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Council planning hub · South East Queensland · Updated 2026-06-08

Redland Redland City — zoning, development & DA activity

Redland covers 22 suburbs and 105,761 property lots in South East Queensland. ZoneDSS resolves the Redland Planning Scheme and applicable overlays for every address — and aggregates the picture by suburb here.

Suburbs
22
Lots
105,761
DAs (24m)
37
Approved
100%

Suburbs in this council

Browse suburbs in Redland

Each suburb has its own zoning mix, constraints, and market profile. We have detailed planning guides for 22 suburbs in Redland so far — and we're adding more weekly.

Need data on a specific Redland address?

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Planning instruments

What governs development in Redland

Three layers of planning controls apply to every property in Redland. Read them together to know what can be built.

Planning scheme

Redland Planning Scheme

Sets the zone, building height, permitted and prohibited uses, and levels of assessment for every lot in Redland. The primary instrument every development application is assessed against.

Zoning framework

Queensland planning-scheme zones

The statewide framework under the Planning Act 2016 that the council scheme implements.

Plus overlays

State Planning Policy + overlays

Hazard overlays (flood, bushfire), Matters of State Environmental Significance, koala habitat and strategic cropping land modify what can be built — on top of the zone.

Dominant zone in Redland: LDR — the most common single zone across the council's 105,761 lots.

FAQs

Redland planning questions

What's the dominant zoning in Redland?

The most common zoning across Redland is LDR. The full picture varies by suburb — each suburb has its own mix of zones set by the council planning scheme. Browse the suburbs below to see exact breakdowns.

How many suburbs are in Redland?

Redland covers 22 suburbs across 105,761 property lots. It sits in the South East Queensland region of Queensland.

What's the DA approval rate in Redland?

Over the past 24 months, 37 development applications for Redland addresses were decided, with an approval rate of 100%. Approval rates vary widely by application type — straightforward residential alterations approve at near 100%, while complex multi-dwelling proposals are far more variable.

Which planning scheme applies in Redland?

Redland operates under the Redland Planning Scheme, built on the Queensland planning-scheme zones. ZoneDSS resolves the zone, overlays and controls for any address in the council area.

How do I find the zoning of a specific Redland property?

Search the suburb above, then click "Run a report on your address" in the suburb page. ZoneDSS returns the exact zone, height limit, permitted uses, and every overlay that applies to the lot — cited to source.

Get a planning report for any Redland address

Council and suburb stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.

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14-section report · planning scheme controls cross-referenced · cited to source

Methodology & sources

Redland stats aggregated from lot-level cadastre and the Redland Planning Scheme. Sources: Queensland council planning schemes, Development.i / council DA registers, Queensland Globe, Queensland EMR/CLR contaminated land register, ABS Census 2021, and ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-06-08.

Council-level statistics — your specific suburb and lot will vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →