Strategic planning is progressing to ensure the Toowoomba Region remains an attractive lifestyle destination that caters for employment and population growth that is forecast for the next 30 years.
Toowoomba Regional Council's (TRC) Planning and Development Committee today (November 10) recommended that Council formally resolves to make a new Planning Scheme.
Toowoomba Region Mayor Paul Antonio said the Toowoomba Regional Planning Scheme was Council's key plan for the region's future development and shaped many of our prized lifestyle attributes.
"Our region's population is expected to increase by an additional 54,000 people over the next 25 or so years and it is important for Council to reshape our formative strategies that will provide clear planning policies and direction for residents and the development industry," Mayor Antonio said.
"The new plan will ensure Council continues to meet community needs and expectations for urban land, employment and recreational opportunities well into the future; as well as aligning with state planning land use and economic development policy.
