Traditional building character (TBC) houses, also commonly referred to as “Queenslanders” are remnants of Brisbane’s pre-war heritage and are considered by many to be an iconic feature in several of Brisbane’s older residential suburbs. The majority of these dwellings located in residential areas are protected under Brisbane City Council’s Traditional Building Character (TBC) Overlay, which [...]
What are heritage exemption certificates? In Brisbane, development on land identified under the Heritage Overlay will generally trigger either a Code or Impact Assessable Development Application to Council, regardless of the scale of work involved. This can be a prolonged application process requiring statutory advertising and provides appeal rights for submitters. As an alternative, the [...]
What is the Queensland Building Plan? The Department of Housing and Public Works is proposing a Queensland Building Plan which is currently out for comment until 31 March 2017. There are a wide range of proposals that are currently open for discussion that could affect your business operations, timing and choices. Key proposals for the [...]
Do you need to change an existing development approval or extend buildings that were previously approved? Situations arise where changes to an existing development approval, including the design of a proposed development, or changes to development approval conditions are needed. Increasingly we are asked to now extend buildings, obtain approvals or make other changes to [...]
The South-East Queensland Regional Plan is under review The Queensland State Government is currently reviewing the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009-2031 (SEQ Regional Plan) in consideration to the region’s growing population. The SEQ Regional Plan currently allocates land in south-east Queensland as Regional Landscape and Rural Protection Area, Rural Living Area, and Urban Footprint. [...]
To view this post in PDF format please follow this link: Industry Update - September 2016 HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THE IMPACTS OF TRANSPORT NOISE CORRIDORS ON YOUR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY? In September 2010, the State government made changes to the Queensland Development Code to introduce Mandatory Part 4.4 – Buildings in transport noise corridors. Under the Code, [...]
To download pdf follow this link: Verge Dedications DID YOU KNOW THAT BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL CAN REQUIRE LAND DEDICATIONS FOR STREETSCAPE UPGRADES? The Streetscape Hierarchy Overlay was introduced as part of the Brisbane City Plan 2014 in an effort to promote a safe and subtropical pedestrian footpath network. This overlay affects every property in the [...]
To view this post in PDF format please follow this link: Industry Update - Superseded Planning Scheme DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN REQUEST A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO ASSESS YOUR APPLICATION UNDER A SUPERSEDED PLANNING SCHEME? 2016 is going to be a big year for planning in South East Queensland. There are changes occurring at [...]
To view this post in PDF format please follow this link: Industry Update February 2016 - The Year Ahead 2016 is now well and truly upon us with all staff back on deck. Typically reflections are reserved for the latter part of the year, so we thought we would take the opportunity to look forward and [...]
To view this post in PDF format please follow this link: Industry Update_November 2015_Infrastructure Easements DID YOU KNOW THAT COUNCILS AND DISTRIBUTOR-RETAILERS IN SEQ ARE REQUIRING EASEMENTS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE? Recent policy change in SEQ now means that easements can be required on private property for a range of infrastructure and services, [...]
