Building, planning & business

• Building services
  • Before you build
  • Building approval and inspections
  • Information for building certifiers
  • Driveways and easements
  • Fences - boundary, dividing and pool
  • Referral Agency Assessments
  • Swimming pools and spas
  • Tropical building design
    • Cairns Style design guide
• Business regulations
  • Accommodation venues
    • Shared facility accommodation
    • Caravan parks
    • Camping grounds
  • Activities on Council land
  • Advertising signs
    • Touting
    • A-frames
  • Busking
    • Busking FAQs
      • What is busking?
      • Do I need a permit to busk?
      • How do I apply for a busking permit?
      • Does it cost to get a busking permit?
      • Do I need to audition?
      • I currently hold a busking permit that was issued prior to 1 Feb 2018 and it has expired, what do I do?
      • Where can I busk?
      • When can I busk?
      • Can I busk at a shopping centre?
      • Can I sell CDs or other promotional items?
      • Can I busk if I arrive after the start of the hour?
      • I want to complain about a busker's behaviour. How do I report this?
      • What is Public Liability Insurance and do I need it?
      • What is a dangerous material or implement?
      • How much is the fine for busking without a permit or breaching permit conditions?
      • I am under 16 do I need adult supervision?
    • Busking permits
  • Food safety and licensing
    • Legislation and regulations
    • Fixed Premises
      • Licence requirements
      • How to apply
      • Food Safety Supervisor notification
      • Food Safety Program
    • Mobile Food Vehicle
      • Licence requirements
      • Locations
      • How to apply
      • Food Safety Supervisor notification
      • Food Safety Program
    • Home-based food business
      • Licence requirements
      • How to apply
      • Other approvals
      • Food Safety Supervisor notification
    • Temporary food business
      • Licence requirements
      • Licence options
      • How to apply
      • Stall design and construction guidelines
      • Food Safety Supervisor notification (annual licence)
    • Non-profit organisations
      • Licence requirements
      • Non-profit concessions
    • Catering
      • Licence requirements
      • Food Safety Program
    • Taking over a food business
      • Pre-purchase search
      • Application process
      • Food Safety Supervisor notification
      • Food Safety Program
    • Renovating or changing
    • Food Safety Program
      • Who needs a Food Safety Program?
      • Food Safety Program criteria
      • Accreditation
    • Food safety training
    • Food Safety Supervisor
  • Personal appearance services
  • Use of footpaths
    • Footpath dining applications
    • Footpath dining FAQ
      • Associated costs
      • Permanent structures
      • Decking
      • Food licence
      • Furniture
      • Application transfer
    • Footpath dining
      • Footpath dining applications
      • Footpath Dining Area Map
• Business & Economic Development
• Development applications
  • Development fees & charges
  • Infrastructure Charges
    • Infrastructure Charges Estimator
  • Understanding development
    • Development types
    • Levels of assessment
    • Applicable zoning and overlays
  • Making an Application
    • Preparing and lodging
    • Pre-lodgement advice
    • Have your say
    • After your development is approved
  • Development Application process
    • Application stage
    • Information and Referral stage
    • Notification stage
    • Decision stage
    • Applicant appeals
    • Post Approval
    • Compliance
  • Exemptions
  • Development Applications online
  • Referral Agency Assessments
  • Property Report tool
  • Submissions
    • Online Development Submission
  • Cairns Shipping Development
    • Cairns Shipping FAQ Accordion
      • CRC's involvement
      • Why is the project slightly different?
      • What is a Material Change of Use?
      • When is the project starting?
      • How did Council receive my details?
      • Is my submission confidential?
      • Can I withdraw my submission?
      • What rights do I have?
• Land record & planning searches
  • Planning searches
    • Limited Certificate
    • Standard Certificate
    • Full Certificate
    • Letter of Enquiry
• Operational Works
  • Submitting application
  • Security Bonds
  • Compliance inspections
  • Driveway and Crossover
  • Plan Sealing
  • Useful resources
  • Development fees & charges
  • Landscaping
    • On a Landscaping Plan
    • What should I provide?
    • After the Decision Notice/Letter of Endorsement
    • Lodging my application
• Planning Schemes
  • CairnsPlan 2016 v1.3
    • CP2016 v1.3 Document
      • Part 5 Tables of Assessment v1.3
      • Part 6 Zone Codes v1.3
      • Part 7 Local Plans Codes v1.3
      • Part 8 Overlays v1.3
      • Part 9 Development Codes v1.3
    • CP2016 v1.3 PDF Maps
    • CP2016 v1.3 interactive mapping
    • Planning Scheme Policies
    • CairnsPlan 2016 Factsheets
  • Cairns LGIP
    • Trunk Infrastructure plans
  • Superseded planning schemes
    • CairnsPlan 2016 v1.2
      • CP2016 V1.2 Document
      • Interactive Mapping
      • CP2016 V1.2 PDF maps
    • CairnsPlan 2016 v1.1
      • PDF maps
      • v1.1 Factsheets
      • Interactive Mapping
      • Documents
      • CairnsPlan 2016 Amendments
    • CairnsPlan 2016 v1.0
      • Feedback
      • CairnsPlan 2016 v1.0 documents
      • PDF maps
      • CairnsPlan 2016 v1.0 PSP's
      • e-newsletters
      • Submission responses
      • Factsheets
    • CairnsPlan 2009
      • CairnsPlan 2009 document
      • CairnsPlan 2009 planning scheme policies
      • CairnsPlan 2009 user guides
      • CairnsPlan 2009 approved amendments
    • CairnsPlan 2005
      • CairnsPlan 2005 Approved Amendments
    • Part of Cairns - Superseded
    • Balance of Cairns - Superseded
  • CairnsPlan 2016 Amendments
  • Property Report tool
• Subdivision Plan
• Cairns 2050 Shared Vision
• Advocacy