Applications

A development application lodged to Council must meet the requirements of Section 51 of the Planning Act 2016 to be considered properly made. A properly made application must include the following:

1. The Approved Forms
2. Applicable Fee - set out in Council's current Fees & Charges.
3. Owner's Consent - all the landowners must give their written consent to the application
4. Supporting Information - any information as required under the approved form. This includes the relevant plans, a planning report that addresses the Planning Scheme, and any technical reports required by the Planning Scheme

The development application forms to be submitted for the various types of development applications and other relevant templates/forms are available from the Development applications forms and templates webpage.

Development applications can be lodged:

1. By email: mailbox@lvrc.qld.gov.au;
2. In person at Lockyer Valley Regional Council:
   • Gatton Administration Building at 26 Railway Street, Gatton; or
   • Laidley Library & Customer Service at 9 Spicer Street, Laidley.

If you require any further clarification, please contact Council on 1300 005 872 or mailbox@lvrc.qld.gov.au for assistance.

Under Section 53 of the Planning Act 2016 an applicant must give notice of a development application if any part of the application requires impact assessment or the application includes a variation request. Part 4 of the DA Rules outlines the requirements of giving public notice.

A submission submitted to Council during the public notification period is required to comply with the requirements of the Planning Act 2016 to be considered 'properly made'. A properly made submission will enable the submitter to have third party appeal rights to the development.

Council has developed the following tools to assist with preparing a submission:

• Submissions and Public Notification Fact Sheet
• Notice of Submission about a Development Application Form (OPTIONAL)

A submission will still be accepted without using the above Form.

Submissions can be made to Council:

1. By email: mailbox@lvrc.qld.gov.au
2. By post: The Assessment Manager, Lockyer Valley Regional Council, PO Box 82, GATTON QLD 4343
3. In person at Lockyer Valley Regional Council at:
   • Gatton Administration Building, 26 Railway Street, Gatton;
   • Laidley Library & Customer Service, 9 Spicer Street, Laidley.

Online services are available for tracking the status of an application currently under assessment or applications decided in recent years.

A request to apply a superseded planning scheme may be made to Council in accordance with section 29 of the Planning Act 2016.

You can request in writing to apply the superseded planning scheme to a proposed development application for up to one year after a new planning scheme, or amended scheme, takes effect.

Approving a request is not a development approval. A development application may still need to be assessed under the superseded planning scheme.

A development application (superseded planning scheme) must be lodged within six (6) months of approval of the request to apply a superseded planning scheme.

A request to apply a superseded planning scheme needs to be accompanied by the Request for Superseded Planning Scheme Request Form and all information as per Part 2, Division 3, Section 11 of the Planning Regulation 2017.

Any requests should be lodged by email to mailbox@lvrc.qld.gov.au. Alternatively, in person at Lockyer Valley Regional Council:

• Gatton Administration Building at 26 Railway Street, Gatton; or
• Laidley Library & Customer Service at 9 Spicer Street, Laidley.