Approving plans of subdivision

Applications of this nature include the prefix POS and PEP.

Refers to council's final approval of a plan of subdivision. It is also informally known as a "plan of survey" or the "plan sealing" process.

For example: an application for a reconfiguration to create a hundred lot residential estate is approved by council. Subsequent applications for operational works applications related to the reconfiguration are also approved by council. The developer constructs the estate and when it is finished submits the plan of subdivision to council for approval. Council checks that all the reconfiguration and operational works conditions have been met and then approves the plan. The plan is then submitted to the Titles Office for registration. When the plan is registered in the Titles Office, the lots are officially created.

Operational works

Applications of this nature include the prefix OPW.

Development applications for OPW require assessment under council's planning scheme and/or State legislation. An OPW includes a wide variety of works, such as:

excavation
clearing vegetation
tidal works on a site, and
often are works related to approved material change of use and reconfiguring a lot applications.

Reconfiguring a lot

Applications of this nature include the prefix RAL and REC.

Development applications for RAL require assessment under council's planning scheme. A RAL is the process for the creation of new lots by subdividing or rearranging the boundaries of existing lots. A reconfiguration also involves creating access easements.

Material change of use

Applications of this nature include the prefix MCU.

Development applications for MCU require assessment under council's planning scheme. In general terms, an MCU is the start of a new use, or an increase in the intensity or scale of an existing use on a site.

Master planned community

Applications of this nature include the prefix MPC.

The development and use of land within certain areas of the Sunshine Coast is controlled by a master plan process. This application type refers to applications under the control of Development Control Plan 1 (DCP). Under this process, council must approve a series of master plans when developing individual sites or precincts. For further information on this process, refer to council's Kawana master plans.

The application type does not include applications lodged under the provisions of the Economic Development Act 2012 with respect to the Caloundra South priority development area (Aura) and Maroochydore city centre priority development area. Refer to the webpages for an overview of the approval process for these areas and how to get further information.

Environmentally relevant activity

Applications of this nature include the prefix ERA.

ERA that are prescribed activities are generally industrial or intensive animal industries with the potential to release emissions, which impact on the environment and surrounding land uses. State government agencies regulate a majority of these cases; however, local government regulates some matters that are devolved to them. Only items assessed by Sunshine Coast Council are included in this group.

Miscellaneous development applications

Applications of this nature include the prefix VSDA and EPD.

Refer to a collection of older application classifications previously used by council that are now archived. Applications to change these will be suffixed by a decimal place i.e. .01 at the end of their application reference number. Refer to change applications for more information.

Superseded planning scheme

Applications of this nature include the prefix SPS.

SPS applications are requests to council to assess a development proposal under a superseded planning scheme i.e. previous version.

Private building certification

Applications of this nature include the prefix BLD and PC.

This application type represents statutory documentation submitted by private building certifiers to local government, Stages include lodgement of the notice of engagement (NOE), approval and inspection documentation.

It is worth noting that in some cases applications do not progress further than the NOE i.e. a building approval is not issued, therefore these applications remain at NOE stage and appear under the "In Progress" application query.

As such, when searching under the "In Progress" option for this application type, the results will return applications that may not progress further and will remain on council's system unless any further documentation is submitted by the private certifier.

Building works

Applications of this nature include the prefix BLDG and BA.

Refer to applications for building work assessed by the former Caloundra City Council and Maroochy Shire Council. Please note that council's former building certification business, Country and Coastal Certifiers, closed in 2010.

Concurrency agency referral

Applications of this nature include the prefix CAR, RAB, RAP, SBR, RAPL and BDD.

These include building applications for houses and outbuildings referred to council for assessment against matters such as design and siting. This also includes structures that do not comply with the planning scheme, but are exempt from needing a planning application. Refer to Schedule 6, Part 2, Section 2(2) of the Planning Regulation 2017.

Development permit for building works

Applications of this nature include the prefix PBA and DBW.

Refers to building works not associated with an MCU but significant enough to trigger a development application under the provisions of the planning scheme.

Plumbing and drainage works

Applications of this nature include the prefix PL.

Includes applications for plumbing and drainage work.