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Development applications in Garbutt

Every application Landbrief has seen on the Townsville City Council public register for Garbutt — 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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Has Garbutt flooded? Recorded flood history for the suburb

About Garbutt

42
median age
$1082
household income / wk
$220
rent / wk
$1300
mortgage / mo
2.0
people / household

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

9
applications on record
6
lodged in 90 days
1
decided

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What's being applied for

Material change of use 5
Operational works 4

Zones these sites sit in

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

Low Impact Industry 4
Medium Impact Industry 3
Community Facilities 1
Open Space 1

Recent applications (8 in the last 6 months)

MCU26/0099 Material change of use · lodged 21 Sep 2026

Code Assessable - Warehouse

33 Pilkington Street GARBUTT QLD 4814 Zone: Medium Impact Industry Appeal Stage Council record
MCU26/0090 Material change of use · lodged 4 Sep 2026

Code Assessable - Warehouse - Non-Compliant Accepted Development no more than 4 AO's

13 Hartley Street GARBUTT QLD 4814 Zone: Medium Impact Industry Assessment Council record
OPW26/0112 Operational works · lodged 18 Aug 2026

Code Assessable - Bulk Earthworks

19 Duckworth Street GARBUTT QLD 4814 Zone: Community Facilities Referral Stage Council record
OPW26/0110 Operational works · lodged 17 Aug 2026

Code Assessable - Higher Impact Advertising Device - Digital Billboard Sign

289 Ingham Road GARBUTT QLD 4814 Zone: Low Impact Industry Decision Stage Council record
OPW26/0096 Operational works · lodged 23 Jul 2026

Code Assessable - Civil Works associated with MCU25/0042

26 Greg Jabs Drive GARBUTT QLD 4814 Zone: Low Impact Industry Information Request Part Council record
MCU26/0069 Material change of use · lodged 22 Jul 2026

Code Assessable - Indoor Sport and Recreation

160 Duckworth Street GARBUTT QLD 4814 Zone: Low Impact Industry Appeal Stage Council record
MCU26/0065 Material change of use · lodged 9 Jul 2026

Code Assessable - Warehouse - Non-Compliant Accepted Development no more than 4 AO's

44 Gorden Street GARBUTT QLD 4814 Zone: Low Impact Industry Appeal Stage Council record
MCU26/0059 Material change of use · lodged 29 Jun 2026

Code Assessable - Warehouse - Non-Compliant Accepted Development

17 - 19 Whitehouse Street GARBUTT QLD 4814 Zone: Medium Impact Industry Development Approval Takes Effect Council record

1 older application on record (since 2025) — the full Garbutt history is part of Landbrief Pro.

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 Townsville City 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.