Within a Priority Development Area (PDA), development applications are assessed and determined under the Economic Development Act 2012 (ED Act).

You can check if a property is located in a PDA by searching for the property address or zooming in on the Development Assessment Mapping System.

Be sure to select Priority Development Area in the layers filter on the left-hand side of the map to ensure the information is accessible.

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Current applications and approvals

Below are the details for applications where Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) acts (or has acted) as the MEDQ delegate:

Current applications

These are applications currently under assessment by EDQ.

Decided applications

These are applications that have been either approved or refused by EDQ.

How to search

You can search for an application in the table below using:

  • the reference number (e.g. DEV2020/123)
  • site address (e.g. 23 Smith Street, Woolloongabba)
  • property description (e.g. Lot 23 on RP123456)

Or you can scroll through all applications by:

  • PDA (e.g. Bowen Hills PDA)
  • application type (e.g. Material Change of Use, Reconfiguring a Lot)
  • Street (e.g. Smith Street, Woolloongabba)
  • Suburb (e.g. Greenbank)

MEDQ delegate

The Minister for Economic Development Queensland (MEDQ) has the powers under the ED Act to assess and decide a PDA development application, but may delegate these powers to another entity such as a local government, state government department, authority, or agency.

Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) is generally the MEDQ delegate for development applications in PDAs. However, in the following PDAs, the MEDQ has delegated the powers to assess and decide development applications:

Development applications information

Development applications made to EDQ generally go through a multi-step development application process.

If EDQ is the MEDQ delegate for the application, you can search to find out if an application has been lodged with or decided by EDQ.

If another entity, such as a local government or state authority, is the MEDQ delegate for the application, contact them directly for information about current applications and approvals.

Before lodging your development application ensure you have completed the following:

  • Confirm the location: verify the proposed development site is in a Priority Development Area (PDA) on the Development Assessment Mapping System
  • Identify the decision maker: confirm the MEDQ delegate for the development application
  • Complete the correct forms: use EDQ’s online Customer Portal or use the correct version of the EDQ approved forms.
  • Obtain owner’s consent: secure consent from all property owners involved in the proposal, including easements or parts of a property.
  • Provide a project cost estimate: include the total design and construction cost estimate of your proposal as required on the application form. Refer to the Planning and infrastructure forms & guidelines for further information
  • submit the application: lodge your application via the EDQ online Customer Portal OR via email to [email protected]

The assessment fee for your application will be calculated in accordance with the EDQ Fees and Charges Schedule. The assessment fee will be confirmed following lodgement, and an invoice will be provided for payment. The fee must be paid for an application to be properly made under s82A of the ED Act.

If EDQ is the MEDQ delegate for the application, the application must be made using the EDQ approved forms.

If another entity is the MEDQ delegate for the application, contact them to confirm the applicable forms and procedures.

EDQ provides additional information about assessing and deciding development applications in a suite of guidelines and practice notes.

Any interested person, group or organisation can make a submission about a PDA development application.