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Development applications in Newtown

Every application Landbrief has seen on the Ipswich City Council public register for Newtown — 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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5
applications on record
2
lodged in 90 days
5
decided

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What's being applied for

Operational works 2
Building works 3

Recent applications (5 in the last 6 months)

12359/2026/OW Operational works · lodged 5 Aug 2026

Driveway

31 Queen Street Newtown 4305 Approved Council record
12350/2026/OD Building works · lodged 5 Aug 2026

Building Work assessable against the planning scheme - Secondary Dwelling in the Character Zone

11 Brilliant Street Newtown 4305 Approved Council record
10603/2026/OW Operational works · lodged 1 Jul 2026

Driveway

1 Tregair Street Newtown 4305 Approved Council record
8492/2026/OD Building works · lodged 29 May 2026

Building Work assessable against the planning scheme - Secondary Dwelling affected by the Character Places and Areas and Flood Risk and Overland Flow Overlays

38 Blackstone Road Newtown 4305 Approved Council record
5766/2026/OD Building works · lodged 15 Apr 2026

Building Work assessable against the planning scheme - Extension to a Dwelling House in the Character Residential Zone

46 Blackstone Road Newtown 4305 Withdrawn Council record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 Ipswich City 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.