On 1 July 2015, the Moreton Bay Regional Council's new draft planning scheme was released for community consultation.

You have the opportunity to make a submission on this latest draft planning scheme up until 21 August 2015. To make a properly made submission, use Council's online submission form, which can be accessed here.

The release of the new draft planning scheme for public consultation takes into consideration the significant feedback from the community and advice from industry experts on the draft planning scheme released in July 2014.

If you are concerned about how the proposed changes affect your property or business operations and whether you should be lodging a submission, we recommend that you consider obtaining expert advice.

Use the Council's My property look up tool and enter in your property details to find out how the draft planning scheme may impact your property. The tool allows you to review the proposed zone and precinct for your property and view the applicable overlay maps.

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