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Development applications in Howard

Every application Landbrief has seen on the Fraser Coast Regional Council public register for Howard — 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 Howard flooded? Recorded flood history for the suburb

About Howard

56
median age
$854
household income / wk
$248
rent / wk
$1062
mortgage / mo
2.2
people / household

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

11
applications on record
3
lodged in 90 days
7
decided

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What's being applied for

Material change of use 3
Reconfiguring a lot 6
Operational works 1
Building works 1

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.

Low Density Residential 5
Rural 3
Rural Residential 3

Recent applications (6 in the last 6 months)

MCU26/0092 Material change of use · lodged 18 Sep 2026

Material Change Of Use - Impact - Educational Establishment, Rural Industry

River Road Howard Qld 4659 Zone: Rural Action Notice Issued Council record
MCU26/0076 Material change of use · lodged 3 Aug 2026

Material Change Of Use - Code - Nature Based Tourism

159 Howard Heights Road Howard Qld 4659 Zone: Rural Action Notice Issued Council record
OPW26/0089 Operational works · lodged 14 Jul 2026

Operational Works - Code - Civil Works

57 Howard Heights Road Howard Qld 4659 Zone: Rural Residential Assessment Council record
CAR26/0176 Reconfiguring a lot · lodged 22 Apr 2026

Amenity and Aesthetics

94 Steley Street Howard Qld 4659 Zone: Low Density Residential Approved Council record
DBW26/0014 Building works · lodged 1 Apr 2026

Development Permit for Building Work - Code - Secondary Dwelling

61 Gregory Street Howard Qld 4659 Zone: Rural Negotiated Decision Issued Council record
RAL26/0024 Reconfiguring a lot · lodged 26 Mar 2026

Reconfiguring a Lot - One (1) Lot into Three (3) Lots

23 William Street Howard Qld 4659 Zone: Low Density Residential Development Permit Council record

5 older applications on record (since 2025) — the full Howard 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.