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BCC Giving a Further Boost to Brisbane’s Construction Industry
September 16, 2020

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…

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Brisbane City Council – New tools for accessing Planning and Building Information
September 1, 2020

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…

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BCC Initiatives for the Building and Construction Industry from 1 July 2020
July 1, 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…

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Traditional Character Housing Design Guidelines Released | Brisbane City Council
January 30, 2020

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  …

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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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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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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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