The role of Council's Development Assessment team is to assess all Cairns Regional Council's planning and development applications pursuant to the Sustainable Planning Act.

Council's Development Assessment team assesses a wide range of development applications for residential uses and commercial and industrial proposals, as well as lot reconfigurations.

Please select the following links for further information:

• What is Planning?
  
  
• What is IDAS?
  
  
• Types of Development Applications
  
  
• Pre-lodgement Request
  
  
• What is Public Notification
  
  
• How to Make an Objection/Submission
  
  
• Application Guides, Forms & Fees
  
  
• Requirements for Lodging a Well Made Development Application
  
  
• Planning Schemes
  
  
• Maps Online
  
  
• Council Meeting Agendas/Minutes
  
  
• Frequently Asked Questions
  
  
• Developer Contributions
  
  
• FNQ Regional Plan 2009-2031
  
  
• The Sustainable Planning Act (external site)
  
  
• Land Record Searches
  

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