Local area planning

Transport and Main Roads is involved in local area planning to ensure the department’s state interests are reflected and supported in local planning instruments. Local planning instruments include local government planning schemes, priority infrastructure plans and structure plans for master planned areas.

• Local government planning schemes

  The Sustainable Planning Act 2009 requires local governments to prepare a planning scheme that will guide future growth in their local government area.

• Master planned areas

  Master planned areas are often greenfield sites which are to transition from rural land to urban land.