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Development applications in Hervey Bay

Every application Landbrief has seen on the Fraser Coast Regional Council public register for Hervey Bay — 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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17
applications on record
2
lodged in 90 days
12
decided

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What's being applied for

Material change of use 6
Reconfiguring a lot 8
Operational works 1
Building works 2

Zones these sites sit in

The zone sets what a site can be used for. Landbrief resolves it for each application from the Fraser Coast Regional Council scheme mapping — the register itself doesn't publish it.

High Density Residential 10
Low Density Residential 6
Medium Density Residential 1

Recent applications (9 in the last 6 months)

RAL26/0082 Reconfiguring a lot · lodged 21 Aug 2026

Reconfiguring A Lot - One (1) lot into two (2) lots and common property

519 Esplanade Hervey Bay Qld 4655 Zone: High Density Residential Decision Stage Council record
CAR26/0289 Reconfiguring a lot · lodged 17 Jul 2026

Pre-lodgement Concurrence Agency Referral - Dwelling House (Domestic Outbuilding)

76 Esplanade Hervey Bay Qld 4655 Zone: Low Density Residential Application Completed Council record
MCU26/0055 Material change of use · lodged 17 Jun 2026

Material Change Of Use - Code - Multiple Dwelling - Short-Term Accommodation

238 Esplanade Hervey Bay Qld 4655 Zone: High Density Residential Information Response Council record
RAL26/0051 Reconfiguring a lot · lodged 3 Jun 2026

Reconfiguring A Lot - One (1) Lot into Four (4) Lots

249 Esplanade Hervey Bay Qld 4655 Zone: High Density Residential Information Response Council record
MCU26/0052 Material change of use · lodged 3 Jun 2026

Material Change Of Use - Impact - Hotel, Multiple Dwellings, Shop, Food and drink outlet and Indoor Sport and Recreation

249 Esplanade Hervey Bay Qld 4655 Zone: High Density Residential Information Response Council record
MCU23/0055.04 Material change of use · lodged 11 May 2026

Minor Change to Approval - Change to Plans and Condition 30 of Development Approval MCU23/0055 -Material Change Of Use - Multiple Dwelling, Short-term Accommodation

512 Esplanade Hervey Bay Qld 4655 Zone: High Density Residential Approved Council record
DBW26/0012 Building works · lodged 26 Mar 2026

Building Work - Code - Building Works under Planning Scheme - Dual Occupancy

329 Esplanade Hervey Bay Qld 4655 Zone: High Density Residential Development Permit Council record
CAR26/0114 Reconfiguring a lot · lodged 11 Mar 2026

Pre-lodgement Concurrence Agency Referral - Dwelling House

544 Esplanade Hervey Bay Qld 4655 Zone: High Density Residential Application Completed Council record
MCU25/0118 Material change of use · lodged 19 Dec 2025

Material Change Of Use - Code - Multiple dwelling, Short-term accommodation

505 Esplanade Hervey Bay Qld 4655 Zone: High Density Residential Development Permit Council record

8 older applications on record (since 2025) — the full Hervey Bay history is part of Landbrief Pro.

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 Fraser Coast 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.