The swipe tool is not a substitute for the proposed and current planning schemes and provides summary information only. To view the proposed planning scheme, visit the ePlan. To view the current planning scheme, visit Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme 2014. Zone and/or building height mapping may not be shown for specific areas including the Declared Master Planned Area (Palmview), part of land within Development Control Plan 1 - Kawana Waters and the Priority Development Areas (Caloundra South, Maroochydore City Centre and Sunshine Coast Airport).

Council’s new interactive ePlan mapping makes it easy to explore and find the planning information you need. A site report gives you a summary of various proposed planning scheme mapping layers applying to your property…all in the one place.

All of the proposed planning scheme mapping is viewable in ePlan. ePlan mapping allows you to easily view and search property information including zones, overlays, building height, minimum lot size requirements and more.

1. Go to the proposed planning scheme in ePlan.

2. Click on ‘View Map’

3. Zoom in and out on the map to see what’s planned in your local area and in other parts of the region.

4. Turn on and off different map layers in the right side bar to explore the full suite of mapping information

1. Select a property in the ePlan mapping by either:

• using the ‘Search for an address’ function
• zooming in on the map using your cursor and clicking on a property.

2. A left side bar will appear when a property is selected. Note: A property must be selected before the left side bar is displayed.

3. The mapping layers applicable to the selected property will appear on the left-hand side of the web browser. Scroll down to view the results and switch layers on and off.

4. To generate a site report for the selected property, select ‘View Site report for Proposed Planning Scheme’ from the menu at the top of the left side bar.

5. You can clear the selected property by clicking ‘Clear selected property’.

The Site Report for the Proposed Planning Scheme will provide site information and proposed planning scheme zone, overlay and other mapping layers applicable to the site.

Disclaimer: The Site Report for the Proposed Planning Scheme provides an indication (only) of mapping relevant to the site under the proposed planning scheme. Other mapping may also apply to the site that is not shown in the site report. For complete information in relation to the proposed planning scheme, please refer to the ePlan.

Once you’ve found the relevant zone, overlay and other mapping for your property, you can check which parts of the proposed planning scheme text may apply.

1. On the ePlan home page, click on ‘View Text’, or
2. If a property is selected in the ePlan mapping, click on the links in the left side bar to go to Property Specific Planning Scheme Chapters (zone code) or View the Full Planning Scheme.

We've created a series of themed information sheets to help you understand the proposed planning scheme.Topics include Local Plan Areas, Our Region, Overlays, Zones, Land Uses, and Other Development.

View the information sheet library to learn more.

To better understand the proposed planning scheme, visit the Understanding the proposed planning scheme page.

You can also read the Proposed Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme user guide and information sheets for particular zones and overlays.