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Development applications in Palm Cove

Every application Landbrief has seen on the Cairns Regional Council public register for Palm Cove — 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 Palm Cove address to see its planning zone and how many planning overlays apply. The full report ($49 incl. GST) names each one.

Has Palm Cove flooded? Recorded flood history for the suburb

About Palm Cove

53
median age
$1527
household income / wk
$365
rent / wk
$1733
mortgage / mo
2.1
people / household

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

3
applications on record
3
lodged in 90 days
0
decided

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What's being applied for

Other 3

Recent applications (3 in the last 6 months)

14407/2026 Other · lodged 13 Oct 2026

Building Works Assessable Against the Planning Scheme Carport

2 Thais Street PALM COVE QLD 4879 Council record
14297/2026 Other · lodged 17 Aug 2026

Operational Works Earthworks

76 Seclusion Drive PALM COVE QLD 4879 Council record
14279/2026 Other · lodged 4 Aug 2026

Material Change of Use Multiple Dwelling, Food & Drink Outlet & Short-Term Accomodation

8L Coral Coast Drive PALM COVE 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.