What can you build in Sunshine Coast?

Check any Sunshine Coast property against the planning layers that control it under the Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme 2014 (Amendment No. 27 (Site Specific and Editorial Matters), c…) — 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 + 14 Sunshine Coast Council scheme overlay maps, every one queried automatically .

Sunshine Coast Council application fees (2026/2027): new house $980 · 1 → 2 lot subdivision $4,955 — compare every council

Property address

The Sunshine Coast council area

The outline is the area this page covers; the markers are development applications lodged or decided with Sunshine Coast Council in the last 14 days.

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

Sunshine Coast scheme overlays we check

· Acid Sulfate Soils Overlay
· Airport Environs Overlay
· Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay
· Bushfire Hazard Overlay
· Coastal Protection Overlay
· Extractive Resources Overlay
· Flood Hazard Overlay
· Height of Buildings and Structures Overlay
· Heritage and Character Areas Overlay
· Landslide Hazard Area Overlay
· Steep Land (Slope) Overlay
· Regional Infrastructure Overlay
· Scenic Amenity Overlay
· Water Resource Catchments Overlay

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 activity by suburb

What's been applied for on the Sunshine Coast Council register, suburb by suburb — updated daily.

Maroochydore 23 Coolum Beach 21 Buderim 15 Yandina 14 Mooloolaba 13 Caloundra 12 Palmview 9 Beerwah 8 Corbould Park 8 Nambour 8 Palmwoods 8 Glass House Mountains 7 Forest Glen 6 Mountain Creek 6 Buddina 5 Eumundi 5 Peachester 5 Birtinya 4 Burnside 4 Doonan 4 Golden Beach 4 Landsborough 4 Marcoola 4 Moffat Beach 4 Mooloolah Valley 4 Sippy Downs 4 Woombye 4 Chevallum 3 Conondale 3 Dulong 3 Kunda Park 3 Little Mountain 3 Maleny 3 Minyama 3 North Landsborough 3 Valdora 3

Has Sunshine Coast flooded? Flood history by suburb

Development application alerts, free

Watch Sunshine Coast 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 Sunshine Coast Council spatial services. They are not planning advice; data coverage is disclosed on every report.