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Queensland property, checked

Know a property before you buy, build or sell.

The zone, flood and bushfire mapping, easements over the land, schools, transport, and the development applications around it — for any Queensland address. The check is free. The full PDF report is $49.

Works for every address in all 77 Queensland councils. See a real report, or the coverage by council.

Today's example report

98-100 Wembley Rd, Logan Central Qld 4114

LOGAN CITY · Centre · 10 Oct

A real report for a real Queensland property — 27 planning layers checked, 7 applying, over 11 pages. We regenerate it against a different site every day, so what you're looking at is the product running today, not a mock-up.

View the example report (PDF)

Built on Queensland Government spatial services, the State Planning Policy mapping, planning-scheme mapping from 28 councils, development application registers from 18 councils, Queensland Reconstruction Authority flood data, Digital Earth Australia and Queensland Globe. All sources and licences.

What the report covers

Every layer is named and explained in plain English, mapped on the lot, and sourced. What is clear is on the record too, so you know what was checked.

Zone and planning layers

The planning zone, every state and council overlay that applies, and what each one means for building here.

Flood, bushfire and coastal hazards

Flood study areas and council flood overlays, the recorded 1974, 2011 and 2022 extents where mapped, bushfire and storm tide layers, and the site's elevation.

Easements over the land

What is registered across the lot — drainage, access, power — and where it sits.

Schools, transport and who lives there

The school catchments, the nearest stations and stops, and the suburb's Census profile.

Development applications nearby

What has been lodged, approved or refused around the site in the last two years, including approvals not yet built.

Maps and sources

Site and overlay maps drawn on the cadastre, and every dataset credited, so a planner or a solicitor can check the work.

Watch an area for free

A development application — a DA — is the plan someone lodges with council before they build. Watch a suburb, your street or a single address, and when one is lodged or decided near it you get a brief: what it is, where it is, and what the planning rules say about the site.

Email me — only when something lodges or is decided

Rolling out council by council — your first brief arrives as soon as your area comes online. No spam, unsubscribe any time.

1. Tell us where

A suburb, your street, or a single address — anywhere in Queensland.

2. We read the registers

Every day — lodgements and decisions, including past approvals that haven't been built yet.

3. You get a brief

The zone, the overlays, and what they mean for that site, from the same engine behind the report.

Example alert

DA/2025/0412 · lodged 3 days ago

Dual occupancy — two dwellings

14 Palm Avenue, Yeppoon · Lot 8 RP612345

Low density residential zone Flood hazard overlay In priority infrastructure area
Planning context from the Landbrief engine Full site report

DA/2023/1877 · approved — not yet built

12-unit apartment building · 3 streets away

Checking something specific?

Start with the question you came with — every report covers all of it. These explain what each one means for a property, and what the report can tell you about yours.

Reports and alerts are automated information summaries drawn from Queensland Government and council spatial services. They are not planning advice; data coverage varies by council and is disclosed on every report. Coverage by council.