Town Centre plan

You may or may not be aware that the Logan City Council has a Master Plan for the redevelopment of Beenleigh Town Centre. Interested to know more???

Beenleigh Redevelopment

Logan Council has prepared a draft master plan to guide future growth in the Beenleigh town centre. The draft master plan provides a strategic framework for managing growth in Beenleigh over the next 20 years.

The draft plan proposes to physically transform the town's centre, and includes clear proposals for land use, building, public spaces, pedestrian and traffic movement, supported by a timeline and delivery strategy.

The draft master plan was on public display between 12 November and 17 December 2010.

Thank you to residents and businesses who submitted feedback on the Beenleigh town centre draft master plan. Your feedback is helping us guide future development in Beenleigh, to plan for the future. Thank you for being a part of it!

Beenleigh Parking Plan

The Beenleigh Parking Plan was released on 29 June 2011. The parking plan has been developed to accompany the Beenleigh Town Centre Draft Master Plan. Download below.

pdf Beenleigh Parking Plan 5.56 Mb

Master plan aims

The Beenleigh Town Centre Draft Master Plan aims to:

Build first-class public spaces and a new town square
Balance traffic movements and car parking with high quality public spaces to ensure a people friendly place
Develop incentives to encourage the right type and quality of development at the right time and in the right place
Create an environment that is attractive for investment
Identify and prioritise key projects that will act as a catalyst for putting the master plan strategies into action in the short, medium and longer term.

Master plan outcomes

When finalised the draft master plan will:

Guide land use planning and development, transport and the quality of design of buildings and public spaces to 2031
Identify and prioritise key projects that will act as a catalyst for putting the draft master plan strategies into action in the short, medium and longer term
Provide a raft of new planning measures and incentives needed to achieve the aims of the draft master plan.

What does the master plan include?

The master plan consists of a series of interrelated strategies and plans that provide the strategic framework for Beenleigh's growth. The strategies include:

Land use - what land uses and where activities happen
Urban form and density - scale of development, building design and character
Access and movement - walking and cycling networks, public transport, carparking and efficient traffic movement
Public and open space - community precincts, streetscape and urban design, buildings character, streetscapes, public art
Infrastructure - water, sewer, drainage, telecommunications
Economic - drivers of change, catalyst projects, growth opportunities.

Next Steps

Your input will help us refine and improve our draft plan. Council will consider all feedback on the draft plan, and prepare a consultation report. This report will recommend improvements to the draft plan, which will be finalised in early 2011.