Infrastructure Design Planning
Scheme Policy (IDPSP)
Session Outline
1.
Introduction
2.
Comparison with Brisbane City Plan 2000
3. Purpose and role of Infrastructure design planning
scheme policy (IDPSP)
4.
Triggering the IDPSP
5.
Content of the IDPSP
Introduction
 Located in Schedule 6 of Brisbane City Plan 2014
 Drafted in accordance with Queensland Planning Provisions
 Supersedes a large proportion of the current Subdivision and
Development Guidelines, e.g. infrastructure design
 Parts of the guidelines not covered by the IDPSP will either be
covered by a new development code within Brisbane City
Plan 2014, e.g. Flood affected land, or contained within a new
manual, e.g. processes for asset handover
 Excludes water and sewer standards (QUU)
IDPSP Purpose and Role
 Covers broad range of infrastructure design standards ranging
from road and drainage design requirements through to public
art
 Infrastructure often handed over to Brisbane City Council as
assets
 Not a procedures manual
 Does not contain statutory conditions
 Does not contain approval processes
 Does not contain assessment criteria like codes
Triggering the IDPSP – Through a Code
9.4.4 Infrastructure design code: The purpose of the Infrastructure design code is to
assess the suitability of infrastructure development. POs and AOs in this code
reference IDPSP.
IDPSP Contents
Ch.1 Introduction
• Provides a list of the codes in Brisbane City Plan 2014 where this policy is referenced
• Outlines Brisbane City Council’s expectations for lodgement of design plans and
reports, e.g. plans to be certified by an RPEQ
• Provides some definitions specific to IDPSP
Ch.2 Transport network
• Establishes key requirements for the Brisbane transport network hierarchy, including
road hierarchy, freight hierarchy, bicycle network and streetscape hierarchy
• Some new naming conventions for road types
Ch.3 Road corridor design
• Sets the design standards for various road corridor types (refers to Brisbane City
Council’s standard drawings and/or AUSTROADS where appropriate)
• Includes elements such as on road bicycle requirements, verges, streetscape and
wildlife movement
IDPSP Contents
Ch.4 Pathway design outside the road corridor
• Requirements for pathways not located within the road reserve, e.g. bicycle and / or
pedestrian pathways
Ch.5 Streetscape locality advice
• Replaces the existing centres design manual as well as streetscape requirements within
existing neighbourhood plan areas
• Provides urban design standards for aspects such as planting and path treatments
Ch.6 Public art
• Covers design requirements for public art installations
• Includes requirements for visibility and position, materials, structural, lighting, installation and
maintenance
IDPSP Contents
Ch.7 Stormwater drainage
• Covers hydrology/hydraulics, drainage, water quality, design standards, lawful point of
discharge (LPD), overland flow, channel design, easements and pumps (uses to
Queensland Urban Design Manual (QUDM) and Brisbane City Council’s standard
drawings)
• Includes a simplified sizing method for detention storage for development sites < 2 ha
• LPD and easement requirements may be reviewed in future based on new QUDM
• Uses % Annual Exceedence Probability (AEP), rather than Average Recurrence Interval
(ARI)
IDPSP Contents
Ch.8 Structures
• Requirements for bridges, culverts, tunnels, earth retaining structures, water access
structures, sea and river walls
• Key reference is AS5100 Bridge Design
Ch. 9 Public utilities
• Standards for street lighting, electricity services, telecommunications (including Brisbane
City Council telecommunication conduits) and traffic signals
Ch.10 Parks
• Requirements for park infrastructure, including planting, pathways, lighting, furniture,
drinking fountains, public toilets, shelter structures, playgrounds and recreation facilities
(e.g. sports ovals, skate board parks, dog off-leash areas), signage, public art,
emergency vehicle access
IDPSP Contents
Ch.11 Public toilets
• Location and design
Ch.12 Public riverside facilities
• Supersedes existing Public Riverside Facilities Design and Maintenance Manual
(incorporates the majority of its content)
• Covers revetment walls, material selection, pedestrian and bicycle pathways, structures over
the river, balustrading and handrails, furniture (e.g. seating, shade structures), lighting,
planting, signage and public art
• Design life
Ch.13 Community facilities
• Sets the desired standards of service for community facilities, e.g. halls, libraries, public
swimming pools
Summary
• Consistent with other local government areas
• Infrastructure design provisions consolidated
• Designed in collaboration with industry
• Uses industry standards where possible
• QPP compliant