Restoring and researching heritage properties

Use Brisbane City Council's Local Heritage Places online to find information about heritage places and check if a property has heritage protection. If you own or care for a heritage place, read Council's fact sheets for conservation plans and guidelines to plan for future work. Council's Heritage walking trails are another way to discover the heritage of Brisbane.

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Council has upgraded its register of heritage places in Brisbane. Use the new Local Heritage Places online to search for local buildings and other types of places, find details, historical and builder information, architectural period and style, as well as photographs. You can also nominate a local heritage place. 

Find helpful information on heritage places, including legislative roles and responsibilities, how heritage places are protected, obligations when doing building work and maintenance, and potential financial effects of heritage listing such as property value and insurance premiums.

Council's historical research guide provides easy-to-follow steps and tips to help you discover the history of your home.

Fact sheets provide owners and carers of heritage places with conservation and maintenance information, and guidelines to plan for future work.

The Traditional Housing: Alterations and Extensions Design Guide is one way Council is protecting Brisbane's unique character as well as ensuring best practice design that complements the character of the city.

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Last updated: 1 July 2020

Brisbane City Council acknowledges this Country and its Traditional Custodians. We pay our respects to the Elders, those who have passed into the dreaming; those here today; those of tomorrow.