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What kinds of developments are there?
There are five different types of developments under the Planning Act 2016. These include the following: Material change of use Reconfiguring a lot Carry out

What kinds of development permits are there?
Now, we don’t want to complicate this too much but it is important to understand the kinds of permits that could be required as a

What is development assessment?
Most URPEC students completing this course are somewhat involved in a town planning application which is the process of ‘Development Assessment’. Not all town planners

What is town planning?
Do you enjoy the lifestyle that you live right now? The distance you travel to work? The road in which you took or the footpath

Build a development project team
As part of demonstrating compliance with the Assessment Benchmarks, you may need to provide supporting documentation, plans, or reports from specialist consultants. It is important

How to use Corley Explorer to research character
From the 1960s to the 1970s, Frank and Eunice Corley drove the suburban streets of Queensland in their pink Cadillac, taking photographs of houses and

How to research pre-1947 character houses
How to use Brisbane City Council map to show pre-war houses: The Brisbane City Council Interactive Mapping includes a 1946 aerial image that can demonstrate

What does “Accepted Development” mean?
The Planning Act 2016 is a key piece of legislation in Queensland, Australia, which establishes a framework for land use planning, development assessment, and related

The Development Assessment System (Queensland)
Arguably the most important part of the Planning Act 2016 (PA), and the most relevant part to a town planner’s day-to-day tasks is the Development
