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Development applications in Willow Vale

Every application Landbrief has seen on the City of Gold Coast public register for Willow Vale — 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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About Willow Vale

32
median age
$2134
household income / wk
$430
rent / wk
$2000
mortgage / mo
3.2
people / household

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

15
applications on record
5
lodged in 90 days
5
decided

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What's being applied for

Material change of use 3
Reconfiguring a lot 3
Operational works 4
Other 5

Zones these sites sit in

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

Rural 11
Rural residential, Rural residential landscape and environment precinct 2
Rural residential 1
Rural, Rural landscape and environment precinct 1

Recent applications (15 in the last 6 months)

ROL/2026/106 Reconfiguring a lot · lodged 28 Sep 2026

Reconfiguring a lot Impact Assessment 1 into 3 Lot Subdivision & Access Easement - 254 Rosemount Drive, WILLOW VALE QLD 4209

254 Rosemount Drive, Willow Vale Qld 4209 Zone: Rural In Progress Council record
MCU/2026/331 Material change of use · lodged 11 Aug 2026

Material Change of Use Code Assessment Dwelling House (Secondary Dwelling) - 145 Fern Hill Drive, WILLOW VALE QLD 4209

145 Fern Hill Drive, Willow Vale Qld 4209 Zone: Rural In Progress Council record
ROL/2026/84 Reconfiguring a lot · lodged 29 Jul 2026

Reconfiguring a Lot Impact Assessment 1 into 3 Lot Subdivision - 170 Rosemount Drive, WILLOW VALE QLD 4209

170 Rosemount Drive, Willow Vale Qld 4209 Zone: Rural In Progress Council record
MCU/2026/312 Material change of use · lodged 29 Jul 2026

Material Change of Use Code Assessment Dwelling House (Secondary Dwelling) - 379 Ruffles Road, WILLOW VALE QLD 4209

379 Ruffles Road, Willow Vale Qld 4209 Zone: Rural In Progress Council record
COM/2026/221 Other · lodged 13 Jul 2026

Combined Application Material Change of Use and Reconfiguring a Lot Impact Assessment Preliminary Approval Variation Request for Willow Vale Plan of Development, Dwelling House x327 and 9 into 327 Lot Subdivision - 82 R…

82 Rosemount Drive, Willow Vale Qld 4209 Zone: Rural residential, Rural residential landscape and environment precinct In Progress Council record
MIN/2026/333 Other · lodged 11 Jun 2026

Minor Change Application Operational Works (Code) Minor Change to COM/2022/236 Related Application is EXA/2026/41 - 51 Sunnyside Lane, WILLOW VALE QLD 4209

51 Sunnyside Lane, Willow Vale Qld 4209 Zone: Rural Approved Council record
OPW/2026/666 Operational works · lodged 11 Jun 2026

Operational Works Private Tree Works - 56A Galt Road, WILLOW VALE QLD 4209

56A Galt Road, Willow Vale Qld 4209 Zone: Rural Approved Council record
MIN/2026/334 Other · lodged 11 Jun 2026

Minor Change Application Operational Works Minor Change to OPW/2026/99 - 137 Rosemount Drive, WILLOW VALE QLD 4209

137 Rosemount Drive, Willow Vale Qld 4209 Zone: Rural In Progress Council record
OPW/2026/653 Operational works · lodged 9 Jun 2026

Operational Works Change to Ground Level and Tree Works Development - 51 Sunnyside Lane, WILLOW VALE QLD 4209

51 Sunnyside Lane, Willow Vale Qld 4209 Zone: Rural In Progress Council record
EXA/2026/41 Other · lodged 9 Jun 2026

Extension of Approval Operational Works (Code) Extension of Approval to COM/2022/236 Lead Application is MIN/2026/333 - 51 Sunnyside Lane, WILLOW VALE QLD 4209

51 Sunnyside Lane, Willow Vale Qld 4209 Zone: Rural Decided Council record
MCU/2026/226 Material change of use · lodged 5 Jun 2026

Material Change of Use Code Assessment Dwelling House (Primary Dwelling) - 305-307 Ruffles Road, WILLOW VALE QLD 4209

305-307 Ruffles Road, Willow Vale Qld 4209 Zone: Rural, Rural landscape and environment precinct In Progress Council record
ROL/2026/65 Reconfiguring a lot · lodged 3 Jun 2026

Reconfiguring a Lot Impact Assessment 1 into 5 Lot Subdivision - 2 Baileys Mountain Road, WILLOW VALE QLD 4209

2 Baileys Mountain Road, Willow Vale Qld 4209 Zone: Rural In Progress Council record
OPV/2026/253 Operational works · lodged 22 May 2026

Operational Works OPW Vehicle Access Works Non-Standard VXO x 1 - 9 Luca Court, WILLOW VALE QLD 4209

9 Luca Court, Willow Vale Qld 4209 Zone: Rural residential Approved Council record
MIN/2026/157 Other · lodged 24 Mar 2026

Minor Change Application Reconfiguration a Lot (Impact) Minor Change to MIN/2021/638 - 262 Rosemount Drive, WILLOW VALE QLD 4209

262 Rosemount Drive, Willow Vale Qld 4209 Zone: Rural residential, Rural residential landscape and environment precinct Approved Council record
OPW/2025/1398 Operational works · lodged 21 Nov 2025

Operational Works Tree Works Development - 137 Rosemount Drive, WILLOW VALE QLD 4209

137 Rosemount Drive, Willow Vale Qld 4209 Zone: Rural Amended Decision Approved 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 City of Gold Coast 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.