On 20 May 2026, Somerset Regional Council adopted a major amendment to the Somerset Region Planning Scheme, titled ‘Major Amendment 2’.
Major Amendment 2 will commence on Thursday, 4 June 2026 as the Somerset Region Planning Scheme (Version 5.0).
The purpose of Major Amendment 2 is to update a range of policy matters and provisions throughout the planning scheme, including for new homes, residential subdivisions, short-stay accommodation and home-based businesses, as well as updating the planning scheme to comply with Queensland Government policy and mapping updates.
Public Notices
Gazette Notice - 29 May 2026.pdf(PDF, 241KB)
Amendment Instrument (Text)
Somerset Region Planning Scheme - Major Amendment 2 - Adoption.pdf(PDF, 10MB)
Amendment Instrument (Maps)
ZM1 Zone Maps.pdf(PDF, 9MB) OM1 Agricultural Land Overlay Map.pdf(PDF, 9MB) OM2 Air Transport Overlay Map.pdf(PDF, 4MB) OM4 Bushfire Hazard Overlay Map.pdf(PDF, 83MB) OM5 Catchment Management Overlay Map.pdf(PDF, 13MB) OM6 Extractive Resources Overlay Map.pdf(PDF, 4MB) OM9 Infrastructure Overlay Map.pdf(PDF, 4MB) OM11 Local Heritage Overlay Map.pdf(PDF, 4MB) OM12 Scenic Amenity Overlay Map.pdf(PDF, 10MB) OM13 Stock Route Management Overlay Map.pdf(PDF, 6MB)
More Information
Read the officer's report to Council's Ordinary Meeting of 20 May 2026 (item 3.8)
Public Notice
Public-Notice.pdf(PDF, 216KB)
Somerset Region Planning Scheme - Major Amendment 2 - Consultation Version.pdf(PDF, 8MB)
ZM1-Zone-Maps.pdf(PDF, 23MB) OM1-Agricultural-Land-Overlay-Map.pdf(PDF, 21MB) OM2-Air-Transport-Overlay-Map.pdf(PDF, 9MB) OM4-Bushfire-Hazard-Overlay-Map.pdf(PDF, 167MB) OM5-Catchment-Management-Overlay-Map.pdf(PDF, 49MB) OM6-Extractive-Resources-Overlay-Map.pdf(PDF, 8MB) OM9-Infrastructure-Overlay-Map.pdf(PDF, 15MB) OM11-Local-Heritage-Overlay-Map.pdf(PDF, 15MB) OM12-Scenic-Amenity-Overlay-Map.pdf(PDF, 38MB) OM13-Stock-Route-Management-Overlay-Map.pdf(PDF, 16MB)
Key Changes Proposed.pdf(PDF, 33KB)
Mapping Amendments Overview.pdf(PDF, 70KB)
Have Your Say on Major Amendment 2.pdf(PDF, 45KB)
Zones
Centre-zone.pdf(PDF, 43KB) Community-facilities-zone.pdf(PDF, 46KB) Emerging-community-zone.pdf(PDF, 30KB) General-residential-zone.pdf(PDF, 42KB) High-impact-industry-zone.pdf(PDF, 30KB) Industry-zone.pdf(PDF, 31KB) Recreation-and-open-space-zone.pdf(PDF, 31KB) Rural-residential-zone.pdf(PDF, 55KB) Rural-zone.pdf(PDF, 42KB) Township-zone.pdf(PDF, 35KB)
Overlays
Agricultural-land-overlay.pdf(PDF, 30KB) Air-transport-overlay.pdf(PDF, 30KB) Biodiversity-overlay.pdf(PDF, 31KB) Biodiversity-overlay-Koala-habitat.pdf(PDF, 33KB) Bushfire-hazard-overlay.pdf(PDF, 30KB) Catchment-management-overlay.pdf(PDF, 30KB) Extractive-resources-overlay.pdf(PDF, 30KB) Flood-hazard-overlay.pdf(PDF, 31KB) High-impact-activities-management-area-overlay.pdf(PDF, 28KB) Infrastructure-overlay.pdf(PDF, 30KB) Landslide-hazard-overlay.pdf(PDF, 28KB) Local-heritage-overlay.pdf(PDF, 34KB) Scenic-amenity-overlay.pdf(PDF, 28KB) Stock-route-management-overlay.pdf(PDF, 29KB)
Development Topics
Bed-and-breakfast.pdf(PDF, 91KB) Determining-compliance-with-assessment-benchmarks.pdf(PDF, 33KB) Extensions-and-additions.pdf(PDF, 33KB) Holiday-homes.pdf(PDF, 33KB) Home-based-business.pdf(PDF, 44KB) Microbrewing-and-boutique-food-production.pdf(PDF, 31KB) Residential-subdivision.pdf(PDF, 58KB) Retirement-facilities-residential-care-facilities-and-relocatable-home-parks.pdf(PDF, 29KB) Rooming-accommodation.pdf(PDF, 34KB) Rural-subdivision.pdf(PDF, 46KB) Secondary-dwellings.pdf(PDF, 70KB) Small-scale-rural-short-stay-uses.pdf(PDF, 30KB) Tourist-attraction-in-the-Rural-zone.pdf(PDF, 30KB) Vegetation-clearing.pdf(PDF, 58KB)
You can also inspect and purchase the amendment instrument at the Esk Administration Centre, 2 Redbank Street, Esk during business hours.
Public consultation for the Somerset Region Planning Scheme - Major Amendment 2 opened Tuesday, 4 November 2025 and closed Friday, 5 December 2025.
During the consultation period, Council received nine submissions from the public. Council also considered late feedback from one public sector entity. You can read a summary of the submissions received and Council’s response to each submission in the Consultation Report below.
For more information about the Somerset Region Planning Scheme - Major Amendment 2 contact Council on (07) 5424 4000 or mail@somerset.qld.gov.au