Appeals heard by the Planning and Environment Court

Appeals to the Court can be made about various matters including:

• a development approval, including conditions or an infrastructure charges notice
• decisions on requests to extend the relevant period for an approval
• decisions on requests to change or cancel a condition on a development approval
• the giving of an enforcement notice
• decisions on compensation claims.

The building and development tribunal’s jurisdiction is currently limited to appeals against decisions on building standards assessed against the Building Act 1975 and certain vegetation clearing disputes, and provides an effective and low-cost way of resolving technical disputes.

Planning and Environment Court decisions

Search the database of appeals for past appeals and declarations heard by the Planning and Environment Court. 

The database contains:

• a consolidated list of all appeals and declarations lodged in the planning and environment courts across Queensland of which the chief executive has been notified
• information about the appeal or declaration, including the appeal number, name and year, the site address and local government
• a copy of the notice of appeal or declaration, including grounds for the appeal or declaration.