Contact us

Our business hours are 8.30 am to 5.00 pm Monday to Friday.

You can also stay up to date with state planning matters by registering for email updates.

From outside Australia, call +61 7 3022 6100 (UTC +10 hours) or 13 QGOV (13 74 68)
info@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au
PO Box 15009, City East, Queensland 4002
1 William Street, Brisbane 4000

We are also able to assist with a variety of planning matters and can be contacted via the contact details below.

Our head office is Brisbane with regional offices located throughout Queensland. For enquiries related to a specific local government or location, please contact the relevant regional office.

The regional office will assist with enquiries related to the State Assessment and Referral Agency (SARA) and other planning matters for the regional area.

For other planning matter specific services please contact the teams listed below under the general Planning Group contacts.

Regional offices across Queensland

South East Queensland

Brisbane

Level 13, 1 William Street, Brisbane

PO Box 15009, City East, Queensland 4002

For development assessment and State Assessment and Referral Agency (SARA) enquiries:

P: 07 3452 7689

E: BrisbaneSARA@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

For local plan-making and other matters related to Brisbane:

E: bestplanning@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

Local government serviced:

Brisbane

SEQ North

Foundation Place, Level 4, 3 South Sea Islander Way

PO Box 1129, Maroochydore Qld 4558

P: 07 5352 9701

E: SEQNorthSARA@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

Local government serviced:

Moreton Bay
Noosa
Sunshine Coast

SEQ South

Level 9, 12-14 Marine Parade, Southport

PO Box 3290, Southport BC QLD 4215

P: 07 5644 3210

E: SEQSouthPlanning@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

Local government serviced:

Gold Coast
Logan
Redlands

SEQ West

Level 4, 117 Brisbane Street, Ipswich

PO Box 2390, North Ipswich Qld 4305

P: 07 3432 2413

E: IpswichSARA@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

Local government serviced:

Ipswich
Lockyer Valley
Scenic Rim
Somerset

Darling Downs South West

Darling Downs South West

128 Margaret Street, Toowoomba

PO Box 825, Toowoomba Qld 4350

P: 07 4616 7307

E: ToowoombaSARA@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

Local government serviced:

Bulloo
Quilpie
Murweh
Paroo
Maranoa
Balonne
Western Downs
Goondiwindi
Toowoomba
Southern Downs

Wide Bay Burnett

Wide Bay Burnett

Level 1, 7 Takalvan Street, Bundaberg

PO Box 979, Bundaberg Qld 4670

P: 07 4331 5614

E: WBBSARA@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

Local government serviced:

Bundaberg
Cherbourg
Fraser Coast
Gympie
North Burnett
South Burnett

Fitzroy and Central Queensland

Fitzroy and Central Queensland

Level 2, 209 Bolsover Street, Rockhampton

PO Box 113, Rockhampton Qld 4700

P: 07 4924 2913

E: RockhamptonSARA@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

Local government serviced:

Banana
Central Highlands
Gladstone
Livingstone
Rockhampton
Woorabinda
Barcoo
Longreach
Blackall Tambo

Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday

Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday

Level 11, 44 Nelson Street, Mackay

PO Box 257, Mackay Qld 4740

P: 07 4898 6888

E: MIWSARA@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

Local government serviced:

Isaac
Mackay
Whitsunday
Diamantina
Boulia
Winton
Barcaldine

North and North West Queensland

North and North West Queensland

Level 11, 445 Flinders Street, Townsville

PO Box 5666, Townsville Qld 4810

P: 07 4758 3423

E: NQSARA@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

Local government serviced:

Burdekin
Charters Towers
Hinchinbrook
Palm Island
Townsville
Burke
Carpentaria
Cloncurry
Doomadgee
Flinders
McKinlay
Mornington
Mount Isa
Richmond

Far North Queensland

Far North Queensland

Ground Floor, Ports North Building,
Cnr Grafton and Hartley Streets, Cairns

PO Box 2358, Cairns Qld 4870

P: 07 4037 3214

E: CairnsSARA@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

Local government serviced:

Aurukun
Cairns
Cassowary Coast
Cook
Croydon
Douglas
Etheridge
Hope Vale
Kowanyama
Lockhart River
Mapoon
Mareeba
Napranum
Northern Peninsula Area
Pormpuraaw
Tablelands
Torres Shire
Torres Strait Island
Weipa Town Authority
Wujal Wujal
Yarrabah

General Planning Group contacts

E: bestplanning@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au
For enquires related to:
- planning legislation
- planning framework
- planning policy
- plan-making guidance materials
- state planning matters
- local planning matters
- superseded development assessment forms and templates
- superseded legislation and guidance material.
For enquires related to:
- infrastructure designations, contact infrastructuredesignation@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au
- temporary use licences, contact TUL@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au
- temporary accepted development, contact planning4housing@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au
- State Development Assessment Provisions (SDAP), contact bestplanning@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au
- Ministerial call-ins contact ministerial.callin@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au
- Development Assessment Mapping Systems (DAMS) or the State Planning Policy Interactive Mapping System (SPP IMS), contact mappingenquiries@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au
- urban encroachment registration, contact bestplanning@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au
- dispute resolution or Planning and Environment Court appeals, contact pecappeals@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au
- State Facilitated Development (SFD), contact sfd@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au

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Last updated: 26 Aug 2024