Mixed Use Approved

Southern Thornlands Precinct 1

Developer

Approved preliminary land-use plan for a mixed-use community of up to 800 dwellings, a village heart, integrated residential areas and protected open-space corridors.

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Southern Thornlands Precinct 1 is the first approved land-use-plan area within the PDA. The approved preliminary plan establishes the broad distribution of mixed-use, integrated residential and open-space/conservation/WSUD land. It does not itself approve detailed subdivision, operational works or construction; those require later applications and permits.

Location
East of Springacre Road, Thornlands, within Precinct 1 of the Southern Thornlands PDA.
Status as at
10 August 2026
Timing
Future detailed development applications and permits are required; no confirmed construction timetable is published.

Current plan or approval

Preliminary approval granted for the Precinct 1 Land Use Plan

Approved31 October 2025Confirmed certainty

Approved preliminary land-use-plan version establishing the broad land-use distribution, indicative infrastructure and key structural elements for Precinct 1.

Published figures

Key figures in the current record

Anticipated residential yield
Up to 800 dwellings at full developmentMaximum
Average net residential density
25–35 dwellings per hectareRange
Affordable housing target
Target of 20% affordable housingTarget
Mixed Use Village Heart height
Up to 6 storeysMaximum
Retail gross floor area
Maximum 2,500 m² retail GFAMaximum
Integrated Residential height
Up to 3 storeysMaximum
Single-storey frontage limit
Maximum 40% of development adjoining Springacre Road may be single storeyMaximum

Plan structure

Published development areas

Precinct 1 application site

Overall Site · Confirmed certainty

The approved application site east of Springacre Road, covering the six lots explicitly listed in the decision notice.

Mixed Use Village Heart

Mixed Use · Confirmed certainty

Neighbourhood centre for retail, business and community activities, supported by medium-density residential development, start-up businesses and home-based businesses.

Integrated Residential

Residential · Confirmed certainty

Residential area intended to provide a range of lot sizes and housing options, including dwelling houses, dual occupancies and multiple dwellings.

Open Space, Conservation and WSUD

Open Space · Confirmed certainty

Combined approved-plan area for local open space, identified corridors, conservation areas and water-sensitive urban design. Approval conditions require an average 150 m Eprapah Creek riparian corridor and an average 18.5 m linear park link adjacent to Hannah Close.

Statutory context

Significant applications

DEV-2025-STH-4196

Precinct 1 Stages 1 and 2 subdivision

Approved · 3 June 2026 · Supports current version

Reconfiguring 6 lots into 169 residential lots, 3 open-space lots, 1 infrastructure lot, 2 bio-retention-basin lots and 3 balance lots in stages, together with a Material Change of Use for a Plan of Development.

Decision: EDQ approved the first detailed staged subdivision and Plan of Development application implementing the approved Precinct 1 land-use framework, subject to PDA development conditions.

DEV2025/1656

Precinct 1 Land Use Plan

Approved · 31 October 2025 · Approves current version

PDA preliminary approval application for a material change of use to establish the Precinct 1 land-use distribution, indicative infrastructure layout and key structural elements.

Decision: MEDQ granted all of the PDA preliminary approval applied for, subject to the PDA development conditions. The approval establishes the Precinct 1 Land Use Plan and does not grant detailed development permits for subdivision or operational works.

What has changed

Related published updates

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Plans and media

Published material

Land Use Plan

Approved Precinct 1 Land Use Plan and Context Plan

Two-page approved plan package showing the mixed-use village heart, integrated residential area, open-space/conservation/WSUD land and principal road connections.

Credit: Economic Development Queensland; plan prepared by Empower for Urbex

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