- Low Density Residential Zone: smallest new lot 600 m² and 15 m frontage.
- Low Density Residential Zone: front setback 4.5 m, side 1.5 m and site cover 40%.
- Medium Density Residential Zone: smallest new lot 800 m² and 15 m frontage.
- Medium Density Residential Zone: front setback 4.5 m, side 1.5 m and site cover 40%.
- High Density Residential Zone: smallest new lot 800 m² and 20 m frontage.
- High Density Residential Zone: front setback 4.5 m, side 1.5 m and site cover 40%.
What a Design Brief holds
For one lot and what you are designing (a house, a pair, townhouses, apartments, a granny flat), the brief lists the numbers the zone sets. Each is cited to its clause, and the buildable envelope is drawn on the real lot in plan and in 3D.
15 credits a brief. The same block and kind again within 30 days opens free.
Zone parameters on the Sunshine Coast
| Zone | Smallest new lot (a house) | Frontage | Height | Storeys | Front setback | Side setback | Site cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Density Residential Zone | 600 m² | 15 m | Not on file | Not on file | 4.5 m | 1.5 m | 40% |
| Medium Density Residential Zone | 800 m² | 15 m | Not on file | Not on file | 4.5 m | 1.5 m | 40% |
| High Density Residential Zone | 800 m² | 20 m | Not on file | Not on file | 4.5 m | 1.5 m | 40% |
Rules read on 23 October 2026. Clauses: SCC-9.4.4-T Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme 2014, Table 9.4.4.3.2; SCC-9.3.5-AO1 Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme 2014, Dual occupancy code 9.3.5; SCC-9.3.5-AO3 Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme 2014, Dual occupancy code 9.3.5; SCC-9.3.5-AO2 Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme 2014, Dual occupancy code 9.3.5; MP13-numbers Queensland Development Code MP 1.3.
Make a Design Brief What can be built on the Sunshine Coast
Questions
- What setbacks apply on the Sunshine Coast?
- In the Low Density Residential Zone, the front setback is 4.5 m and the side setback 1.5 m, by the rule pack. A brief gives the numbers for your own lot.
Last updated: 14 November 2026. Guide only. Confirm all results with a council planner before you rely on them.