Gold Coast City Council – Express Development Applications
Gold Coast City Council has introduced a new fast-track service, Express Development Application (Express DA). Express DA replaces the existing RiskSMART service and is available for a range of low…
Gold Coast City Council Support for the Building and Construction Industry
Gold Coast City Council has announced a range of measures to support the city’s building and construction industry during COVID-19. The measures came into effect from 1 October 2020 with…
BCC Giving a Further Boost to Brisbane’s Construction Industry
From 1 October 2020, the minor development fee (usually applied for additions and alteration works), including each additional instance of small-scale building works (up to three items), will be free…
Brisbane City Council – New tools for accessing Planning and Building Information
We are excited that BCC (Brisbane City Council) has released new tools for accessing planning and building information, including new search tools for City Plan and the release of Development.i…
BCC Initiatives for the Building and Construction Industry from 1 July 2020
Brisbane City Council is offering a range of free and discounted services and financial incentives until 30 Sep 2020 to stimulate new building and construction, including smaller scale projects. Do…
Amendments to Moreton Bay Planning Scheme Effective 29 January 2020
Some major amendments to the Moreton Bay Planning Scheme came into effect on 29 January 2020. Notable amendments include a requirement for secondary dwellings to provide a minimum of one…
Traditional Character Housing Design Guidelines Released | Brisbane City Council
Brisbane City Council has released new Traditional character housing design guidelines. For more information see the link below on Council’s website Brisbane City Council’s Traditional Character Housing Design Guidelines …
Change to Requirements for BSD-2022
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…
Brisbane City Plan 2014 Amendment v17.00-2019 Effective
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…





