Declared in 2008, the 15.6-hectare Queensland Children's Hospital State Development Area (SDA) located adjacent to Brisbane's existing Mater Children's Hospital was established to facilitate the delivery of a hospital and associated infrastructure. Declaration of the SDA also enabled the rearrangement of land uses within the SDA and regulation of new development.
The Queensland Children's Hospital SDA provided for the development of the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, opened in 2014, the Centre for Children's Health Research, associated infrastructure and the continuation of the existing schools within the SDA.
The Queensland Children's Hospital SDA development scheme
The Queensland Children's Hospital SDA development scheme is a regulatory document that controls land use within the Queensland Children's Hospital SDA.
The development scheme was approved by the Governor in Council in June 2008.
Download the Development Scheme for the Queensland Children's Hospital State Development Area (
178 KB).
The development scheme for the Queensland Children's Hospital SDA is supported by a Public consultation policy ( 65 KB) that provides information on matters the Coordinator-General may consider when determining whether public consultation of an SDA application is required.