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Development applications in White Rock

Every application Landbrief has seen on the Cairns Regional Council public register for White Rock — 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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applications on record
4
lodged in 90 days
0
decided

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What's being applied for

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Recent applications (4 in the last 6 months)

14396/2026 Other · lodged 7 Oct 2026

Operational Works Vegetation Clearing 7 Trees

4-54 Sheehy Road WHITE ROCK QLD 4868 Council record
14351/2026 Other · lodged 14 Sep 2026

Operational Works Electrical and Lighting Works (Stage 3)

Denver Street WHITE ROCK QLD 4868 Council record
14322/2026 Other · lodged 27 Aug 2026

Building Works Assessable Against the Planning Scheme Carport

37 Sheehy Road WHITE ROCK QLD 4868 Council record
14251/2026 Other · lodged 22 Jul 2026

Building Works Assessable Against the Planning Scheme Preliminary Approval for the Building Setback Plan (White Rock Stage 2)

Denver Street WHITE ROCK QLD 4868 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.