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Development applications in Palmwoods

Every application Landbrief has seen on the Sunshine Coast Council public register for Palmwoods — 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 Palmwoods

43
median age
$1738
household income / wk
$430
rent / wk
$1878
mortgage / mo
2.7
people / household

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

8
applications on record
3
lodged in 90 days
5
decided

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What's being applied for

Material change of use 5
Reconfiguring a lot 1
Operational works 2

Zones these sites sit in

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

Rural Zone 4
Emerging Community Zone 2
Low Density Residential Zone 2

Recent applications (8 in the last 6 months)

MCU26/0271 Material change of use · lodged 1 Oct 2026

90 Tania Ave PALMWOODS - Nature-based Tourism - Kristyn Louise Crowther

90 Tania Ave Palmwoods Qld 4555 Zone: Rural Zone In Progress Council record
MCU26/0264 Material change of use · lodged 28 Sep 2026

251 Palmwoods-Montville Road Palmwoods - Secondary Dwelling - Peter & Cara Markwell - Danya Cook Town Planning

251 Palmwoods-Montville Rd Palmwoods Qld 4555 Zone: Rural Zone In Progress Council record
MCU26/0206 Material change of use · lodged 7 Aug 2026

13 Latitude Pl PALMWOODS - Dwelling House - Robert Barlow - Danya Cook Town Planning

13 Latitude Pl Palmwoods Qld 4555 Zone: Emerging Community Zone In Progress Council record
OPW26/0253 Operational works · lodged 11 Jun 2026

216 Old Palmwoods Rd PALMWOODS - Dwelling House & Earthworks - Rachel Wright - CadCon Surveying & Town Planning - COMBINED MCU26/0124 CAR26/0385

216 Old Palmwoods Rd Palmwoods Qld 4555 Zone: Rural Zone In Progress Council record
RAL26/0047 Reconfiguring a lot · lodged 4 Jun 2026

33-35, 37 & 39-43 Abbotts Rd PALMWOODS - 3 Lots into 3 Lots - Hillscorp Rise Pty Ltd - Innovative Planning Solutions

33-35 Abbotts Rd Palmwoods Qld 4555 Zone: Emerging Community Zone Development Permit Council record
MCU26/0124 Material change of use · lodged 28 May 2026

216 Old Palmwoods Rd PALMWOODS - Development Permit for Material Change of Use of Premises to Establish a Dwelling House & Development Permit for Operational Works - Engineering works (Earthworks) - Rachel Wright - Cad…

216 Old Palmwoods Rd Palmwoods Qld 4555 Zone: Rural Zone Development Permit Council record
OPW26/0190 Operational works · lodged 11 May 2026

38 Abbotts Road PALMWOODS - Dual Occupancy - Earthworks, Stormwater & Vehicle Crossover - Dung Tan Phan & Thanh Huyen Bui - URBN Town Planning Pty Ltd - COMBINED MCU26/0108

38 Abbotts Rd Palmwoods Qld 4555 Zone: Low Density Residential Zone Development Permit Council record
MCU26/0108 Material change of use · lodged 11 May 2026

38 Abbotts Road PALMWOODS - Dual Occupancy - Earthworks, Stormwater & Vehicle Crossover - Dung Tan Phan & Thanh Huyen Bui - URBN Town Planning Pty Ltd - COMBINED OPW26/0190

38 Abbotts Rd Palmwoods Qld 4555 Zone: Low Density Residential Zone Development Permit 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 Sunshine Coast 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.