Appendix A
Density Assumptions Table
Rockhampton Regional Council
Planning Assumptions Report
Version 2, June 2014
QPP Zone
Precinct
Low Density Residential
Reporting Category & QPP
Use Type
• Dwelling House
Building Height
8.5m and 2
storeys
Minimum Lot
Size (m2)
720
(Average lot
size, where 20%
400m2, 80%
800m2)
800
• Dual Occupancy
Dwellings/Lot
1
2
• Multiple Dwelling
- Multiple Dwelling
1,200
- Residential Care Facility
4,000
- Retirement Facility
4,000
4.8 (at min. lot
size)
8 (at min. lot
size)
8 (at min. lot
size)
Density Assumptions
• Greenfield (Lots ≥2,500m2)
- 15.3 dwellings/ha of net developable area 1
- 9.9 dwellings/ha of gross developable area 2
- Dwelling Mix:
- 80% Dwelling House
- 10% Dual Occupancy
- 5% Multiple Dwelling
- 5% Residential Care Facility / Retirement Facility
- Multiple Dwellings, Residential Care Facility and Retirement Facility
- 50% site cover
- 1 unit per 250m2
• Infill
- Lots ≥1,200m2 but < 2,500m2 – 2 Dwelling House lots
- Lots ≥800m2 but <1,200m2 – 2 Dual Occupancies
- Lots <800m2 – 1 Dwelling House
- Multiple Dwellings, Residential Care Facility and Retirement Facility
- 50% site cover
- 1 unit per 250m2
Low Density Residential
Residential Stables Precinct
• Dwelling House
8.5m
800
1
12m and 3
storeys
800
1
600
2
1,000
6 (at min. lot
size)
• Animal Keeping
Low-Medium Density
Residential
• Dwelling House
• Dual Occupancy
• Multiple Dwelling
- Multiple Dwelling
- Residential Care Facility
- Retirement Facility
• Infill
- Lots ≥1,600m2 but < 2,500m2 – 2 Dwelling House lots
- Lots <1,600m2 – 1 Dwelling House
• Greenfield (Lots ≥2,500m2)
- 17.4 dwellings/ha of net developable area 3
- 12.2 dwellings/ha of gross developable area 4
- Dwelling Mix:
- 60% Dwelling House
- 20% Dual Occupancy
- 20% Multiple Dwelling
- Multiple Dwellings
- 50% site cover
- 1 unit per 250m2
• Infill
- Lots ≥1,600m2 but < 2,500m2 – Multiple Dwellings
- Lots ≥1,000m2 but <1,600m2 – 2 Dual Occupancies
- Lots <1,000m2 – 1 Dwelling House
- Multiple Dwellings
- 50% site cover
- 1 unit per 250m2
1
2
One hectare of land, with no constraints and no roads or drainage, would yield 15.3 dwellings
One hectare of land, with no constraints but with a loss of 35% land area to roads and drainage, would yield 9.9 dwellings
One hectare of land, with no constraints and no roads or drainage, would yield 17.4 dwellings
4
One hectare of land, with no constraints but with a loss of 30% land area to roads and drainage, would yield 12.2 dwellings
3
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QPP Zone
Precinct
High Density Residential
Reporting Category & QPP
Use Type
• Multiple Dwelling
- Multiple Dwelling
Building Height
45m and 12
storeys
Minimum Lot
Size (m2)
1,000
Dwellings/Lot
61 (at min. lot
size)
• Other Dwelling
- Short-term
Accommodation
- Rooming Accommodation
Business Services Precinct
• Retail
- Food and Drink Outlet
- Nightclub Entertainment
Facility
- Shop
- Shopping Centre
12m and 3
storeys
(Refer to
Appendix D)
450
3.2 (at min. lot
size)
• 1st to 3rd storey – 60% site cover
• GFA split:
- 40% Retail
- 20% Commercial
- 40% Residential
• Residential
- 1 unit/100m2 GFA
- 72 dwellings/ha
- 100% Other Dwellings (non-resident population)
• Commercial
- Office
• Other Dwelling
- Short-term
accommodation
- Rooming Accommodation
- Hotel
• Non-Residential
- 1st storey – 100% site cover
- 100% Retail
• Residential
- 1 unit/100m2 GFA
- 610 dwellings/ha
- 2nd & 3rd storey – 80% site cover
- 4th to 12th storey – 50% site cover
- 50% Multiple Dwellings (resident population), 50% Other Dwellings
(non-resident population)
• Retail
- Food and Drink Outlet
- Nightclub Entertainment
Facility
Principal Centre
Density Assumptions
18m and 5
storeys
(Refer to
Appendix D)
450
5.4 (at min. lot
size)
• 1st to 5th storey – 60% site cover
• GFA split:
- 40% Retail
- 20% Commercial
- 40% Residential
• Residential
- 1 unit/100m2 GFA
- 120 dwellings/ha
- 100% Other Dwellings (non-resident population)
45m and 12
storeys
(Refer to
Appendix D)
450
13 (at min. lot
size)
• 1st to 12th storey – 60% site cover
• GFA split:
- 40% Retail
- 20% Commercial
- 40% Residential
• Residential
- 1 unit/100m2 GFA
- 288 dwellings/ha
- 100% Other Dwellings (non-resident population)
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QPP Zone
Principal Centre
Precinct
Core Precinct
Reporting Category & QPP
Use Type
• Retail
- Food and Drink Outlet
- Nightclub Entertainment
Facility
- Shop
- Shopping Centre
Building Height
9m and 2
storeys
(Refer to
Appendix D)
Minimum Lot
Size (m2)
450
Dwellings/Lot
3.6 (at min. lot
size)
• 1st to 2nd storey – 100% site cover
• GFA split:
- 40% Retail
- 20% Commercial
- 40% Residential
• Residential
- 1 unit/100m2 GFA
- 80 dwellings/ha
- 100% Other Dwellings (non-resident population)
• Commercial
- Office
• Other Dwelling
- Short-term
accommodation
- Rooming Accommodation
- Hotel
Density Assumptions
12m and 3
storeys
(Refer to
Appendix D)
450
5.4 (at min. lot
size)
• 1st to 3rd storey – 100% site cover
• GFA split:
- 40% Retail
- 20% Commercial
- 40% Residential
• Residential
- 1 unit/100m2 GFA
- 120 dwellings/ha
- 100% Other Dwellings (non-resident population)
18m and 5
storeys
(Refer to
Appendix D)
450
9 (at min. lot
size)
• 1st to 5th storey – 100% site cover
• GFA split:
- 40% Retail
- 20% Commercial
- 40% Residential
• Residential
- 1 unit/100m2 GFA
- 200 dwellings/ha
- 100% Other Dwellings (non-resident population)
35m and 10
storeys
(Refer to
Appendix D)
450
15.8 (at min. lot
size)
• 1st to 4th storey – 100% site cover,
5th to 10th storey – 80% site cover
• GFA split:
- 40% Retail
- 20% Commercial
- 40% Residential
• Residential
- 1 unit/100m2 GFA
- 352 dwellings/ha
- 100% Other Dwellings (non-resident population)
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QPP Zone
Precinct
Reporting Category & QPP
Use Type
Building Height
45m and 12
storeys
(Refer to
Appendix D)
Minimum Lot
Size (m2)
450
Dwellings/Lot
18.7 (at min. lot
size)
Density Assumptions
• 1st to 4th storey – 100% site cover,
5th to 12th storey – 80% site cover
• GFA split:
- 40% Retail
- 20% Commercial
- 40% Residential
• Residential
- 1 unit/100m2 GFA
- 416 dwellings/ha
- 100% Other Dwellings (non-resident population)
Principal Centre
Denison Street Precinct
• Retail
- Food and Drink Outlet
- Nightclub Entertainment
Facility
- Shop
- Shopping Centre
12m and 3
storeys
450
3.2 (at min. lot
size)
• Other Dwelling
- Short-term
accommodation
- Rooming Accommodation
- Hotel
Quay Street Precinct
• Retail
- Food and Drink Outlet
- Nightclub Entertainment
Facility
- Shop
- Shopping Centre
9m and 2
storeys
450
• Other Dwelling
- Short-term
accommodation
- Rooming Accommodation
- Hotel
• Retail
- Food and Drink Outlet
- Shop
- Shopping Centre
- Theatre
3.6 (at min. lot
size)
• 1st to 2nd storey – 100% site cover
• GFA split:
- 40% Retail
- 20% Commercial
- 40% Residential
• Residential
- 1 unit/100m2 GFA
- 80 dwellings/ha
- 100% Other Dwellings (non-resident population)
• Commercial
- Office
Major Centre
• GFA split:
- 40% Retail
- 20% Commercial
- 40% Residential
• Residential
- 1 unit/100m2 GFA
- 72 dwellings/ha
- 100% Other Dwellings (non-resident population)
• Commercial
- Office
Principal Centre
• 1st to 3rd storey – 60% site cover
15m and 4
storeys
450
• 1st to 2nd storey – 80% site cover,
3rd to 4th storey – 60% site cover
• GFA split:
- 100% Retail
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QPP Zone
Precinct
District Centre
Reporting Category & QPP
Use Type
• Retail
- Food and Drink Outlet
- Shop
- Shopping Centre
Building Height
12m and 3
storeys
Minimum Lot
Size (m2)
450
Dwellings/Lot
2.2 (at min. lot
size)
• Commercial
- Office
• Retail
- Food and Drink Outlet
- Shop
8.5m
450
-
• Retail
- Food and Drink Outlet
- Shop
8.5m
450
-
Low Impact Industry
Medium Impact Industry
South Rockhampton Precinct
• 50% site cover
• 50% site cover
• GFA split:
- 80% Retail
- 20% Commercial
• Commercial
- Office
Low Impact Industry
• GFA split:
- 60% Retail
- 20% Commercial
- 20% Residential
• GFA split:
- 80% Retail
- 20% Commercial
• Commercial
- Office
Neighbourhood Centre
• 1st to 3rd storey – 80% site cover
• Residential
- 1 unit/100m2 GFA
- 48 dwellings/ha
- 100% Other Dwellings (non-resident population)
• Other Dwelling
- Short-term
accommodation
- Rooming Accommodation
- Hotel
Local Centre
Density Assumptions
• Industry
- Low impact industry
- Bulk landscape supplies
- Hardware and trade
supplies
- Wholesale nursery
- Agricultural supplies store
10m
• Nil (limited development)
• Industry
- Medium impact industry
10m
12m
1,000
-
• Greenfield (Lots ≥3,000m2)
- 10 lots/ha of net developable area
- 80% site cover
• Infill (Lots <3,000m2)
- 10 lots/ha of net developable area
- 80% site cover
1,000
5,000
-
• No further development
• Greenfield (Lots ≥10,000m2)
- 2 lots/ha of net developable area
- 50% site cover
• Infill (Lots <10,000m2)
- 2 lots/ha of net developable area
- 50% site cover
Medium Impact Industry
Gracemere Saleyards Precinct
• Industry
- Medium impact industry
- Animal Keeping
• Retail
- Food and Drink Outlet
- Function facility
12m
5,000
-
• Greenfield (Lots ≥10,000m2)
- 2 lots/ha of net developable area
- 50% site cover
- 80% Industry, 20% Retail
• Infill (Lots <10,000m2)
- 2 lots/ha of net developable area
- 50% site cover
- 80% Industry, 20% Retail
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QPP Zone
Precinct
High Impact Industry
Reporting Category & QPP
Use Type
• Industry
- High impact industry
Building Height
No height
specified
Minimum Lot
Size (m2)
10,000
Dwellings/Lot
-
Density Assumptions
• Greenfield (Lots ≥20,000m2)
- 1 lot/ha of net developable area
- 50% site cover
• Infill (Lots <20,000m2)
- 1 lot/ha of net developable area
- 50% site cover
High Impact Industry
Special Industry
Lakes Creek Precinct
• Nil (limited development)
• Industry
- Special industry
No height
specified
No height
specified
10,000
-
• No further development
10,000
-
• Greenfield (Lots ≥20,000m2)
- 1 lot/ha of net developable area
- 50% site cover
• Infill (Lots <20,000m2)
- 1 lot/ha of net developable area
- 50% site cover
Waterfront and Marine
Industry
• Industry
- High impact industry
12m
1,000
-
• Greenfield (Lots ≥3,000m2)
- 10 lots/ha of net developable area
- 50% site cover
• Infill (Lots <3,000m2)
- 10 lots/ha of net developable area
- 50% site cover
Emerging Community
720
(Average lot
size, where 20%
400m2, 80%
800m2)
1
800
2
- Multiple Dwelling
1,200
- Residential Care Facility
4,000
- Retirement Facility
4,000
4.8 (at min. lot
size)
8 (at min. lot
size)
8 (at min. lot
size)
• Dwelling House
8.5m and 2
storeys
• Dual Occupancy
• Multiple Dwelling
• Greenfield (Lots ≥2,500m2)
- 15.3 dwellings/ha of net developable area 5
- 9.9 dwellings/ha of gross developable area 6
- Dwelling Mix:
- 80% Dwelling House
- 10% Dual Occupancy
- 5% Multiple Dwelling
- 5% Residential Care Facility / Retirement Facility
- Multiple Dwellings, Residential Care Facility and Retirement Facility
- 50% site cover
- 1 unit per 250m2
• Infill
- Lots ≥1,200m2 but < 2,500m2 – 2 Dwelling House lots
- Lots ≥800m2 but <1,200m2 – 2 Dual Occupancies
- Lots <800m2 – 1 Dwelling House
- Multiple Dwellings, Residential Care Facility and Retirement Facility
- 50% site cover
- 1 unit per 250m2
5
6
One hectare of land, with no constraints and no roads or drainage, would yield 15.3 dwellings
One hectare of land, with no constraints but with a loss of 35% land area to roads and drainage, would yield 9.9 dwellings
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QPP Zone
Precinct
Rural Residential
Rural Residential
Baree and Walterhall Precinct
Special Purpose
Special Purpose
Special Purpose
Reporting Category & QPP
Use Type
• Dwelling House
• Dwelling House
Building Height
8.5m and 2
storeys
8.5m and 2
storeys
Dwellings/Lot
1
4,000
1
Special Purpose
Special Purpose
Specialised Centre
Rockhampton Airport Precinct
- Airport Sub-Precinct
Rockhampton Airport Precinct
- Airport Terminal Sub-Precinct
CQU Rockhampton PDA
Precinct
Gladstone Road and George
Street Precinct
Gladstone Road and George
Street Precinct - Outdoor Sales
and Services Sub-Precinct
• Air services
-
• No further development
• Retail
- Service station
-
• 50% site cover
• GFA split:
- 20% Retail
- 40% Commercial
- 40% Community Purpose
• Commercial
- Office
• Air services
-
• No further development
• Air services
-
• No further development
Refer to Section 3
• Retail
- Shop
- Food and drink outlet
Refer to Section
3
12m and 3
storeys
Refer to Section
3
450
12m and 3
storeys
450
12m and 3
storeys
450
Refer to Section
3
-
• Retail
- Outdoor sales
- Food and drink outlet
Gladstone Road and George
Street Precinct - Residential
and Food Services Sub-Precinct
• Dwelling House
• Dual Occupancy
• Other Dwelling
- Short-term
accommodation
• Retail
- Food and drink outlet
- Service station
Refer to Section 3
• 1st to 3rd storey – 80% site cover
• GFA split:
- 80% Retail
- 20% Commercial
-
• 1st to 3rd storey – 80% site cover
• GFA split:
- 60% Retail
- 40% Industrial
• Industry
- Warehouse
- Low impact industry
Specialised Centre
• Lots ≥8,000m2 – 2.5 dwellings/ha of net developable area
• No further development
• Commercial
- Office
Specialised Centre
• Lots ≥40,000m2 – 0.5 dwellings/ha of net developable area
• Lots <8,000m2 – 1 Dwelling House
• Community Purpose
- Air services
Special Purpose
Density Assumptions
• Lots <40,000m2 – 1 Dwelling House
600
• Mixed uses
Rockhampton Airport Precinct
- Airport Expansion SubPrecinct
Rockhampton Airport Precinct
- Business Services SubPrecinct
Minimum Lot
Size (m2)
20,000
7.6 (at min. lot
size)
• Existing Dwelling House – Dwelling House
• Existing Dual Occupancy – Dual Occupancy
• 1st to 3rd storey – 80% site cover
• GFA split:
- 30% Retail
- 70% Residential
• Residential
- 1 unit/100m2 GFA
- 168 dwellings/ha
- 100% Other Dwellings (non-resident population)
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QPP Zone
Specialised Centre
Precinct
Musgrave Street Precinct Mixed Use Sub-Precinct
Reporting Category & QPP
Use Type
• Retail
- Shop
- Food and drink outlet
Building Height
20m and 5
storeys
Minimum Lot
Size (m2)
450
Dwellings/Lot
4.5 (at min. lot
size)
Density Assumptions
• Existing Dwelling House parcels – Multiple Dwelling
• Vacant Urban parcels – Multiple Dwelling
• Multiple Dwellings
- 1 unit per 250m2
- 100 dwellings/ha
- 1st to 5th storey – 50% site cover
• Commercial
- Office
• Multiple Dwelling
- Multiple Dwelling
• Non-Residential
- 1st to 5th storey – 80% site cover
• GFA split:
- 60% Retail
- 40% Commercial
Specialised Centre
Musgrave Street Precinct Outdoor Sales and Services
Sub-Precinct
-
450
• Retail
- Showroom
- Food and drink outlet
12m and 3
storeys
450
• Dwelling House
8.5m and 2
storeys
8.5m and 2
storeys
600
1
• 1 Dwelling House per vacant subdivided lot
600
1
• 1 Dwelling House per vacant subdivided lot
• GFA split:
- 60% Retail
- 40% Industrial
• Industry
- Warehouse
- Low impact industry
Specialised Centre
Yaamba Road Precinct
Township
Township
Kabra and Stanwell Precinct
• 1st to 5th storey – 80% site cover
20m and 5
storeys
• Retail
- Outdoor sales
- Food and drink outlet
• Dwelling House
-
• 1st to 3rd storey – 80% site cover
• GFA split:
- 100% Retail
Note:
The land use assumptions contained in the above table predate final engagement and drafting of the planning scheme. As such, zone provisions may have been changed in the final draft of the planning scheme since the provisions in
the table were finalised. Unless the changes substantially influence the strategic settlement pattern and PIA the PAM will not be run again (in its current iteration) to incorporate provision updates. Any changed zone provisions will be
incorporated into the next iteration of the PAM (and PAR) to inform the next planning scheme.
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