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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…

  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…

  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…

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…

  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…

  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…

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…

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…