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Development applications in Clifton Beach

Every application Landbrief has seen on the Cairns Regional Council public register for Clifton Beach — what's proposed, whereabouts, and the planning zone of each site. Updated daily. Seen one you want to object to? Here is how to object to a development application.

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Has Clifton Beach flooded? Recorded flood history for the suburb

About Clifton Beach

48
median age
$1480
household income / wk
$365
rent / wk
$1820
mortgage / mo
2.3
people / household

Census 2021, Australian Bureau of Statistics — the suburb, not this street.

10
applications on record
10
lodged in 90 days
0
decided

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What's being applied for

Other 10

Recent applications (10 in the last 6 months)

14393/2026 Other · lodged 2 Oct 2026

Material Change of Use Dual Occupancy

7 Endeavour Road CLIFTON BEACH QLD 4879 Council record
14389/2026 Other · lodged 1 Oct 2026

Material Change of Use (Proposed L3) Dual Occupancy

1L Captain Cook Highway CLIFTON BEACH QLD 4879 Council record
14388/2026 Other · lodged 1 Oct 2026

Material Change of Use (Proposed L4) Dual Occupancy

1L Captain Cook Highway CLIFTON BEACH QLD 4879 Council record
14372/2026 Other · lodged 23 Sep 2026

Material Change of Use Multiple Dwelling

1L Captain Cook Highway CLIFTON BEACH QLD 4879 Council record
14330/2026 Other · lodged 2 Sep 2026

Material Change of Use Short-term Accommodation & Dwelling

41 Arlington Esplanade CLIFTON BEACH QLD 4879 Council record
14264/2026 Other · lodged 24 Aug 2026

EXPRESS Material Change of Use Dual Occupancy

7 Unity Street CLIFTON BEACH QLD 4879 Council record
14302/2026 Other · lodged 18 Aug 2026

Operational Works Vegetation Clearing (1 Tree)

13 Arlington Esplanade CLIFTON BEACH QLD 4879 Council record
14259/2026 Other · lodged 28 Jul 2026

Reconfiguring a Lot 1 Lot into 2 Lots

51 Mandalay Street CLIFTON BEACH QLD 4879 Council record
14260/2026 Other · lodged 28 Jul 2026

Change Application (Minor Change) Material Change of Use Retirement Facility

93 Arlington Esplanade CLIFTON BEACH QLD 4879 Council record
14253/2026 Other · lodged 23 Jul 2026

Combined Application Reconfiguring a Lot (Boundary Realignment) & Material Change of Use (Multiple Dwellings & Short-term Accommodation) & Operational Works (Civil Works)

1-3 Bokissa Road CLIFTON BEACH QLD 4879 Council record

Zones and overlays explained: what each Queensland zone allows · what planning overlays such as flood and bushfire change

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Application details are reproduced from the Cairns Regional Council public development register and may lag the council's own record; follow the council link for the authoritative file. Zones are resolved by Landbrief from published scheme mapping. Nothing here is planning advice.