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Development applications in Sarina

Every application Landbrief has seen on the Mackay Regional Council public register for Sarina — 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 Sarina

40
median age
$1605
household income / wk
$300
rent / wk
$1733
mortgage / mo
2.6
people / household

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

21
applications on record
11
lodged in 90 days
14
decided

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What's being applied for

Material change of use 13
Reconfiguring a lot 3
Operational works 4
Certificates & exemptions 1

Zones these sites sit in

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

Medium density residential 6
Rural residential 6
Rural 4
Emerging community 2
Low density residential 1
Low impact industry 1

Recent applications (21 in the last 6 months)

DA-2026-247 Material change of use · lodged 7 Oct 2026

Material Change of Use - Development Permit for Nature Based Tourism (Three leaf tent sites and seven camp sites)

655 Middle Creek Road SARINA QLD 4737 Zone: Rural Confirmation Period Council record
DA-2026-234 Material change of use · lodged 22 Sep 2026

Material Change of Use - Development Permit for Car Wash and Ancillary Dog Wash

68 Broad Street SARINA QLD 4737 Zone: Medium density residential Information Request Council record
DA-2026-232 Material change of use · lodged 17 Sep 2026

WITHDRAWN - Material Change of Use - Development Permit for Service Station with Car & Dog Wash

68 Broad Street SARINA QLD 4737 Zone: Medium density residential Application Withdrawn Council record
EC-2026-91 Certificates & exemptions · lodged 16 Sep 2026

Exemption Certificate - Dwelling House (Class 1a) - in Bushfire Hazard Overlay

140 Moonlight Drive SARINA QLD 4737 Zone: Rural residential Approved Subject to Conditions Council record
DA-2026-217 Material change of use · lodged 10 Sep 2026

Material Change of Use - Development Permit for Service Station

L 4 Bruce Highway SARINA QLD 4737 Information Request Period Council record
DA-2026-209 Reconfiguring a lot · lodged 24 Aug 2026

Reconfiguring a Lot - Development Permit for Boundary Realignment (2 into 2 Lots)

49 West Street SARINA QLD 4737 Zone: Low density residential Approved Subject to Conditions Council record
DA-2026-201 Material change of use · lodged 17 Aug 2026

Material Change of Use - Development Permit for Dwelling House (Shed - Class 10a)

21 Panoramic Drive SARINA QLD 4737 Zone: Rural residential Approved Subject to Conditions Council record
DA-2023-234/A Material change of use · lodged 11 Aug 2026

Generally in Accordance Material Change of Use - Development Permit for Food and Drink Outlet

93 Broad Street SARINA QLD 4737 Zone: Medium density residential Generally in Accordance With Council record
OW-2025-44 Operational works · lodged 21 Jul 2026

Operational Works - Development Permit for Landscaping Works - Stage 1 - The Crossing

7 Connolly Street SARINA QLD 4737 Zone: Emerging community Information Request Council record
DA-2015-152/B Material change of use · lodged 18 Jul 2026

Extension Application Multiple Dwelling Units (24)

4 Hoey Street SARINA QLD 4737 Zone: Medium density residential Decision Period Council record
DA-2015-152/C Material change of use · lodged 18 Jul 2026

Change Application (Minor) Material Change of Use - Development Permit for Multiple Dwelling Units (24)

4 Hoey Street SARINA QLD 4737 Zone: Medium density residential Decision Period Council record
DA-2026-137 Material change of use · lodged 18 Jun 2026

Material Change of Use - Development Permit for Home Based Business (Auto Electrician & Mechanic) (Class 1a)

6 Perpetua Place SARINA QLD 4737 Zone: Rural residential Decision Period Council record
DA-2026-150 Material change of use · lodged 16 Jun 2026

Material Change of Use - Development Permit for Dwelling House (Shed - Class 10a) - Height

100 Moonlight Drive SARINA QLD 4737 Zone: Rural residential Approved Subject to Conditions Council record
DA-2026-134 Material change of use · lodged 9 Jun 2026

Material Change of Use - Development Permit for Dwelling House

127 Moonlight Drive SARINA QLD 4737 Zone: Rural residential Approved Subject to Conditions Council record
DA-2026-130 Material change of use · lodged 1 Jun 2026

WITHDRAWN Material Change of Use - Development Permit for Animal Keeping (Kennels)

74 Grovely Road SARINA QLD 4737 Zone: Rural Application Withdrawn Council record
Show all 21 recent applications
DA-2026-114 Reconfiguring a lot · lodged 15 May 2026

Reconfiguring a Lot - Development Permit for Boundary Realignment (2 into 2 Lots)

44 Golf Course Road SARINA QLD 4737 Zone: Rural Approved Subject to Conditions Council record
DA-2026-112 Material change of use · lodged 12 May 2026

Material Change of Use - Development Permit for Dwelling House (Class 1a - Bushfire Hazard Overlay)

215 Moonlight Drive SARINA QLD 4737 Zone: Rural residential Approved Subject to Conditions Council record
OW-2026-21 Operational works · lodged 8 Apr 2026

Operational Works - Development Permit for Civil Works

93 Broad Street SARINA QLD 4737 Zone: Medium density residential Approved Subject to Conditions Council record
DA-2025-194 Reconfiguring a lot · lodged 29 Oct 2025

Reconfiguring a Lot - Development Permit for Subdivision - 2 Lots into 321 Lots (plus 3 Park lots, 3 Stormwater Infrastructure lots and 1 Sewer Infrastructure Lot)

160 Oswald Street SARINA QLD 4737 Zone: Emerging community Approved Subject to Conditions Council record
OW-2025-30 Operational works · lodged 3 Jul 2025

Operational Works - Development Permit for Civil Works

L 51 Bruce Highway SARINA QLD 4737 Zone: Rural Approved Subject to Conditions Council record
OW-2018-48 Operational works · lodged 20 Dec 2018

OW - Civil Works - Industrial (3 Lots)

101-153 Sarina Beach Road SARINA QLD 4737 Zone: Low impact industry Approved Subject to Conditions 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 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.