Blog Articles
4th Sept 2026
Council Planner vs Private Town Planner in Brisbane
What a council planning officer will and won’t do, how to get free council advice, and when paying for a private planner actually changes your outcome.
4th Sept 2026
PD Online Brisbane Is Now Development.i
Looking for PD Online? Here’s the tool that replaced it, how to search a property’s DA history, and what it can’t tell you.
4th Sept 2026
Brisbane City Plan 2014: How to Read It for Your Property
Zones, overlays, neighbourhood plans and assessment categories in plain English, plus how to look up your own address.
4th Sept 2026
What Does STCA Mean on a Property Listing?
STCA means subject to council approval, not approved. What the term does and doesn’t promise, and how to check a claim yourself.
10th Nov 2021
Dual Occupancy
This blog focuses on understanding what exactly is a Dual Occupancy and could be an alternative to where other form of developments cannot be achieved.
13th July 2021
Standard Format Plan Subdivision for Existing Townhouses
How separate freehold lots can change common property, maintenance and insurance arrangements on an existing townhouse site.
24th July 2021
Small Scale Building Works in the Traditional Building Character Overlay
At Town Planner Brisbane we receive numerous questions about small scale building works on queenslanders.
6th July 2021
How to Compare Subdivision Layout Options
Compare layouts by house retention, lot shape, access, services, operational works, power and likely project cost.
2021
Top 5 Benefits of Hiring a Town Planning Consultant
There is a saying that property development is easy to get into, but hard to get out.
6th August 2021
Can I Subdivide My Block in Brisbane?
Check site eligibility, planning controls, development application stages and the work required after approval.
8th Nov 2022
4 Key Types of Development
Town planners look at a range of applications, but the key four are: Reconfiguring a lot, Material change of use, Building work, and Operational works.