6.0 Land use planning issues
6.1 Background
When first established, the NIE was located within the Caboolture Shire and on the boundary
of Pine Rivers Shire. The land surrounding the NIE was sparsely populated consisting of
either farms or green field sites and this arrangement initially worked well for the former
Caboolture Shire Council as the vacant neighbouring land was used to provide a separation
distance to dilute or mitigate residual impacts. However, because of changing land use
patterns in the area, the NIE is now more closely located to residential development.