https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/richmond/ Rule changes on the way for Richmond, Queensland and the whole country, the rules brought up to date and the council notices, each dated and linked to its source. en-au Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/richmond/#c-1c15e3558d https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/richmond/#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/richmond/#c-d150b42bf3 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/richmond/#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/richmond/#c-d7942ef9aa https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/richmond/#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/richmond/#c-e1eb2d97d6 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/richmond/#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/richmond/#c-f2b0b7aa36 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/richmond/#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/richmond/#w-2350064421 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/richmond/#w-2350064421 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Planning scheme edition in the rules we hold for Richmond, read 25 Oct 2026 from Richmond Shire Planning Scheme 2020. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/richmond/#c-575aea1f23 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/richmond/#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/richmond/#w-f452e503d4 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/richmond/#w-f452e503d4 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Council rules in the rules we hold for Richmond, read 22 Oct 2026 from images.impartmedia.com. https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/richmond/#c-3ddec0a751 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/richmond/#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/richmond/#c-77e14778cf https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/richmond/#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/richmond/#c-04f84973e1 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/richmond/#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/richmond/#c-2204a09245 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/richmond/#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/richmond/#c-307310cbbc https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/richmond/#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/richmond/#c-379f26f800 https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/richmond/#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/richmond/#c-6cf8c80d9e https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/richmond/#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/richmond/#c-8a5258f76d https://www.rapidsiteplan.au/site-plan/richmond/#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.