Application for subdivision

Details: Last Updated: Monday, 10 February 2025 13:23

Preparing a quality development application and checking that it is properly made is key to ensuring it can be fully assessed in a timely manner. If an application is ‘not properly made’ as defined by the Planning Act 2016’, it can result in time delays, and the application being unable to be accepted. An application for subdivision is referred to as a Reconfiguring a Lot application.

How to prepare a properly made application

A properly made application complies with the legislative requirements in Section 51 of the Planning Act 2016 and must include the following:

The relevant application forms from the Queensland Government planning website;
Owners consent;
Supporting information such as plans and reports;
Pay the relevant fee in accordance with Council’s Fees and Charges

Mandatory requirements for reconfiguring a lot application

A site plan that clearly identifies proposed lots and, at a minimum, includes information identifying road centrelines, proposed intersections and cul-de-sac heads, proposed open space and drainage reserves (refer to the Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning “DA Forms Guide: Relevant plans” for further details);
A statement about how the proposed development addresses the planning scheme and any other documents that are relevant to the application; and
Additional relevant information can assist in Council’s assessment of the application and contribute to a timely decision. In the case of subdivision by lease, three copies of the relevant agreement, dealing or instrument executed by the parties concerned are to be submitted with the application together with copies of the plans incorporated in the agreement, dealing or instrument.

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