Thousands of extra homes will be built in and around Woolloongabba under a new plan to transform more than 100 hectares of land in Brisbane’s inner-south.

Approval of an updated Priority Development Area (PDA) scheme was announced by Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie on Thursday.

Up to 16,000 new homes will be permitted within the 106-hectare area – up from about 14,000 proposed for the area under the previous Labor-government.

The famous cricket and AFL stadium at the Gabba will be demolished to make way for housing developments.

The PDA covers parts of Woolloongabba, East Brisbane, Kangaroo Point, and South Brisbane.

The initial proposal announced in May last year allowed developers to circumvent council planning laws.

Homes will be built on the site now occupied by the Gabba stadium,

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