Priority Development Areas (PDA)

Priority Development Areas (PDAs) are tracts of land within Queensland identified for land development to deliver significant benefits for community and economic development purposes.  For details about and showing PDA boundaries, view EDQ developments and PDAs on the map. This map is updated as new project information becomes available.

The Minister for Economic Development Queensland (MEDQ) is required under section 172 of the Economic Development Act 2012 to keep a register of PDA planning documents, including those no longer in effect.

Refer to this page for the Historical PDA documents.
Refer to this page for a list of Revoked Priority Development Areas.

Applicable events

The Planning Minister has powers to declare an ‘applicable event’ under the Planning Act 2016 (Planning Act). Refer to this page for information on Applicable events.  Tropical Cyclone Alfred Declared an Applicable Event Under the Planning Act 2016.