2026/27 City Activation and Housing Incentive Policy - Component 4

Welcome to our City Activation and Housing Incentive Policy - Component 4 application form. Please be sure to read the guidelines and relevant category factsheet before completing your application.

Component 4 supports the adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in the Townsville City Centre through General Rates waivers for a period of ten years capped at $250,000 per site, commencing in the first financial year following completion of works. Rate waivers are subject to Council’s annual budget and Revenue Statement. The waiver applies to the approved site and use and may transfer to a subsequent owner, subject to ongoing compliance with the approval conditions.

Eligibility criteria are as follows (all criteria must be met):

• the development is located within the Townsville City Centre;
• the development relates to a site that is either listed on the Queensland Heritage Register or identified under the Cultural Heritage Overlay in the Townsville City Plan;
• the development has a valid development approval;
• the development provides for the recommencement of use of a currently unused building, site or part thereof, or otherwise increases the intensity of use of the site;
• the Construction Cost of the development exceeds $500,000;
• the applicant demonstrates that the development may not be financially viable without the provision of an incentive;
• the development is not undertaken by, or supported by funding from, a State or Commonwealth Government agency;
• the development has not Substantially commenced construction at the time of application and will Substantially Commence Construction by 30 June 2029.

Please confirm that the statements you select in the Eligibility checklist are true and correct.