South-East Queensland councils will have to take developers "on trust" for the State Government's new tick-the-box planning scheme to introduce thousands of new duplexes in the region.
Local Government Association of Queensland executive director Greg Hallam said the organisation was aware of community concerns about the plan, which was announced by Planning Minister Stirling Hinchliffe on Tuesday.
However, Mr Hallam said the LGAQ would accept the changes because of the pressure to find extra homes needed for the rising population in Queensland's south-east corner.
Under the new plan, "low impact" duplex developments - where two homes were built on one residential block - a developer could self assess their project against 22 categories.
Mr Hallam said if developers ticked all 22 boxes, the application would not need go back to council for approval.
"So we are basically being asked to take this on trust," he said.
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LGAQ's Greg Hallam Concerned Over Scheme For Building Duplexes
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