The proposed Blackall Range - Maleny Local Plan Area (LPA) is located in the western part of the Sunshine Coast on the Blackall Range and Maleny Plateau. It is centred around the communities of interest of Maleny, Montville, Flaxton and Mapleton. Localities within the local plan area also include North Maleny, Balmoral Ridge, Dulong, Kureelpa, Reesville, Witta, Bald Knob, and parts of Wootha, Curramore, Hunchy and West Woombye.

What’s planned for your local area

Click on the coloured dots in the map below to see some of the proposed planning scheme changes specific to the Blackall Range - Maleny Local Plan Area (LPA).

These coloured dots give a short summary of some of the proposed changes, including land use, building height and minimum lot size. Not all proposed changes can be shown on this map and you are encouraged to find out more.

In this local plan area, there are limited opportunities for growth due to availability of infrastructure and services, steep and unstable land, bushfire, the need to protect productive agricultural land and major habitat, biodiversity and conservation areas as well as the need to maintain water quality in the Mary River catchment and Baroon Pocket Dam water supply catchment.

The Sunshine Coast is included in the State Government’s South East Queensland Regional Plan 2023 (SEQ Regional Plan). This plan includes an Urban Footprint, which outlines the State Government’s preferred location for our region’s future urban development. The proposed planning scheme also encourages compact urban growth near jobs, services, entertainment and recreation, connected by existing and planned high frequency public transport.

Estimated share of the region’s growth within the Blackall Range - Maleny Local Plan Area (LPA)

Explainer: This infographic shows how forecast population growth for the Sunshine Coast may be shared across the region by local plan area. These estimates are based on the proposed planning scheme zones and height limits.

Go to the My property Have your Say webpage to:

• use the swipe tool to compare zone and maximum building height changes between the current and proposed planning schemes for your property or neighbourhood
• learn how to download a site report for all the proposed planning scheme mapping information relevant to your property.

View the proposed planning scheme text and interactive mapping in ePlan, including the Blackall Range - Maleny Local Plan.

Read the proposed planning scheme supporting information sheets.