey will be shared across the Council to assist with the planning and delivery of more liveable places in our community.
Local Heritage Study (non-Indigenous places)
Under section 112 of the Queensland Heritage Act 1992, local governments must identify places of cultural heritage significance in its planning scheme or in a local heritage register.
The Local Heritage Register for Lockyer Valley is included in Planning Scheme Policy SC6.3 Cultural heritage. However, this register needs to be reviewed as it is based on studies undertaken some time ago and it does not include significant places within the former Laidley Shire local government area.
Lockyer Valley Regional Council has engaged Australian Heritage Specialists to carry out a Local Heritage Study of non-Indigenous places of cultural significance to:
- identify places of cultural heritage significance based on the State government’s guideline Assessing Cultural Heritage Significance Using the Cultural Heritage Criteria;
- identify which places are of sufficient cultural heritage significance to be included in the Local Heritage Register; and
- create a statement of significance for each heritage place.
The study will inform changes to the Local Heritage Register and the Lockyer Valley Planning Scheme. Once a proposed new Local Heritage Register has been prepared, Council will undertake community consultation as required by the Queensland Heritage Act 1992 in relation to proposed addition of new places to the Local Heritage Register, and to also the removal of places from the current Local Heritage Register. Submissions can be made to Council during the consultation period regarding the proposed changes to the Local Heritage Register. Further details regarding the proposed change to the Local Heritage Register and the consultation process will be made available.
Note–Indigenous cultural heritage is protected under the Queensland Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Act 2003.
