Building, selling & renovating

Building, selling and renovating

Brisbane City Council provides all of the tools you will need when planning to sell your home, build a building, renovate, relocate or extend or demolish an existing building. You can also get professional advice on subdividing land and setting up a home business.

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How planning and building works

Understand planning and building in Brisbane and find out about Council's planning framework and how it affects neighbourhood planning and development.
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Buying and selling your property

Useful information for anyone buying or selling their property in Brisbane.
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Renovating, restoring and extending

If you plan to extend, renovate or raise your house, there are planning and building requirements you’ll need to know about.

Building, relocating and demolishing

If you are are going to build a building, or if you are planning to demolish or relocate a house, there may be approvals required.
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Subdividing land

Most subdivisions need planning approval from Brisbane City Council. Find out what you need to do to subdivide your land.

Getting expert advice

Preparing a development application can be a complex task. There are experts who can help you with your building or development project.
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Setting up a home business

If you are thinking about running a business from home you may need to get planning approval first.

Rebuilding after the floods

Brisbane City Council is dedicated to helping residents restore properties affected by the January 2011. Find out how Council can help you.