Major Amendment
(Version 2025/01)

On 15 October 2025, Council decided to adopt a Major Amendment to the Townsville City Plan.

Major Amendment 2025 (formerly known as Package 1 Major Amendment) will come into effect on 8 December 2025.

A copy of Major Amendment 2025 and explanatory note are provided below:

• Major Amendment 2025 (track change version)
• Explanatory Note

What’s Changing?

Major Amendment 2025 provides important updates to the Townsville City Plan that:

• improve alignment with other planning instruments and related legislations
• support the right development in appropriate locations
• maintain efficiency.

Information on the key changes are outlined in these factsheets:

• Airport Environs Overlay Code
• Assessment Benchmarks
• Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code
• Major Infrastructure and Hazardous Facilities Overlay Code
• Neighbourhood Design
• Parking Rates Planning Scheme Policy
• Places of Cultural Heritage Value
• Port Overlay for the Priority Port of Townsville
• Tables of Assessment
• Zone Purpose Statements and Use Definitions

Key Dates and Milestones

Key dates and milestones during the amendment process for Major Amendment 2025 are outlined in this table:

Contact Us

If you have questions in relation to Major Amendment 2025 or City Plan in general, please contact the City Planning Team at cityplan@townsville.qld.gov.au