City of Moreton Bay launched the Ferny Hills Precinct Planning Project to guide future growth and development, while recognising and enhancing local identity. Through the Precinct Planning project, we are focusing efforts on locally specific ways to:

• encourage greater housing choices for families, workers, and downsizers
• improve movement and connectivity to key destinations across the area
• create vibrant, safe public spaces where people can meet, interact, and feel welcome
• celebrate and strengthen local identity through thoughtful design and planning.

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Consultation closed

Consultation on the draft Ferny Hills Precinct Planning Future Directions Report (draft report) has now closed.

Between 5 March and 24 April 2026, we invited community feedback on the draft report.

Thank you to all community members who participated. A summary of the feedback received and how Council have responded will be made available on this project page as soon as it’s ready.

Next Steps

We will review all feedback received during the consultation period as we work toward a final Future Directions Report. The final draft report will be presented to Council for consideration in late 2026.

Once approved by Council, the final report will inform changes to the local planning rules in the Planning Scheme and other projects and initiatives. To make changes to the Planning Scheme we follow the statutory process set out by the State Government. This process will include further opportunity for community feedback before the changes are adopted.

If you would like to see the draft report made available during consultation you can click the link below:

Draft Ferny Hills Future Directions Report

City of Moreton Bay launched the Ferny Hills Precinct Planning Project in May 2025. Precinct planning addresses local planning matters that can be changed or improved by regulating new development (typically over a 10-plus year timeframe). Growth in existing neighbourhoods is inevitable, but it needs to be done in consultation with the local community to better accommodate growth and create better places to live. That’s why we engaged with locals, to help us better understand what is loved about the area and keep what makes it special and unique front of mind as the project progresses.

For more information about neighbourhood planning refer to the Frequently Asked Questions.

Why are we planning in Ferny Hills?

South East Queensland is changing and growing like never before as people continue to move to our beautiful slice of the country. In response to that, City of Moreton Bay has been earmarked by the Queensland Government as a key piece of the growth puzzle to support significant population growth over the coming decades.

The Queensland Government’s ShapingSEQ 2023 requires City of Moreton Bay to plan for an additional 308,300 residents and 125,800 new homes by 2046. We are addressing this requirement through different planning mechanisms across the city, such as precinct and neighbourhood planning. Parts of Ferny Hills can help meet our housing and environmental objectives, by increasing housing supply and diversity in existing urban areas.

Ferny Hills is a well-located suburb with existing local shopping, lush recreation parks and access to Kedron Brook. The investigation area in Ferny Hills is close to the Ferny Grove train station.

What you have told us in earlier phases

Between 19 May and 16 June 2025, we invited the community to tell us what makes Ferny Hills special via a pin map and vision wall. We also held a pop-up at the Hills Carnivale to hear from community members wishing to share their views in person. A summary of what we heard can be found in Engagement Summary No.1.

Between 5 March and 24 April 2026, we sought community feedback on the draft Future Directions Report.

A Community Engagement Summary outlining how we engaged and what we heard during consultation on the draft report is currently being prepared and will be made available on this webpage as soon as it’s ready.