
Gold Coast Planning Scheme Policy 12 & 13 Landscape Strategy
On 30 March 1998, Gold Coast City Council adopted the Landscape Strategy Framework as the preferred policy direction for developing a Citywide Landscape Strategy. The purpose of the Landscape Strategy is to promote an integrated design approach for development works, where design and layout of hard and soft landscape elements and landscape construction is based on clear philosophy and guidance in relation to City image and landscape character, technical requirements information and education.
Policy 12 Landscape Strategy Part 1 – Landscape Character: Guiding the Image of the City
- Table of Contents & Introduction (
2.6mb)
- The Big Picture (
2.2mb)
- Introduction to Character Areas (
666kb)
- Character Area 1.0 Beach Strip (
567kb)
- Character Area 1.1 Mermaid Beach (
1.05mb)
- Character Area 1.2 Burleigh Heads (
1.01mb)
- Character Area 1.3 Tugun and Bilinga (
900kb)
- Character Area 1.4 Coolangatta (
1.15mb)
- Character Area 2.0 Bay Islands (
223kb)
- Character Area 3.0 Hope Island Estates (
484kb)
- Character Area 4.0 Broadwater (
503kb)
- Character Area 5.0 Southport (
513kb)
- Character Area 6.0 River Valleys (
463kb)
- Character Area 6.1 Currumbin Valley (
995kb)
- Character Area 6.2 Mudgeeraba (
814kb)
- Character Area 6.3 Maudsland (
1.41mb)
- Character Area 6.4 Springbrook (
1.44mb)
- Character Area 7.0 Albert Corridor (
515kb)
- Character Area 8.0 Beenleigh & Sugar Cane (
440kb)
- Character Area 8.1 Eagleby (
1.03kb)
- Character Area 9.0 Suburban Estates (
489kb)
- Character Area 10.0 Canal Estates (
456kb)
- Acknowledgements and References (
280kb)
- Appendices (
3.13mb)
Policy 13 Landscape Strategy Part 2 – Landscape Works Documentation Manual
- Landscape Works Documentation Manual (
1.7mb)
Brochures and Information Sheets
- Information Sheet 1 – Guidelines for Undesirable Plants (
102kb)
- Information Sheet 2 – Bushcare 1 (
242kb)
- Information Sheet 3 – Private Landscape Works in Urban Public Road Reserve Areas (
75kb)
- Information Sheet 4 – Management of Coastal Dune Areas (
217kb)
- Information Sheet 5 – Bushcare 2 (
517kb)
- Local Sites – City Image Brochure (
502kb)
- Local Sites – Local Knowledge Brochure (
680kb)