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Visual pollution caused by locating shipping containers on residential blocks can lead to neighbourhood disputes … and now the South Burnett Regional Council will develop a policy to tackle the problem (Photo: Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Deputy Mayor Gavin Jones … containers are one of the most common causes of neighbourhood disputes\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 9, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Burnett Regional Council will begin work on developing a new policy to regulate shipping containers being placed on residential and rural residential properties.<\/p>\n

The policy will put an end to the current “free-for-all” approach that has led to hundreds of containers being placed on blocks across the region.<\/p>\n

In some cases, this has created visual eyesores that led to neighbourhood disputes.<\/p>\n

At Wednesday’s Community standing committee, Councillors were told the SBRC does not have a policy to regulate containers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Instead, Council officers respond to concerns about containers on a complaint-by-complaint basis.<\/p>\n

This generally involves speaking with a property owner to determine how long they think a container will remain on their property.<\/p>\n

If it is temporary, this is shared with the complainant, who is asked to be patient.<\/p>\n

But if the shipping container is permanent, a Development Approval for Building Works is required.<\/p>\n

Officers noted this process was laborious – particularly when a container is kept on a property longer than advised – and this led to complainants’ expectations becoming difficult to manage.<\/p>\n

The move to develop a formal policy on shipping containers was prompted by the Queensland Ombudsman.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ombudsman contacted Council recently to say at least one resident was unhappy with this process and suggested the SBRC should develop a more regulated approach.<\/p>\n

Officers said staff then surveyed nearby Councils to determine what their container policies were.<\/p>\n

They found there was wide variation from one region to the next.<\/p>\n

They also noted the approaches used by some larger councils would require more resources than Council had available.<\/p>\n

Cr Gavin Jones told the meeting complaints about containers were one of the most common issues he ran into in rural residential areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He said some residents could have beautiful houses but find their neighbours were placing ugly containers on their blocks.<\/p>\n

This lowered property values and destroyed visual amenity.<\/p>\n

Cr Scott Henschen agreed, but noted that in rural areas some farms made use of multiple containers for storage and some did quite a good job of building practical, useful structures out of them.<\/p>\n

Because of this, he recommended any new policy should recognise that in rural areas a limit of one container per block could be too low.<\/p>\n

Cr Kirstie Schumacher said another issue Councillors should bear in mind was the current housing shortage, which was pushing some people to convert containers into accommodation units so they could secure a roof over their heads.<\/strong><\/p>\n

While she recognised this was less than ideal, she urged Councillors to show compassion for residents forced into this type of situation.<\/p>\n

Cr Kathy Duff agreed, noting there were a lot of containers in the Hivesville area that were being used this way.<\/p>\n

Mayor Brett Otto said while he believed there was a need for a more structured approach, the complexity of developing an overall policy was likely to be “a can of worms”.<\/p>\n

Because of this, he thought it best to hasten slowly so that whatever policy Council adopted, it was a fair and manageable one that achieved the best outcomes for the majority of residents.<\/p>\n

In the end, Councillors agreed to revisit the issue later this year after the Budget was handed down.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This would allow officers sufficient time to look at all the issues raised and develop recommendations.<\/p>\n

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Not all containers are ugly … some architects are now using them to build inexpensive cabins and small houses
(Photo: Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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