Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is preparing to seek wide public input into a major planning project, titled Toowoomba Region Futures, that will build a community vision for the Region's growth and development for the next 30 years.
Consultation in 2019 identified a range of potential improvements to the Planning Scheme and infrastructure plans. The Toowoomba Region Futures program launch aims to further identify new ways to improve planning and development in the Region and seek community input to these solutions.
Toowoomba Region Mayor Paul Antonio said public feedback would be sought via a range of forums in 2021, with ongoing consultation to continue in the following years, to ensure the Toowoomba Region Futures program would deliver key strategic planning strategies to cater for a diverse and growing Region.
"The Toowoomba Region Futures program is a five-year project that will deliver a new Toowoomba Region Planning Scheme, a Growth Plan (to guide population and employment growth) and a Toowoomba Region Infrastructure Plan (TRIP). (*further project descriptions below)
"The Planning Scheme guides how land is used and developed. Council is seeking ideas from the community during the strategic planning stage of the process. A more informed Planning Scheme helps Council streamline approval processes, especially when contemplating the location of future residential zones," Mayor Antonio said.