Toowoomba Regional Council's (TRC) Planning department is completing development assessments in some of the shortest timeframes compared with other local governments across South East Queensland, according to figures published in the UDIA Queensland September 2020 quarter DA Monitor report.
TRC Planning and Development Committee chair Cr Megan O'Hara Sullivan said Council's Development Application decision timeframes compared more than favourably with surrounding councils.
"Council encourages applicants to work closely with Council in order for us to complete assessments and finalise approvals in the shortest timeframe," Cr O'Hara Sullivan said.
"Our responsiveness is aided by well-documented applications and our officers work diligently to ensure we meet, and in most cases exceed, the statutory approval timelines.
"For example, Council last week approved a development application for the Envorinex waste plastic processing business at Wellcamp. This follows similar approval times in recent years for several other major projects in the surrounding Toowoomba Enterprise Hub.
