- New QHeritage guide to support delivery of quality development projects in heritage settings across the state.
- Practical resource developed in consultation with industry and design professionals.
- After a decade of decline under Labor, the Crisafulli Government is getting on with the job and putting more tools in the hands of Queenslanders.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering a better plan for Queensland’s future with the release of a new guide to support high-quality urban design and development in heritage settings across the state.
QHeritage: Designing with Heritage Places is a practical resource to help owners, developers, designers, planners and decision-makers better understand and engage with heritage places early in the development process.
The guide highlights the opportunities that come with thoughtful heritage design and provides clear, step-by-step guidance through project stages, breaking down approval pathways and key authority check-in points.
Developed in consultation with the state’s leading industry professionals, QHeritage aims to bridge the gap between heritage policy, design quality and on-the-ground development practice by encouraging early collaboration and design-led thinking.
The guide is the latest in the QCompanion series supporting Design, Queensland’s first urban design policy, which outlines the state’s values to guide development.
Minister for Housing and Public Works Sam O’Connor said Queensland’s heritage places were an important part of Queensland’s identity and should be seen as an opportunity to create better development outcomes, not a barrier to growth.
“Queensland is growing and we need our heritage places to remain an active part of that growth by helping unlock unique development opportunities that strengthen local character and deliver distinctive and uniquely Queensland places,” Minister O’Connor said.
“QHeritage is about making it easier to understand heritage requirements early and move projects through the development process faster while making the most of what makes our state special.”
Minister for the Environment and Tourism Andrew Powell said QHeritage would help unlock the potential of heritage places while preserving the character Queenslanders value.
“The Crisafulli Government is delivering a plan for Queensland’s future by helping protect the heritage that makes Queensland unique while supporting growth and development,” Minister Powell said.
“QHeritage gives proponents greater certainty from the outset, helping deliver better projects while ensuring our heritage places remain an important part of our communities and tourism offering.”
Queensland Government Architect Leah Lang said heritage should be understood not as a constraint on change, but as a strategic asset that can shape more thoughtful, distinctive, and enduring places.
“When heritage is understood early and engaged with creatively, it can strengthen development outcomes, reduce uncertainty and help create places that respect the past, respond to the present and set a strong foundation for the future.”
To learn more about QHeritage: Designing with Heritage Places, visit: https://www.business.qld.gov.au .
