What can you build in Moreton Bay?

Check any Moreton Bay property against the planning layers that control it under the MBRC Planning Scheme (Version 8, commenced 11 September 2026 (LGIP Amendment No…) — and get the full picture as a planner-grade PDF report in minutes.

Full council scheme coverage — every overlay auto-checked — 13 state-wide checks + 22 City of Moreton Bay scheme overlay maps, every one queried automatically .

City of Moreton Bay application fees (2026/2027): new house $2,365 · 1 → 2 lot subdivision $4,164 — compare every council

Property address

The Moreton Bay council area

The outline is the area this page covers; the markers are development applications lodged or decided with City of Moreton Bay in the last 14 days.

Larger marker = impact assessable · ✓ = decided. Tap a marker for the application. Boundary © State of Queensland (CC BY 4.0).

Moreton Bay scheme overlays we check

· Acid Sulfate Soils Overlay
· Active Transport Overlay
· Building Heights Overlay
· Bushfire Hazard Overlay
· Coastal Hazard Overlay
· Community Activities and Neighbourhood Hubs Overlay
· Environmental Areas Overlay
· Environmental Offset Receiving Areas Overlay
· Extractive Resources Overlay
· Flood Hazard Overlay
· Heritage and Landscape Overlay
· Infrastructure Buffers Overlay
· Landslide Hazard Overlay
· Overland Flow Path Overlay
· Riparian and Wetland Setbacks Overlay
· Road Hierarchy Overlay
· Rural Residential Lot Size Overlay
· Scenic Amenity Overlay
· Stormwater Catchments Overlay
· Transport Noise Overlay
· Walking Distance Overlay
· Temporary Local Planning Instrument

Queensland-wide checks (every address)

· Flood study areas
· Vegetation management (regulated vegetation)
· Protected plants / flora survey triggers
· Priority agricultural areas
· Strategic environmental areas
· Priority living areas
· Coastal management districts
· Coastal hazard areas
· Wetlands
· Acid sulfate soils
· Water resource plan areas
· State-controlled roads

Development application alerts, free

Watch Moreton Bay for development applications

Get a brief whenever a development application — a DA, the plans lodged with council before building starts — is lodged or decided near you, with the zone and planning constraints for the site. Rolling out council by council.

Reports are automated information summaries drawn from Queensland Government and City of Moreton Bay spatial services. They are not planning advice; data coverage is disclosed on every report.