Ipswich Planning Scheme

Under Queensland planning legislation, each local government prepares and maintains its own planning scheme as the main ‘rule-book’ for determining what new developments should occur in their local government area and how.

The planning scheme achieves this by planning for and regulating what development should occur where and when, how development should occur and what assessment process is required – including if an assessment process is required at all.

If you would like to know more about land use planning and how it affects you, follow the link to Council’s Planning in Ipswich webpage.

Ipswich City Plan 2025

On 29 May 2025, Ipswich City Council resolved to adopt the Ipswich City Plan 2025. The Ipswich City Plan 2025 is the new planning scheme previously referred to as the draft Ipswich Plan 2024 during its preparation. It took effect on 1 July 2025, at which time replaced the 2006 Ipswich Planning Scheme.

You can access the current Ipswich City Plan 2025 here.

2006 Ipswich Planning Scheme (Superseded)

The 2006 Consolidated Ipswich Planning Scheme was the local planning instrument in effect until 30 June 2025, at which time it was replaced by the Ipswich City Plan 2025.

The superseded 2006 Ipswich Planning Scheme is still available to view via the links below, or on the Ground Floor, 1 Nicholas Street, Ipswich, as well as at all Council libraries and the mobile library service.

The superseded 2006 Ipswich Planning Scheme is also available for purchase. The fees payable with respect to Ipswich Planning Scheme are detailed in Council's schedule of Fees and Charges.

The superseded 2006 Ipswich Planning Scheme mapping is also still available to be viewed in electronic format here.

Local Government Infrastructure Plan (LGIP)

On 29 May 2025, Ipswich City Council resolved to adopt the Local Government Infrastructure Plan (LGIP), replacing the previous 2018 Local Government Infrastructure Plan.  The new LGIP took effect concurrently with the Ipswich City Plan 2025 on 1 July 2025, at which time replaced the 2018 LGIP.

You can access the LGIP, contained within Part 6 of the Ipswich City Plan 2025. Additional information on the LGIP is available at the Infrastructure Planning webpage.

Planning Scheme Attachments

Ipswich Adopted Infrastructure Charges Resolution

View the Ipswich Adopted Infrastructure Charges Resolution at the Infrastructure Planning webpage.

Further Information

To obtain further information in relation to the 2006 Ipswich Planning Scheme, please contact the Planning and Regulatory Services Department on telephone (07) 3810 6888.