https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/ Rule changes on the way for Queensland, its councils and the whole country, the rules brought up to date and the council notices, each dated and linked to its source. en-au Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-04dbc56019 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-04dbc56019 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Queensland, read 8 Nov 2026 from Building Regulation 2021: current reprint. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-05707f92ea https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-05707f92ea Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Queensland, read 8 Nov 2026 from ipswich.qld.gov.au. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-07eeee7ba8 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-07eeee7ba8 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Queensland, read 8 Nov 2026 from housing.qld.gov.au. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-1ad7a5c29b https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-1ad7a5c29b Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Queensland, read 8 Nov 2026 from qbcc.qld.gov.au. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-1c15767946 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-1c15767946 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Queensland, read 8 Nov 2026 from housing.qld.gov.au. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-337a6df0a7 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-337a6df0a7 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Queensland, read 8 Nov 2026 from housing.qld.gov.au. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-3787477438 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-3787477438 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Queensland, read 8 Nov 2026 from housing.qld.gov.au. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-3f34c8f061 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-3f34c8f061 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Queensland, read 8 Nov 2026 from housing.qld.gov.au. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-772f2dcb5f https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-772f2dcb5f Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Queensland, read 8 Nov 2026 from housing.qld.gov.au. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-90d6e4d2e3 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-90d6e4d2e3 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Queensland, read 8 Nov 2026 from ipswich.qld.gov.au. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-9a20741079 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-9a20741079 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Queensland, read 8 Nov 2026 from housing.qld.gov.au. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-ae49ec020b https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#w-ae49ec020b Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT Rules in the rules we hold for Queensland, read 8 Nov 2026 from housing.qld.gov.au. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-17ed4b4330 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-17ed4b4330 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Brisbane. No date yet. Source brisbane.qld.gov.au, read 1 Nov 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-1c15e3558d https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-1c15e3558d Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. 1 May 2027. Livable housing for a class 1a is unchanged in substance. Source ncc.abcb.gov.au, read 1 Nov 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-4eeec4ebca https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-4eeec4ebca Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Redland. No date yet. Source yoursay.redland.qld.gov.au, read 1 Nov 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-d150b42bf3 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-d150b42bf3 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. 1 May 2027. Source ncc.abcb.gov.au, read 1 Nov 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-d7942ef9aa https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-d7942ef9aa Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Queensland. No date yet. The state replaced its statewide bushfire prone area map on 29 October 2026, for councils to use in preparing planning schemes; a scheme's own bushfire overlay changes only when that scheme is amended. Source tiles.arcgis.com, read 1 Nov 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-e1eb2d97d6 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-e1eb2d97d6 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. 1 May 2027. Class 1a condensation: wall membrane vapour permeance now by climate zone including zones 1 and 3 for the first time, cavity mandatory in zones 6, 7 and 8, new roof space clause 10.8.4. Source ncc.abcb.gov.au, read 1 Nov 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-f2b0b7aa36 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-f2b0b7aa36 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. 1 May 2027. Energy and whole of home for a class 1a do not tighten: 7 stars and whole of home 60 stay, with small changes on overhangs and waffle pod slabs. Source ncc.abcb.gov.au, read 1 Nov 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-1e33e22006 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-1e33e22006 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Logan. Around Mar 2027. Source logan.qld.gov.au, read 27 Oct 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-575aea1f23 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-575aea1f23 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Queensland. Around Dec 2027. A new draft State Planning Policy, with a natural hazards approach and one statewide flood mapping method; comment closed on 26 October 2026 and the State reviews the feedback before a final policy is made. Source statements.qld.gov.au, read 27 Oct 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-034addc831 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-034addc831 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Brisbane. No date yet. Updates the landscape design, planting species and vegetation policies: deep planting, tree protection zones for significant vegetation and compensatory planting. Source brisbane.qld.gov.au, read 21 Oct 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-2124e19b1d https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-2124e19b1d Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Sunshine Coast. No date yet. A new planning scheme for the region. Source haveyoursay.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au, read 21 Oct 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-368178966b https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-368178966b Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Logan. 6 Mar 2027. The temporary risk based flood provisions that stand in for the scheme's flood rules expire on 6 March 2027 unless repealed sooner. Source logan.qld.gov.au, read 21 Oct 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-3ddec0a751 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-3ddec0a751 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Queensland. 1 Sep 2029. The transition ends and the Housing Code applies in every council area. Source business.qld.gov.au, read 21 Oct 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-520e11544d https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-520e11544d Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Scenic Rim. No date yet. Improvements found in using the scheme and the first phase of the Growth Management Strategy 2041, with zoning map changes. Source letstalk.scenicrim.qld.gov.au, read 21 Oct 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-77e14778cf https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-77e14778cf Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Queensland. 1 May 2027. NCC 2025 replaces NCC 2022 as the building code in Queensland. Source qbcc.qld.gov.au, read 21 Oct 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-84340b309f https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-84340b309f Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Toowoomba. 16 Feb 2028. The temporary rules for class 10a building work in Table 5.7:1 end on 16 February 2028 unless an amendment replaces them sooner. Source tr.qld.gov.au, read 21 Oct 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-aea82ee973 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-aea82ee973 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Moreton Bay. No date yet. In the mapped bushfire areas of the general residential, township, centre and industry zones, houses and class 10a buildings lose their exemption, so AS 3959 applies. Source moretonbay.qld.gov.au, read 21 Oct 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-d16d6f6db7 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-d16d6f6db7 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Fraser Coast. No date yet. First package from the scheme review: zoning and zone map refinements, updated overlay codes and mapping, local plan changes, clearer development codes and definitions, and a new LGIP. Source haveyoursay.frasercoast.qld.gov.au, read 21 Oct 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-d46bf2d6cd https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-d46bf2d6cd Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Logan. Around Dec 2030. A new planning scheme for the city; no other amendment of the 2015 scheme is in progress meanwhile. Source logan.qld.gov.au, read 21 Oct 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-e1e6772371 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-e1e6772371 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Brisbane. Around Mar 2027. Updates planning scheme policies: bushfire hazard assessment, mapping and mitigation guidance, and a new standard drawing for narrow and shared driveways for single dwellings. Source brisbane.qld.gov.au, read 21 Oct 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-04f84973e1 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-04f84973e1 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. 1 May 2027. NCC 2025 cites the 2024 edition for pool barriers, so it reaches each state that takes NCC 2025 without a variation; Western Australia keeps the 2012 edition for private pools. Source ncc.abcb.gov.au, read 11 Oct 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-2204a09245 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-2204a09245 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. Around Jun 2029. No residential changes to the NCC except essential safety and quality changes until mid 2029. Source treasury.gov.au, read 11 Oct 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-307310cbbc https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-307310cbbc Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. No date yet. The publisher lists the standard as pending revision; no new edition or draft is listed. Source store.standards.org.au, read 11 Oct 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-379f26f800 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-379f26f800 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. Around Dec 2029. The edition after NCC 2025: the regular NCC 2028 moves back one year because of the pause on residential changes. Source abcb.gov.au, read 11 Oct 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-6cf8c80d9e https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-6cf8c80d9e Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. 1 May 2027. Source abcb.gov.au, read 11 Oct 2026. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-8a5258f76d https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/qld/#c-8a5258f76d Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Australia-wide. No date yet. The publisher lists the standard as pending revision; no new edition or draft is listed. Source store.standards.org.au, read 11 Oct 2026.