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Change to Requirements for BSD-2022
December 7, 2019

There is a change to requirements for BSD-2022 – Standard Drawing for Vehicle Crossing (Driveway) for Single Dwellings – Note the change to the distance from street trees to the…

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Brisbane City Plan 2014 Amendment v17.00-2019 Effective
December 6, 2019

  Major Amendment – Biodiversity Refined mapping Aligned Koala mapping with QLD Government mapping Changes/new to mapping categories Amended Code provisions Heritage Places and City Views Amendment Amendment to Heritage…

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Brisbane City Plan 2014 Amendment v16.00-2019 is now effective
August 5, 2019

  Brisbane City Plan 2014 (City Plan) Amendment v16.00/2019 is now effective. Major amendment includes new Coorparoo and Districts Neighbourhood Plan and numerous mapping amendments to reflect selected existing Preliminary…

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NSW Low Rise Medium Density Housing Code Partial Moratorium Extended
July 22, 2019

The NSW Low Rise Medium Density Housing Code’s partial moratorium has been extended until 31 October for an independent review. Current expectations are that the review will be completed and…

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Brisbane City Council Infrastructure Charges Updated
July 2, 2019

  In line with the new financial year, Brisbane City Council’s infrastructure charges have been updated. Together with fees and charges, there has been a slight increase as expected. For…

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New Ipswich Planning Scheme
June 3, 2019

  To seek the community’s thoughts and suggestions, Ipswich City Council has shared an early draft of new Ipswich planning scheme. You can view the council’s ‘statement of proposals’ and…

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Version 6 Logan Planning Scheme 2015
May 27, 2019

Version 6 of the Logan Planning Scheme 2015 commences today, Monday 27 May 2019. Council’s Schedule of Changes highlights a list of all changes in Version 6. Of note are…

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Builder accidentally demolishes Brisbane character house
February 27, 2019

It has been reported in the Brisbane Courier Mail, that a builder accidentally demolished a Brisbane character house. Council has since undertaken enforcement action. It is important that builders obtain…

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HIA Gold Coast Northern Rivers Industry Outlook Breakfast Feb 2019
January 29, 2019

HIA is having an Industry Outlook Breakfast for 2019 at Bond University in Robina, QLD. HIA’s Senior Economist, Geordan Murray will present the latest economic forecasts. Other speakers include Tracy…

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