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Brisbane City Council development applications flooded with public submissions that may not be properly made
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Impact-assessable development in Brisbane allows the community to lodge public submissions about the application.
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Development applications lodged with Brisbane City Council are being flooded with proforma submissions in a bid to sway the council s decision to approve or reject applications, but submitters may be wasting their time.
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Some developments can receive hundreds of submissions
Experts say the system isn t perfect but provides democratic input for residents
While one social policy and digital technology expert warns the online system could be susceptible to bots or spamming, urban planners say many submissions don t meet the criteria for consideration at all.
Brisbane suburb of Kangaroo Point a case study in high density development
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Rapid development in Kangaroo Point has led to the suburb s tin-and-timber heritage dwarfed by slick apartment towers.
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A push for Brisbane to avoid urban sprawl by boosting inner-city density is rapidly changing some of the city s oldest suburbs, sparking concerns heritage is being lost and infrastructure is not keeping pace.
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Now dominated by apartment towers for inner-city workers, the suburb has changed dramatically
Residents are concerned it is changing too quickly without enough infrastructure
Kangaroo Point is one such suburb, where residents fighting to slow the speedy rise of towering apartment blocks feel left out of the planning process as they watch their homes change for good.
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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.
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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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