Ipswich City Council

Planning Projects

Ripley Valley

Located 5km south-west of Ipswich Central, the Ripley Valley will be home to over 120,000 people, housing 10% of South East Queensland's population growth over the next 20 years - a city almost the size of Cairns! An estimated 50,000 homes will be developed in the Ripley Valley at time of ultimate development.

The Valley will support a potential 200,000 new jobs (approx.) in Swanbank New Chum Enterprise Park, Bremer Business Park, Ebenezer/Willowbank, Industrial Park, Springfield, Ipswich Central and the Aerospace Industry and Amberley. A full spectrum of educational facilities will be offered, from early child-care and early learning through to primary, secondary and tertiary educational facilities.

The Valley's natural open space will be enhanced to allow the local community to enjoy the area's environmental values. The Valley will have over 40 km of dedicated pedestrian and cycle paths, as well as recreational facilities in each neighbourhood precinct.

Enquiry by Design (EBD)

The EBD workshop was the culmination of almost five months of investigation and consultation by the Ripley Valley Master Planning Group (the consultancy team) involving:

data collection, collation and review;
plan manipulation and preparation;
meetings with Council, the Ripley Valley Master Planning Task Force, community groups and land holders;
establishment of the Ripley Valley Community Reference Group; and
meetings with State Agencies and Ipswich City Council technical officers.

The major advantage of the EBD process is that it brings together all interested parties into a single forum to resolve design and implementation issues and achieve an agreed Master Planning Framework which can then be reviewed, tested and costed.

The EBD involved an intensive seven day workshop from 19 July 2006 to 25 July 2006 where the consultancy and design team met with Divisional Councillors, State Members of Parliament, members of the Ripley Valley Master Planning Task Force, the general community, land holders, community groups, members of the Ripley Valley Community Reference Group and technical officers from State Agencies and Ipswich City Council.

The EBD was extremely well attended with approximately 100 persons attending the opening session, 150 attending the closing session and an estimated 700 participants attending throughout the open sessions and forums.

Eight open sessions were held covering the specific issues of:

Regional, District & Local Planning Framework;
Infrastructure, Water Cycle & Servicing;
Environment & Ecology;
Open Space & Recreation;
Housing, Building Types & Architecture;
Transport & Traffic;
Community Infrastructure; and
Employment & Retail.

Separate Landholders and Community Forums were held to inform participants who had attended the Landholders and Community workshops on 24 and 25 July 2006. In addition a State Agency Forum was held to advise all State Agency participants to the EBD of the overall outcomes of the Master Plan Framework

The balance of the EBD was dedicated to design studios in which the design team drafted the Master Planning Framework. During these sessions, where issues required clarification or resolution, relevant parties from State Agencies, Council or community service providers were invited to provide input to resolve these issues.

The outcomes from the EBD were documented in the Ripley Valley Enquiry by Design booklet which can be downloaded below.

Front Cover, Table of Contents and Acknowledgements (PDF, 363 kb)
Parts 1.1 to 1.3 Executive Summary (PDF, 1.5 mb)
Parts 1.5 to 1.7 Executive Summary (PDF, 577 kb)
Part 2 - Introduction (PDF, 122 kb)
Part 3 - Regional Context and Settlement Plan (PDF, 1.1 mb)
Part 4.1 - Existing Conditions Study Area (PDF, 1 mb)
Part 4.2 - Existing Conditions Natural Systems (PDF, 1.1 mb)
Part 4.3 - Existing Conditions Infrastructure (PDF, 1008 kb)
Part 4.4 - Existing Conditions Mining (PDF, 1.1 mb)
Part 4.5 - Existing Conditions Land Use Plan (PDF, 587 kb)
Part 5.1 - Master Plan Introduction (PDF, 6.6 mb)
Part 5.2 - Master Plan Mixed Use Centres (PDF, 728 kb)
Part 5.3 - Master Plan Neighbourhood Structure (PDF, 897 kb)
Part 5.4 - Master Plan Thoroughfare Network (PDF, 1 mb)
Part 5.5 - Master Plan Cycle Network (PDF, 1.1 mb)
Part 5.6 - Master Plan Public Transport (PDF, 842 kb)
Part 5.7 - Master Plan Open Space (PDF, 944 kb)
Part 5.8 - Master Plan Civic Reservations (PDF, 928 kb)
Part 5.9 - Master Plan Ripley Urban Core (PDF, 1.9 mb)
Part 5.10 - Master Plan Ripley Neighbourhoods (PDF, 1.5 mb)
Part 5.11 - Master Plan Neighbourhoods and Centres (PDF, 918 kb)
Part 5.12 - Master Plan Villages (PDF, 918 kb)
Part 5.13 - Master Plan Illustrations (PDF, 2.9 mb)
Part 5.14 - Master Plan Illustrations (PDF, 2.9 mb)
Part 5.15 - Master Plan Illustrations (PDF, 3.3 mb)
Part 5.16 - Master Plan Illustrations (PDF, 2.9 mb)
Part 5.17 - Master Plan Illustrations (PDF, 2.6 mb)
Part 6.1 - Codes Introduction (PDF, 1.2 mb)
Part 6.2 - Codes T6 Urban Core Zone (PDF, 1.3 mb)
Part 6.3 - Codes T5 Neighbourhood Centres (PDF, 1.3 mb)
Part 6.4 - Codes T4 Neighbourhood (PDF, 1.3 mb)
Part 6.5 - Codes T3 Sub-Urban Zone (PDF, 1.4 mb)
Parts 6.6 to 6.13 - Codes Thoroughfares (PDF, 1.8 mb)
Part 7 - Appendix (PDF, 27 kb)

Structure Plan

Ipswich City Council, together with the Queensland State Government and developers Amex Corporation, Investa, Wingate Properties and J M Kelly Group, have united to develop a world class Structure Plan for the Ripley Valley.

The Ripley Valley Structure Plan and the Master Planning Framework and Planning Report is the initial step in the process of preparing an amendment to the South East Queensland Regional Plan and subsequently an IPA Planning Scheme amendment.

At its meeting of 12 December 2007 Ipswich City Council resolved to adopt the Structure Plan - Outline, Regional and Local (Volume 1) and the Master Planning Framework - Planning Report (Volume 2). The Structure Plan - Outline, Regional and Local (Volume 1) is available for download below-

Newsletters

June 2007 Newsletter Ripley Valley (PDF, 1.9 mb)

Submissions

The draft Ripley Valley Structure Plan, and the Master Planning Framework and Planning Report was on public notification from Saturday 26 May 2007 to Monday 9 July 2007. The submission period is now closed. Submissions received from the public notification period can be viewed below.

Amex Corporation (PDF, 929 kb)
Asia Pacific Seamless Tubes Ltd 1 (PDF, 260 kb)
Auld Lot2 Aulds Road (PDF, 182 kb)
Barbara Szaday Lot 417s311033 Lot420s311710 (PDF, 8 kb)
Barbara Szaday Lot 417s311033 Lot420s311710 No1 (PDF, 9 kb)
Belinda Lowe (PDF, 23 kb)
Brisbane Catholic Education 1 (PDF, 617 kb)
Brisbane Catholic Education 2 (PDF, 390 kb)
Brisbane Catholic Education Letter (PDF, 131 kb)
Brisbane Catholic Education Report (PDF, 428 kb)
Clair Nelson 23 Scotts Road Ripley (PDF, 41 kb)
Clint Scott Lot 4 Fischer Road Ripley (PDF, 179 kb)
Deebing Developments Pty Ltd Lot218cc2906 (PDF, 1.5 mb)
Delaware Group Pty Ltd 1 (PDF, 463 kb)
Delaware Group Pty Ltd 3 (PDF, 463 kb)
Delaware Group Pty Ltd Letter (PDF, 130 kb)
Delawre Group Pty Ltd Report (PDF, 429 kb)
Delware Group Pty Ltd 2 (PDF, 453 kb)
Dickson Rothschild Wood Mulch Land (PDF, 264 kb)
E D R A Scott 244a Scotts Road Ripley (PDF, 233 kb)
Energex (PDF, 486 kb)
G Mchale Lot415s311381 Lot1rp888020 (PDF, 987 kb)
Hi Care Homes 1 (PDF, 671 kb)
Hi Care Homes 2 (PDF, 453 kb)
Hi Care Homes 3 (PDF, 463 kb)
Hi Care Homes Letter (PDF, 132 kb)
Hi Care Homes Report (PDF, 430 kb)
Hutte Pty Ltd (PDF, 224 kb)
J M Kelly Group Letter (PDF, 151 kb)
J M Kelly Group Paradise Waters 1 (PDF, 592 kb)
J M Kelly Group Paradise Waters 2 (PDF, 361 kb)
J M Kelly Group Paradise Waters 3 (PDF, 381 kb)
J M Kelly Group Report (PDF, 461 kb)
J M Kelly Group Retirement Village 1 (PDF, 550 kb)
J M Kelly Group Retirement Village 2 (PDF, 366 kb)
J M Kelly Group Retirement Village 3 (PDF, 397 kb)
J M Kelly Group The Outlook 1 (PDF, 772 kb)
J M Kelly Group The Outlook 2 (PDF, 527 kb)
J M Kelly Group The Outlook 3 (PDF, 555 kb)
John Scott 244b Fischer Road Ripley (PDF, 277 kb)
Justine Ward Landy 1253 Ripley Road Ripley (PDF, 96 kb)
K J Packer Consulting Lot218cc2906 (PDF, 192 kb)
Kardon Group Pty Ltd Lot218cc2906 (PDF, 81 kb)
Krystyna E Allan Lot218cc2906 (PDF, 174 kb)
Kylie Jackson (PDF, 10 kb)
Mark Llewellyn Lot1rp205417 (PDF, 67 kb)
Matthew Quin Lot194sl234 (PDF, 81 kb)
Ming Yong International Pty Ltd 144 Binnies Road (PDF, 422 kb)
Natasha Scott 244a Scotts Road Ripley (PDF, 158 kb)
Plateau Constructions Qld Pty Ltd 1 (PDF, 671 kb)
Plateau Constructions Qld Pty Ltd 2 (PDF, 453 kb)
Plateau Constructions Qld Pty Ltd 3 (PDF, 463 kb)
Plateau Constructions Qld Pty Ltd Letter (PDF, 130 kb)
Plateau Constructions Qld Pty Ltd Report (PDF, 429 kb)
Queensland Baptists Lot2rp802824 (PDF, 34 kb)
Raelene Damien Stuart 250 270 Fischer Road Ripley (PDF, 94 kb)
Renee Scott 23 Mccawley Street Stafford (PDF, 92 kb)
Richard Williams Andrew Rawlings Lot328 329s3157 Lot185s31341 (PDF, 190 kb)
Ripley Town Holdings (PDF, 472 kb)
Ripley Town Holdings 1 (PDF, 154 kb)
Rix Super Pty Ltd 145 Binnies Road Lot349s3173 (PDF, 204 kb)
Robert Stowasser 144 Deebing Creek Road (PDF, 724 kb)
Rodney Auld Lot 2 Rp229317 (PDF, 53 kb)
Tayrol Pty Ltd Station Peak Pty Ltd Lot 2rp806983 1 (PDF, 889 kb)
Tayrol Pty Ltd Station Peak Pty Ltd Lot 2rp806983 2 (PDF, 1.2 mb)
Tom Wood 11 Blanck Street Raceview (PDF, 43 kb)
Trent Belinda Scott 28 Burgess Street Raceview (PDF, 51 kb)
Tyler John North Tdc Qld Pty Ltd Northrow Qld Pty Ltd (PDF, 35 kb)
United Development Corporation Terry Honan (PDF, 141 kb)
Winland Development Pty Ltd Lot250rp880288 (PDF, 446 kb)
Peter Mather 11 Fischer Road Flinders View (PDF, 32 kb)
Matthew Neal 96 O'Dempsey Road South Ripley 1 (PDF, 1.9 mb)
Matthew Neal 96 O'Dempsey Road South Ripley 2 (PDF, 1 mb)

Last Updated 27 May 2008 |

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