OW/2026/9226
Operational works
· lodged 2 Oct 2026
Driveway Crossover - 34 Fondulac Drive, HIGHFIELDS QLD 4352
Development applications in Highfields
Every application Landbrief has seen on the Toowoomba Regional Council public register for Highfields — 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 Highfields
45
median age
$1994
household income / wk
$410
rent / wk
$1842
mortgage / mo
2.8
people / household
Census 2021, Australian Bureau of Statistics — the suburb, not this street.
19
applications on record
13
lodged in 90 days
19
decided
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What's being applied for
Material change of use
9
Reconfiguring a lot
2
Operational works
8
Zones these sites sit in
The zone sets what a site can be used for. Landbrief resolves it for each application from the Toowoomba Regional Council scheme mapping — the register itself doesn't publish it.
Principal Centre
3
Low-Medium Density Residential
1
Recent applications (19 in the last 6 months)
MCUC/2026/8783
Material change of use
· lodged 21 Sep 2026
Dual Occupancy - Proposed Lot 311 Kilalah Avenue, Alexander Avenue, HIGHFIELDS QLD 4352
Alexander Avenue Highfields Qld 4352
Zone: Low-Medium Density Residential
Confirmation Period
Council record
MCUI/2026/8096
Material change of use
· lodged 3 Sep 2026
Warehouse - 10609 New England Highway, HIGHFIELDS QLD 4352
OW/2026/8068
Operational works
· lodged 1 Sep 2026
2x Driveway Crossovers - Proposed Lot 4 SP354214, 49 Cawdor Road, HIGHFIELDS QLD 4352
OW/2026/2009
Operational works
· lodged 20 Aug 2026
Road Work Stormwater Water Infrastructure Drainage Work Earthworks Sewage Infrastructure - 11 Kratzke Road and 57 Highfields Road, HIGHFIELDS QLD 4352
OW/2026/7751
Operational works
· lodged 19 Aug 2026
Road Work Stormwater Water Infrastructure Drainage Work Earthworks and Sewage Infrastructure - Alexander Avenue, HIGHFIELDS QLD 4352
MCUC/2026/7582
Material change of use
· lodged 17 Aug 2026
Extension to Community Use - 73 Wirraglen Road, HIGHFIELDS QLD 4352
MCUC/2026/7499
Material change of use
· lodged 12 Aug 2026
Dual Occupancy - Proposed Lot 41 SP356796, Gulawa Avenue, HIGHFIELDS QLD 4352
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OW/2026/7376
Operational works
· lodged 7 Aug 2026
Stormwater Drainage Work Earthworks and Retaining Walls - 178 Highfields Road, HIGHFIELDS QLD 4352
OW/2026/7308
Operational works
· lodged 6 Aug 2026
Stormwater and Water Infrastructure - 10609 New England Highway, HIGHFIELDS QLD 4352
OW/2026/7242
Operational works
· lodged 5 Aug 2026
Driveway Crossover - 1-17 Fairy Road, HIGHFIELDS QLD 4352
MCUC/2023/4992/D
Material change of use
· lodged 24 Jul 2026
Request to Change Approval Retirement Facility - 178 Highfields Road, HIGHFIELDS QLD 4352
MCUC/2019/1029/C
Material change of use
· lodged 21 Jul 2026
Request to Change Approval Retirement Facility - 9 Darlobah Street, HIGHFIELDS QLD 4352
MCUI/2023/2589/D
Material change of use
· lodged 8 Jul 2026
Request to Change Approval Child Care Centre - 24 Kleinton Road, HIGHFIELDS QLD 4352
RAL/2026/5650
Reconfiguring a lot
· lodged 23 Jun 2026
Reconfigure 1 into 36 Lots and 1 Balance Lot - Barracks Road, HIGHFIELDS QLD 4352
Barracks Road Highfields Qld 4352
Zone: Principal Centre
Pending Issue Decision Notice
Council record
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OW/2026/5203
Operational works
· lodged 10 Jun 2026
Earthworks - 10852 New England Highway, HIGHFIELDS QLD 4352
MCUI/2026/4666
Material change of use
· lodged 26 May 2026
Utility Installation - 71-83 Lawrence Road, HIGHFIELDS QLD 4352
71-83 Lawrence Road Highfields Qld 4352
Zone: Principal Centre
Pending Issue Decision Notice
Council record
MCUC/2026/3941
Material change of use
· lodged 6 May 2026
Telecommunications Facility - Nioka Drive, HIGHFIELDS QLD 4352
RAL/2026/2732
Reconfiguring a lot
· lodged 30 Mar 2026
Reconfigure 1 into 2 Lots and Access Easement - 10609 New England Highway, HIGHFIELDS QLD 4352
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 Toowoomba 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.