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Development applications in Kewarra Beach

Every application Landbrief has seen on the Cairns Regional Council public register for Kewarra 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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Free, and no sign-up: type a Kewarra Beach address to see its planning zone and how many planning overlays apply. The full report ($49 incl. GST) names each one.

Has Kewarra Beach flooded? Recorded flood history for the suburb

About Kewarra Beach

43
median age
$1748
household income / wk
$425
rent / wk
$1733
mortgage / mo
2.5
people / household

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

7
applications on record
7
lodged in 90 days
0
decided

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What's being applied for

Other 7

Recent applications (7 in the last 6 months)

14398/2026 Other · lodged 7 Oct 2026

Operational Works Civil Works

40-68 Reefsedge Way KEWARRA BEACH QLD 4879 Council record
14359/2026 Other · lodged 18 Sep 2026

Operational Works Secondary Crossover & Pathway

18 Kewarra Street KEWARRA BEACH QLD 4879 Council record
14337/2026 Other · lodged 8 Sep 2026

Material Change of Use Short-term accommodation

70 Kewarra Street KEWARRA BEACH QLD 4879 Council record
14304/2026 Other · lodged 3 Sep 2026

EXPRESS Material Change of Use Dual Occupancy

26 Mornington Street KEWARRA BEACH QLD 4879 Council record
14305/2026 Other · lodged 19 Aug 2026

Operational Works Vegetation Damage

5 Moore Road KEWARRA BEACH QLD 4879 Council record
14281/2026 Other · lodged 5 Aug 2026

Combined Application Material Change of Use (Dual Occupancy) & Reconfiguring a Lot (1 Lot into 2 Lots)

10 Mahab Street KEWARRA BEACH QLD 4879 Council record
14248/2026 Other · lodged 21 Jul 2026

Change Application (Minor Change) Reconfiguring a Lot (1 Lot Into 10 Lots and Balance Lot for Conservation Purposes)

Poolwood Road KEWARRA 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.