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Pressure is mounting on Brisbane City Council to amend its planning system to stop developers having a direct input to the neighbourhood planning process.
Building heights, the extent of green space and placement of community facilities as residential, commercial and industrial areas are established are determined in local neighbourhood plans.
Brisbane s oldest suburb, Kangaroo Point, is facing the pressures of over-development its residents say.
Credit:Tony Moore
Neighbourhood plans are being developed for Bridgeman Downs, Eight Mile Plains Gateway, Sandgate District and Nathan/Salisbury/Moorooka and all have community planning teams.
The council has community development forums, where local representatives are invited to help draft neighbourhood plans.
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