Northshore Hamilton PDA – Development Scheme Amendment

Development scheme and Development Charges and Offsets Plan approved

The Northshore Hamilton PDA Development Scheme and Development Charges and Offset Plan (DCOP) were approved on Friday 28 October 2022.

Amendments to the development scheme and draft DCOP were publicly notified for 30 business days from 22 October to 3 December 2021.

The MEDQ has reviewed the submissions received during notification and amended the development scheme and DCOP where appropriate in response to the submissions.

The approved development scheme, DCOP, Infrastructure Plan Background Report and submissions report are available in the Library on this page or on the Northshore Hamilton PDA web page.

For more details, please read the Deputy Premier’s Ministerial Statement.

If you have a question, please check the Q&As to see if your question is answered or post your question for a response.

Northshore Hamilton PDA Development Scheme review

The first Northshore Hamilton Priority Development Area (PDA) Development Scheme came into effect on 3 July 2009.

Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) has since undertaken a review of the development scheme to ensure it continued to operate effectively as the overarching planning document for the PDA.

The scope of the review included examining:

• the vision for the PDA to ensure it was contemporary and appropriate
• land use and infrastructure planning to support the vision
• development requirements in the development scheme to guide new development.

The review resulted in a proposed amendment to the development scheme and preparation of a draft Development Charges and Offset Plan (DCOP) that addresses the planning and funding of infrastructure required to service development in Northshore Hamilton.