REDLAND City Council will receive $60,000 from the state government for software to make the planning scheme more accessible.
The money has been allocated through the second round of the Palaszczuk government’s $4.5 million Innovation and Improvement Fund.
While the planning scheme is available as pdf documents, a Queensland government report on grant recipients stated that Redland City Council had recognised a need for a cloud-based interactive hosting platform and software system to deliver services similar to other regional councils.
“The acquisition and implementation of this new software will enable council to improve user experience, make the planning scheme available in a more efficient way and streamline the process for updating the scheme when planning scheme amendments are undertaken,” the report said.
Redlands MP Kim Richards said the software would help council improve their planning systems and practices.
“This will result in our community gaining a better understanding of local town planning and development issues,” Ms Richards said.
“It’s great to see the local council leading the way in terms of creating new and innovative ways to improve the performance of our local planning scheme.
“Some of these ideas could also have applications around the state, which will see the benefits realised on a broader scale.”
Planning Minister Cameron Dick said nearly 60 applications had been received in round two of the fund.
“I’m pleased to confirm 24 outstanding projects, from Torres Shire to the Gold Coast, will receive a combined total of $1.98 million – a great boost for local economies across our state,” Mr Dick said.
“The Palaszczuk government is committed to supporting councils develop smarter ways to improve their planning systems and practices, and we’ll continue backing planning innovation in Queensland.”
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