DA-2026-228
Material change of use
· lodged 1 Oct 2026
Material Change of Use - Development Permit for Retirement Facility (203 dwellings)
Development applications in Blacks Beach
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About Blacks Beach
31
median age
$2013
household income / wk
$390
rent / wk
$1733
mortgage / mo
2.8
people / household
Census 2021, Australian Bureau of Statistics — the suburb, not this street.
3
applications on record
1
lodged in 90 days
2
decided
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What's being applied for
Material change of use
1
Reconfiguring a lot
1
Other
1
Zones these sites sit in
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Low density residential
1
Medium density residential
1
Recent applications (3 in the last 6 months)
DA-2024-31/C
Other
· lodged 11 Jun 2026
Change Application (Minor) Reconfiguring a Lot - Development Permit for Subdivision (1 into 33 Lots and Access Easement) and Material Change of Use - Development Permit for Food and Drink Outlet, Health Care Services, V…
76 Blacks Beach Road BLACKS BEACH QLD 4740
Zone: Medium density residential
Approved Subject to Conditions
Council record
DA-2026-105
Reconfiguring a lot
· lodged 11 May 2026
Reconfiguring a Lot - Development Permit for Subdivision (1 Lot into 2 Lots)
23 Turtle Place BLACKS BEACH QLD 4740
Zone: Low density residential
Approved Subject to Conditions
Council record
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Zones and overlays explained: what each Queensland zone allows · what planning overlays such as flood and bushfire change
Read next: plain-English guides
- Can I subdivide this block? Subdivision guide
- What is this property zoned? Zoning guide
- Is this address in a flood zone? Flood guide
- What is registered across the lot? Easements guide
- Is the site in a bushfire area? Bushfire guide
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Application details are reproduced from the Mackay 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.