QUEENSLAND's Bligh Government has identified Brisbane including Chermside, Indooroopilly and Cleveland as "high density development" areas, as part of a plan to stop urban sprawl.

The government's new South East Queensland Regional Plan (link to the report below) has been released, in an attempt to cope with the areas expected surge in population from 2.8 million today, to 4.4 million in 2031.

The plan calls for 138,000 of the 156,000 additional new homes requirement in Brisbane, to be developed within existing growth boundaries, and alongside existing housing.