Redland City Council is consulting about various proposed major amendments to the Redland City Plan which determines what can be built where. The Council is also consulting about proposed changes to two other documents: The consultation period is four weeks commencing on 2 March 2026 and concluding at 11:59pm on 29 March 2026. The proposed
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The Koala Action Group (KAG) says it has “grave concerns’ about a proposed residential subdivision at 26-52 Kinross Road in Thornlands. In its submission about the proposed development, KAG identifies the the following key issues: The complete KAG submission (five pages) is published below. Have your say about plans for 26-52 Kinross Road The closing
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Redland City Council is being asked to green light a small lot subdivision at 5-23 Lind Street Thornlands which is currently zoned for very low density housing with minimum lot sizes of 2,000 M2. Redland City Plan requirements for 5-23 Lind Street When the Redland City Plan was adopted in 2018, a 36,610 m2 property
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Plans for 212 apartments at 22 Waterloo Street in Cleveland which exceed height limits prescribed in the Redland City Plan have been advertised with submissions due by 1 August 2025. The proposed development is on the corner of Waterloo and Queen Streets in Cleveland and has a small frontage to Taylor Crescent. The Cleveland Train
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If you want to help shape the future of transport in the Redlands then have your say about three draft transport plans which Redland City Council endorsed for community and stakeholder engagement at its meeting on 18 June 2025. The Council wants to adjust, over time, the way that people get around the Redlands by
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Two recent development applications show that the building height limits prescribed in the Redland City Plan are not taken seriously. What is the point of having a City Plan if it is disregarded by developers and the Council? 196-198 Middle Street – next to Stephanie’s Vintage Spa Plans for 50 apartments at 196-198 Middle Street
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To support its population growth agenda, the State Government has prepared a Draft Redland Housing Strategy. If adopted, this ‘strategy’ would result in the minimum lot size being reduced from 400 m2 to as little as 200 m2 in many residential areas. A short video showing areas where increased residential density would be allowed has
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Smaller lots in “high amenity” areas and seven storey apartment blocks in “medium change areas” are proposed in the Draft Redland Housing Strategy, released for community consultation by the State Government this week. The strategy deals largely with infill but notes that the Redlands has three future growth areas: The draft Strategy includes the following
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Consultation extended until 31 July Redland City Council has extended the public consultation period for an amendment designed to incorporate the Council-endorsed Wildlife Connections Plan 2018-2028 into the City Plan within the urban footprint. Have your say The Redlands community can have a say about improving protection of wildlife connection corridors by amending the Redland
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Location of a wildlife hospital, grant funding and local laws are on the agenda for Redland City Council’s general meeting on Wednesday 15 June. One item not on this agenda is fixing Redland City’s grossly deficient Local Heritage Register by listing about 40 properties which were recommended for inclusion in August 2021. The Temporary Local
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