Forms, guidelines and practice notes

Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) provides forms, guidelines and practice notes to help you progress a development proposal through the application process.

Forms

If EDQ is the MEDQ Delegate for a development application, the application must be lodged using the relevant form.

EDQ also has forms for a range of other processes under the Economic Development Act 2012, including vegetation management, compliance assessment, survey plan endorsement, currency period extension and road closure. Scroll down to see the list of forms.

Development guidelines

EDQ guidelines support the development schemes and interim land use plan (ILUPS). They cover topics such as housing, development and planning. Scroll down to see the list of development guidelines.

Practice Notes

EDQ's practice notes provide advice about applying the standards and requirements expressed in development schemes, ILUPs and guidelines. Scroll down to see the list of practice notes.

Vegetation management

Permits may be required to clear or interfere with vegetation for PDAs located in Brisbane. More information about vegetation management

Certification process

The certification process is generally discussed with applicants at a pre-lodgement meeting. More information about the certification process

Download pre-lodgement meeting form ( 269 KB)

Infrastructure offset form

To claim either a provisional or a final Infrastructure offset use the infrastructure offset form. Please refer to the application checklist before completing the online form.

Forms

Version	Title	Effective date
7.0	Request for pre-lodgement meeting ( 269 KB)	31 May 2019
10.0	Development application ( 263 KB)	10 August 2020
7.0	Request for endorsement of plan of subdivision and community management statement ( 271 KB)	17 July 2018
7.0	Application to extend currency period ( 269 KB)	17 July 2018
7.0	Application for permanent road closure ( 273 KB)	17 July 2018
7.0	Application for temporary road closure ( 273 KB)	17 July 2018
4.0	Application for permit to interfere with controlled vegetation ( 275 KB)	17 July 2018
4.0	Application for review of original decision to interfere with controlled vegetation ( 268 KB)	17 July 2018
4.0	Application for compliance assessment ( 271 MB)	17 July 2018
5.0	Application for out of hours approval ( 265 KB)	17 July 2018

Guidelines

Number	Title (current version)	Historical versions
1	Residential 30 (May 2015) ( 6.3 MB)	March 2014 (superseded) ( 5.4 MB)
2	Accessible housing (May 2015) ( 1.6 MB)	March 2014 (superseded) ( 2.1 MB)
3	Non-resident worker accommodation (May 2015) ( 6.9 MB)	March 2014 (superseded) ( 4.9 MB)
4	Residential Infill in the Blackwater UDA - Blackwater residential infill guideline (May 2015) ( 2.5 MB)	March 2014 (superseded) ( 3.1 MB)
5	Neighbourhood planning and design (May 2015) ( 1.8 MB)	March 2014 (superseded) ( 2.3 MB)
6	Street and movement network ( 9.2 MB)	April 2012 (superseded) ( 7 MB)
7	Low rise buildings (May 2015) ( 1.7 MB)	March 2014 (superseded) ( 2.3 MB)
8	Medium and high rise buildings (May 2015) ( 2.1 MB)	March 2014 (superseded) ( 2.4 MB)
9	Centres (May 2015) ( 2.0 MB)	September 2013 (superseded) ( 2.3 MB)
10	Industry and business areas (May 2015) ( 2.0 MB)	March 2014 (superseded) ( 2.0 MB)
11	Community facilities (May 2015) ( 2.1 MB)	March 2014 (superseded) ( 2.7 MB)
12	Park planning and design (May 2015) ( 2.8 MB)	November 2011 (under review) ( 486 KB)
13	Engineering standards (September 2017) ( 1.1 MB)	May 2015 (superseded) ( 1.6 MB) April 2015 (superseded) ( 1.7 MB) March 2014 (superseded) ( 2.6 MB)
14	Environmental values and sustainable resource use (May 2015) ( 2.7 MB)	March 2014 (superseded) ( 3.0 MB)
15	Protection from flood and storm tide inundation (May 2015) ( 1.8 MB)	March 2014 (superseded) ( 1.9 MB)
16	Housing (January 2016) ( 2.3 MB)	July 2012 (superseded) ( 6.1 MB)
17	Remnant vegetation and koala habitat obligations in Greater Flagstone and Yarrabilba PDAs (May 2015) ( 3.5 MB)	August 2014 (superseded) ( 4.3 MB) July 2012 (superseded) ( 1.3 MB)
18	Development interfaces (May 2015) ( 5.0 MB)	March 2014 (superseded) ( 4.6 MB)
19	Ripley Road design guideline (May 2015) ( 12.7 MB)	March 2014 (superseded) ( 5.3 MB)
20	Queen's Wharf Brisbane PDA public realm and movement network planning and design guideline (May 2016) ( 4.57 MB)

Practice notes

Number	Title
1	Housing Diversity ( 1.8 MB)
2	Footpath provision in residential subdivisions ( 519 KB)
3	Integrated residential development ( 1.68 MB)
4	Integrating sustainable principles into residential subdivisions ( 369 KB)
5	Lot mix and yield in integrated residential developments ( 1.59 MB)
-	Lot mix and yield calculator ( 45 KB)
6	Tree retention in residential subdivisions ( 532 KB)
7	Designing for small lots ( 1.16 MB)
8	Calculation of monetary contribution in lieu of affordable housing product ( 169 KB)
9	Context plans ( 958 KB)
10	Plans of development ( 5.6 MB)
11	Parking analysis plans ( 1.15 MB)
12	Rear Lanes: design and development ( 1.98 MB)
13	Diamantina Park, Fitzgibbon Chase ( 2.25 MB)
14	State interests in development assessment in Priority Development Areas ( 359 KB)
15	Implementation Works ( 1.2 MB
16	Calculation of offsets for affordable and diverse housing ( 856 KB)
17	Calculation of offsets for ecologically sustainable design ( 370 KB)
18	Calculating value uplift ( 277 KB)
19	Introduction to PDA-associated development ( 430 KB)
20	Electric vehicle charging infrastructure ( 2.7 MB
21	Owner's consent ( 277 KB)