PRS Annual Report 2024

CITY SNAPSHOT

1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

256,782 Total population

3.3%

Planning and Regulatory Annual Report Card

since 2022-2023 period

93,427 Total dwellings

3.2%

since 2022-2023 period

4,379 Lots approved

107.3%

since 2022-2023 period

21,390 Total dog registrations 34.33km Additional pathways and bikeways 25.68km Additional local roads

15.6% since 2022-2023 period

6.72ha Additional local parks

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DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATORY ACTIVITY

AT A GLANCE

HOTSPOTS

Ipswich growth and development at a glance

Top suburbs for new dwellings and additional population

Ripley

Ripley

621

1,897

8,184 New residents

31.4% since 2022-2023 period

Redbank Plains

Redbank Plains

396

1,136

Spring Mountain

Spring Mountain

2,594 Lots created

4.6% since 2022-2023 period

260

796

South Ripley

South Ripley

2,931 New dwellings

29.8% since 2022-2023 period

214

662

Collingwood Park

Collingwood Park

4,379 Lots approved

107.3% since 2022-2023 period

188

537

**Occupancy Rates vary between suburbs based on Census Data

DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATORY ACTIVITY

PRS APPLICATIONS

1,148 1,094 17.1% since 2022-2023 period 18.4% since 2022-2023 period

495 1.2% since 2022-2023 period 440 2.9% since 2022-2023 period

Total development applications lodged

Operational works lodged (including PDA) Operational works determined (including PDA)

Total development applications determined

92 155 39.5% since 2022-2023 period

195 170

Reconfiguring lot lodged (including ADP and PDA lodged)

Building works lodged

35.4% since 2022-2023 period

Building works determined

Reconfiguring lot determined (including ADP and PDA determined)

31.4% since 2022-2023 period

78.9% since 2022-2023 period

170 18.3% since 2022-2023 period

3,025 3,083 16.8% since 2022-2023 period 13.3% since 2022-2023 period

Signing subdivision plans lodged

Plumbing lodged

175

Plumbing determined

Signing subdivision plans determined

12.5% since 2022-2023 period

108 217

571 583 12.6% since 2022-2023 period 10.0% since 2022-2023 period

Material Change of Use lodged (including ADP and PDA) Material Change of Use determined (including ADP and PDA)

Building regulatory lodged

46.8% since 2022-2023 period

Building regulatory determined

40.0% since 2022-2023 period

held 242 2.4% since

Pre-lodgement meetings

2022-2023 period

EDUCATION, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION ACTIVE INITIATIVES

IMMUNISATION PROGRAM

5,729 School Immunisation Program people 11,140 School Immunisation Program immunisations 972 Community Clinics people 2,781 Community Clinics immunisations

CIRCLE-CHECK Safe School Parking Program CIRCLE-CHECK Litter and Dumping Program CIRCLE-CHECK SEAL Pool Safety Program CIRCLE-CHECK Shape Your Ipswich - Local Government Infrastructure Plan (LGIP 2024) CIRCLE-CHECK Shape Your Ipswich - New Planning Scheme (Ipswich Plan 2024) CIRCLE-CHECK Ipswich Planning eAlerts

NEW LICENCE AND PERMITS

388 New Health and Environment Licence Applications lodged/ determined 65 Parking Permits (residential and workzone) 47 Entertainment Event lodged/determined 37 Commercial use of Road Licence lodged/determined 12 Food Safety Program lodged/determined PENALTY INFRINGEMENT NOTICES (PINS) AND WARNINGS 13,636 Total regulatory services PINS 13.4% since 2022-2023 period

640 Building 11,457 Plumbing 1,812 Environmental Health INSPECTIONS

CUSTOMER SERVICE REQUESTS

17,264 Total regulatory service requests 6.9% since 2022-2023 period Top 10 Requests 1,713 Illegal dumping investigation 1,559 Illegal parking on footpath 1,325 Overgrown private property 1,041 Abandoned vehicle compliance 935 Unregistered dog 652 Roaming dog 625 Dog noise nuisance 598 Illegal parking in No Stopping area 415 Collection of impounded dog 371 Dog fencing issue Top 3 Service Categories 9,518 Local Laws and Regulatory Compliance 5,194 Animal Management and Biodiversity 597 Development Compliance

781 All warnings - 41.2% since 2022-2023 period

PINS

13,636 Parking 14.1% since 2022-2023 period 315 Animals 3.1% since 2022-2023 period 134 Local Laws and Legislation 2.2% since 2022-2023 period