Building or Renovating in a Flood Area – Rebuilding For Improved Flood Resilience
Rebuilding in a Flood Area Flooding is a natural event or common occurrence in Brisbane, especially in areas built on a floodplain. Understanding the risks and types of flooding your…
Brisbane City Plan 2014 Amendment v22.00/2021 commenced on 3 September.
Brisbane City Council’s Brisbane City Plan 2014 (City Plan) amendment v22.00/2021 has commenced on 03 September 2021. This amendment changes specific Camp Hill zonings and updates heritage and character provisions….
Driveway Crossovers – Updated Standard Drawings
Brisbane City Council has updated the standard drawings for driveway crossovers to now require crossovers to be at least 2m from street trees. Clarification for setbacks to other structures in…
PIA Planning Festival 2021 Study Tours
The PPLAN team attended one of the PIA Planning Festival 2021 Study Tours on Monday afternoon – a Brisbane CBD Heritage Walk led by Scott Richards Associate Director at Urbis…
BBC Draft Sandgate District Neighbourhood Plan – Have Your Say
BCC Draft Sandgate District Neighbourhood Plan is open for public consultation and comment until Monday 21 June 2021. For more information visit the project webpage here. If you need assistance…
BCC Extends Support for Brisbane’s Construction Industry – Extends range of discounted DA fees until 31 March 2021
Brisbane City Council (BCC) has extended its support for Brisbane’s construction industry and are extending a range of discounted DA fees and services until 31 March 2021. Details of BCC’s…
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…
