Development.i provides people with easier access to past and current application details and basic property information for the Western Downs Regional Council area so people can stay informed about what is happening in their area, gather information to help prepare applications, make a submission or comment on an application.
Development.i can be used to find development applications lodged with Council where Council is the Assessment Manager or Referral Agency, and holds the assessment record under the Planning Act 2016.
Important: Development.i does not replace Council's official property searches. If you are undertaking conveyancing, development or building certification, it is recommended that Council’s property searches are sought. These may include (but not limited to) building information searches, planning and development certificates and flood information searches.
Yes, you can set up two searches for a location.
- Set filter to "In Progress" to be notified of new development applications received by Council, or when a new document becomes available.
- Set filter to "Decided" to be notified of when development applications in a search location are decided, or when a new document becomes available after the decision.
Data in Development.i is updated nightly, including:
- newly lodged and decided applications
- changes to the application details, status or stage of an application, and
- new and changes to application correspondence and documents.
Development Applications where Council is the Assessment Manager or Referral Agency, and holds the assessment record under the Planning Act 2016, will be available on Development.i following lodgement.
Only applications lodged after 2nd July 2017 are shown in Development.i.
Development.i provides access to documents and plans related to development applications including:
- Material Change of Use
- Reconfiguring a Lot
- Operational Work
- Minor or Other Change
- Extension to Relevant Period
- Building Work Assessable Against the Planning Scheme
- Exemption Certificate
Submissions can be lodged on certain application types, however, this service is not available on Development.i at this time. For more information about making a submission on a development application, go to the have your say on development applications page of Council’s website.
Applications may be represented by one or a number of dots on the map. These dots represent that the application is in some way linked to the land parcel.
If an application is lodged over one land parcel, it is represented by one dot. If an application covers a number of parcels of land, a dot is placed over each of these parcels.
When a property is subdivided, historical or current application dots are distributed across all the new land parcels, as they have a historical connection to the newly created parcels of land. This can sometimes cause some confusion when looking back through the years of past applications, where large parcels of land have been divided.
Development.i provides a spatial representation of properties affected by development applications lodged within Western Downs Regional Council local government area. While this provides a great way to view and analyse application activity, these are many reasons this does not represent construction activity.
- Sometimes a submitted application does not always translate into actual construction, or it may take some time for construction to commence.
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An application may be represented by multiple dots on the screen if:
- it is lodged over multiple parcels e.g. one dot per parcel, and/or
- the parcel of land it was originally lodged over has since been subdivided, wherein the application is then distributed over the newly created lots.
- If an application is lodged over a multi-story unit complex, the application count is repeated at that point for each unit it is associated with. As such, you may see applications repeated on some high-rise units, increasing the number on the dot.
All applications on the system provide basic information, such as:
- application number
- address
- description of the proposal, and
- assessment status.
However, associated documents and plans are only published for development applications in accordance with the requirements of the Planning Act 2016, which include:
- Material Change of Use
- Reconfiguring a Lot
- Operational Work
- Minor or Other Change
- Extension to Relevant Period
- Building Work Assessable Against the Planning Scheme
- Exemption Certificate
If you wish to view development application documents or plans that are not available on Development.i, you may be required to submit and pay the applicable fee for a property search. For further information go to the property searches form of Councils website.
Development.i allows you to search and retrieve property and application details without the need to use the log in feature. Development.i also provides you with the ability to save
- searches that you perform
- favourite properties or applications that you are interested in
- receive email notifications based on these settings.
To do this, you will need to create a profile.
Only a user is able to see their profile and saved searches and notifications - all personal information is encrypted and secure. For more information, refer to the terms and conditions.
Development.i allows a user to choose to receive daily or weekly notifications on new applications or updates to the progress of an application. Notifications are sent out overnight. Weekly notifications are sent out on a Tuesday.
Notifications are only sent out when applications are received or processed that meet your set preferences.
Development.i does not replace the need to undertake due diligence checks when making investment decisions. If you are undertaking conveyancing, development or building certification, it is recommended that Council property searches be sought, such as requesting a Planning and Development Certificate