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15 Dec 2019

Gold Coast City Plan Amendments – to the Amendments

Preliminary overview, the first town planning, public consultation period has wrapped up with 1,203 submissions made to Council. Overall, roughly 30% were in support, 30% against and 40% not clear. More details are available on Gold Coast Council’s, Our City Our Plan website . Some specific areas were dominated by negative sentiment with the major changes...

Tags: property development, property investment
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Posted by: Phill Whyte

14 Nov 2019

Is your Town Planner a keeper and how to pick a good one.

Town Planners are experts in strategizing outcomes for your property or site, seeing if you can actually achieve things like subdivision or adding additional value through development. They strive to get you the best outcome over your site usually in a manner where the endpoint approval allows you to boost your yield. What is achieved...

Tags: advocate, approval, communication, savings, strategy, town plan, town planning
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Posted by: Phill Whyte

29 Oct 2019

Complaints, Complaining and Complainants

Complaints to Council cause much angst and can occur throughout any application process even if you are not seeking any approval on your property. Often people are negligent to their Council requirements in using their property unlawfully without having sought Council approval to do what they are doing. They can feel blindsided by a Council...

Tags: complaints, home office, neighbours, noise, parking, public notification, sensitive areas, short term rentals, show cause, show cause notice, traffic
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Posted by: Phill Whyte

04 Oct 2019

Broadwater Buzz of the Changes driving Development Spike

City Plan changes leading to Boom burbs. Last week’s tabled amendments at the City of the Gold Coast Council have local residents of the Broadwater suburbs a-buzz. Changes for Biggera Waters, Labrador and Southport West will promote increases in allowable height, density along with a new zone being introduced. Wow! Phill Whyte, Director of City Plan...

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Posted by: Phill Whyte

01 Oct 2019

City Plan Amendments – Public Consultation Underway

City Plan is Getting a Makeover! The latest version of our City Plan is getting a touch up! Gold Coast Council is calling on residents to have their say about the proposed amendments. Some of the pertinent changes will hopefully bring more clarity to contentious issues in the past such as height designations. Height requirements...

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Posted by: Phill Whyte

13 Jun 2018

Instagram Links and Updates

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Posted by: Phill Whyte

11 Jun 2018

Airbnb Stayz – Lawful Land Use or Unlawful Activity?

Airbnb and Identified Demand The Commonwealth Games has come and gone and while the Gold Coast City Council may have been supportive of all forms of accommodation being provided leading up to the Games’ promise of an “influx of tourists” of more than 600,000 visitors, that moment has past. The Games may have been a great promotion...

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Posted by: Phill Whyte

04 Jun 2018

Party Houses (Short Term Accommodation) TLPI

Tags: airbnb, City Plan Planning, council, Gold Coast, short term accommodation
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Posted by: Phill Whyte

23 Feb 2018

Temporary Local Planning Instrument (TLPI)

The City of Gold Coast Council has resolved to prepare and endorse a ‘Temporary Local Planning Instrument No.5 (Minimum Land Above Designated Flood Level and Residential Risk Reduction) 2017’ (TLPI No 5) and have formally requested the Minister to further endorse. This proposed TLPI has been requested to apply to all applications yet to be...

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Posted by: Phill Whyte