The purpose of this page is to explain the intent of the Industrial zones within the Townsville City Plan.
Zones designate land for a particular use (for example: residential, industrial, or rural). All properties within Townsville are included in a zone. Precincts may be identified for part of a zone. A precinct provides further detail for a specific area within a zone.
A planning scheme (referred to as Townsville City Plan) is a legal document that guides and regulates the development of land. The Townsville City Plan is made up of two key elements: a written component and maps.
Industrial land uses are spread throughout the Townsville region in discrete industrial clusters. Industrial zones are provided in areas of Townsville that have an existing relationship with industry. The Townsville City Plan aims to protect these economically important areas for Townsville’s future prosperity.
The Townsville City Plan provides for industrial land uses across four zones based on the planned need for industrial land and the potential for industry impacts on sensitive uses. The four industrial zones are:
There are also three precincts: the Nelly Bay Low impact industry precinct, the Roseneath medium impact industry precinct, and the Lansdown High impact industry precinct. The precincts provide for specific development outcomes.
Generally, industrial land uses designated in the industrial zones are those associated with the storage, distribution and processing of raw materials and the manufacture or repair of goods in workshops, factories and warehouses. Some complementary, supporting non-industrial uses can occur.
The Townsville City Plan separates ‘higher’ impacting industrial uses and zones from sensitive land uses. This includes all residential uses, ensuring industry uses are properly separated from residential areas to protect residents’ amenity, health and wellbeing.
The Development Codes and Overlays pages provide information about other aspects of development within the industrial zones.
Part 9 of the Townsville City Plan contains the development codes. This series of codes manages engineering, design and construction standards, including servicing, subdivision, parking, access, landscaping and signage. Uses in industrial zones will need to consider many of these codes when undertaking development
Overlays that affect a lot will need consideration in conjunction with the industrial zone codes. Development will need to respond to the overlays ensuring the appropriate design outcomes are achieved whilst complying with the objectives and purpose of the zone codes. In some cases, overlays will determine the overall development outcomes in response to the nature of the overlay, for example, to avoid the impacts of flooding.
The Townsville City Plan has used the Planning Regulation 2017 requirements for zones (including names and colours). Use definitions are represented in the Townsville City Plan in Schedule 1. The following table identifies the overall intent of the Townsville City Plan industrial zones and precincts and intended development.
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What are the minimum lot sizes in the industrial zones?
The minimum lot size to be achieved is 1,000m2 in the Low impact industry zone, 2,000m2 in the medium impact industry zone and in the High impact industry and special purpose zones a minimum lot size of 5,000m2. Minimum lot size increases with the expected scale of uses to be established and where larger land areas are generally required.
How has Council set levels of assessment?
Council has sought to reduce the necessity to submit development applications under the Townsville City Plan by not requiring planning applications that are low risk or where development does not exceed particular thresholds.
