PPLAN Town Planners

17/03/2026

Join PPLAN Town Planners as our newest Town Planner!

If you love discovering solutions and navigating the development approvals' process, your next big planning adventure starts here at PPLAN!

https://www.pplan.com.au/news/pplan-is-hiring-a-new-town-planner/

18/12/2025

Our office will close from 1pm on 19 December 2025 and re-open on 7 January 2026.

We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas🎄and Happy New Year!

We look forward to working with you in 2026!

12/12/2025

📍 We’ve Moved!

As of 1 December 2025, our new office address is:
28/67 Depot Street, Banyo QLD 4014

🥰Thanks to the amazing support of our clients, we’ve outgrown our previous space and moved into a modern new location to better serve you.

🤗We look forward to welcoming you soon!

https://www.pplan.com.au/news/we-have-moved/

01/12/2025

Through the Planning Amendment Regulation 2025, provisions for is now extended for a further 12 months, until 2 December 2026.

📣This latest update is intended to support facilitation of Rooming Accommodation, Rural Workers’ Accommodation, Community Residences and Build-to-Rent Housing, making it easier to build and manage different types of housing.

PPLAN Town Planners can assist with your Rooming Accommodation DA or Advice, 👍feel free to contact us with your Development Proposal!

11/11/2025

The temporary provisions for Rooming Accommodation under Schedule 6 of the Planning Regulation is set to expire on 2 December 2025.

Following the conclusion of the temporary provisions, the category of assessment for new Rooming Accommodation developments will revert to the relevant local government planning provisions.

👉Provisions will be introduced for projects already approved but not yet issued an occupancy certificate.
👉Completed and operational Rooming Accommodation developments will retain their use rights.
👉New Rooming Accommodation development applications after 2 December 2025 will need to follow relevant local planning scheme.

👩‍💻If you need assistance understanding the impact of the upcoming changes or guidance for your Rooming Accommodation DA, contact PPLAN Town Planners today.

https://www.pplan.com.au/news/expiry-of-temporary-rooming-accommodation-provisions-under-the-queensland-planning-regulation/

07/11/2025

🌏World Town Planning Day is a reminder that planners have a critical role in developing solutions for some of the most pressing challenges facing cities and regions today.

🙋‍♀️Planners can address a variety of needs from housing shortages to climate resilient places, whilst fostering more inclusive, connected, prosperous and sustainable places for people to thrive in.

🙋‍♂️Planners are helping communities to evolve and become more adaptable to the uncertainties of the future.

👍With Planning, We Can! Planning Institute of Australia

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31/10/2025

At this week’s 🙋Tweed Consultants Forum, discussions with Tweed Council and Stockland have confirmed that all dwellings in Kings Forest Precinct 5 will now require a ✨Development Application (DA) pathway.

🧙‍♂️For more information about the Kings Forest 4-Step Process for DA Approval, check here:👇

Kings Forest Development Application (DA) Process for Precinct 5 At this week’s Tweed Consultants Forum, discussions with Tweed Council and Stockland have confirmed that all dwellings in Kings Forest Precinct...

04/06/2025

Ipswich City Council has adopted and will commence the Ipswich City Plan 2025 effective 1 July 2025.

The new Planning Scheme will replace the current 2006 Ipswich Planning Scheme and include new Local Government Infrastructure Plan (LGIP).

If you’re wanting to build a home 🏠 or develop property 🏘 in Ipswich and need experienced Town Planners to guide you through the new legislation, PPLAN can assist you in achieving DA success.

https://www.pplan.com.au/town-planning-services/

07/05/2025

Town Planners, come join us in reshaping the future!
👉https://www.seek.com.au/job/83876058

29/04/2025

We Are Hiring!

PPLAN is seeking a Town Planner to join its team, ideally you will have experience in a similar role.

24/02/2025

The Kings Forest development is touted as one of the largest development project in the Tweed for the next 25 years.

As a State Significant Site, the development approval process for a Kings Forest new house building project varies from the current town planning and building approval processes.

For the best advice regarding your Kings Forest development project, contact PPLAN Town Planners today.

PPLAN Town Planners can help you navigate the Kings Forest Development Approval process and assist with your Kings Forest Development Application