Planning documents & useful resources
Southern Thornlands PDA documents
Find official Southern Thornlands PDA planning documents alongside maps, guides and other resources produced by Developing Southern Thornlands to make the PDA easier to understand.
Official government publications remain the authoritative source. Our own resources are clearly labelled and are designed to make the planning information easier to view, compare and use.
Official documents
Authoritative Southern Thornlands PDA planning material
These publications come from Queensland Government, Economic Development Queensland and other relevant authorities. They are the source material to rely on for the formal planning position.
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Key planning documents
The Interim Land Use Plan is the operative interim framework until it is replaced, while the proposed Development Scheme sets out the planning framework currently being progressed for the PDA. The formal notice and declared boundary map provide important statutory context.
Development scheme
Proposed Development Scheme
Proposed Southern Thornlands PDA Development Scheme
Public notification draft - August 2026
Public-notification draft statutory planning framework for Southern Thornlands, covering land use, infrastructure, implementation and development assessment.
Development scheme
Southern Thornlands PDA ILUP
Southern Thornlands PDA Interim Land Use Plan
April 2025
Temporary statutory planning instrument regulating development in the Southern Thornlands PDA while the Development Scheme is prepared.
Public notice or consultation
Development Scheme Public Notice
Public notice - Proposed Southern Thornlands PDA Development Scheme
Submission period: 3 August-15 September 2026
Official section 59 notice commencing public notification of the proposed Development Scheme and inviting written submissions.
Planning map
Southern Thornlands PDA Boundary Map
Southern Thornlands Priority Development Area Boundary Map
Declared 4 April 2025
Official one-page regulatory map identifying the declared Southern Thornlands PDA boundary, parcels, road dedications and waterbody context.
Supporting material
Useful summaries and reference documents
These publications help explain the PDA or provide broader policy context, but they are not the main statutory planning instrument.
Policy or guideline
EDQ Infrastructure Funding Framework
Infrastructure Funding Framework
2 August 2024
EDQ's general infrastructure funding and charging framework, linked from the Southern Thornlands document library.
Fact sheet or guidance
Development Scheme Snapshot
Southern Thornlands Proposed Development Scheme Snapshot
July 2026
Illustrated four-page public snapshot summarising the proposed Southern Thornlands community, land-use pattern and planned infrastructure.
Developing Southern Thornlands resources
Maps and guides produced to make the PDA easier to understand
These are our own reference resources, not government publications. Each resource is clearly labelled so there is no confusion between an official planning document and an explanatory map or guide produced by this website.
Developing Southern Thornlands resource
High-resolution Southern Thornlands PDA overview map
A branded, public-friendly overview map produced by Developing Southern Thornlands for easier viewing, reference and printing.
For general information and interpretation. Refer to the official planning documents for the authoritative planning position.
More resources will be added over time. Future downloads may include topic maps, plain-English guides and other reference material developed from verified Southern Thornlands PDA information.
How to use the official library
Check the document status before relying on it
Planning material can remain useful after a newer publication appears, but its status matters. The labels below describe the official source document itself, separately from whether it is published on this website.
Current official material
An official publication that remains current for its stated purpose.
Not yet in effect
A proposed planning instrument or document that may still change before a final decision.
Explanation or background
Useful official material that helps explain the PDA but is not itself the statutory planning instrument.
Historical context
An older publication retained to explain how the planning position evolved.