Tweed Development Control Plan (DCP)

Effective 1 June 2026

The Tweed DCP contains detailed guidelines that show the controls that apply to a particular type of development or in a particular area.

Tweed DCP (PDF)(PDF, 8MB)

Archived Tweed DCP 2008

Archived Tweed DCP 2008 – Section A

Section A1 – Residential and tourist development (repealed)

Section A1 – Parts A to D (repealed)

Section A2 – Site access and parking (repealed)

Section A2 – Site Access and Parking Code(PDF, 850KB) (repealed)

Section A3 – Development of flood liable land

Appendix A – Defined flood event maps

Appendix B – Flood planning level maps

Appendix C – Probable maximum flood maps

Appendix D – High flow area maps

Appendix E – High flood hazard area maps

Appendix F – Flood category maps

Section A4 – Advertising signs (repealed)

Section A4 – Advertising Signs Code(PDF, 272KB) (repealed)

Section A5 – Subdivision (repealed)

Development design specifications

Development construction specifications

Section A6 – Biting midge and mosquito control (repealed)

Section A7 – Childcare centres (repealed)

Section A8 – Brothels (repealed)

Section A9 – Energy smart homes (repealed)

Section A10 – Exempt and complying development (repealed)

Section A11 – Public notification of development proposals (repealed)

Section A11 – Public Notification of Development Proposals was repealed on 3 December 2019.

Council’s notification and consultation procedures are now contained within the Tweed Community Engagement and Participation Plan(PDF, 5MB)

Section A12 – Dual occupancy (repealed)

Section A12 - Dual Occupancy Controls was repealed on 29 April 2008. Read more about dual occupancy.

Section A13 – Socio-economic impact assessment (repealed)

Section A14 – Cut and fill on residential land (repealed)

Section A14 – Cut and Fill on Residential Land was repealed on 29 April 2008. Read more about earthworks and disposal of fill.

Section A15 – Waste minimisation and management

Section A16 – Preservation of trees or vegetation (repealed)

Section A17 – Business, enterprise corridor and general industrial zones (repealed)

Section A18 – Heritage

Section A19 – Biodiversity and habitat management

Archived Tweed DCP 2008 – Section B

Tweed Development Control Plan Sections – specific sites

Section B1 – Terranora

Section B2 – Tweed City Centre

Section B3 – Banora Point – Tweed Heads South

Section B3 documents and maps

Section B4 – West Kingscliff

Section B5 – Casuarina Beach

Section B6 – Murwillumbah West

Section B7 – Cobaki Lakes (repealed)

Section B8 – Keith Compton Drive

Section B9 – Tweed Coast strategy

Section B10 – Koala Beach

Section B11 – Seaside City (repealed)

Section B12 – Fraser Drive, Banora Point

Section B13 – Marana Park Estate density controls (repealed)

Section B14 – Peter Street (South) residential development controls (repealed)

Section B15 – Seabreeze Estate – Pottsville

Section B16 – Kingscliff (repealed)

Section B17 – Planning controls – Friday Island, Bogangar

Section B18 – Tweed Coast building heights (repealed)

Section B19 – Bogangar/Cabarita Beach locality plan

Section B20 – Uki village

Section B21 – Pottsville locality based development code

Section B21 documents

Section B22 – Murwillumbah town centre

Section B23 – Hastings Point

Section B23 documents

Section B24 – Area E urban release development code

Section B24 documents and maps

Section B25 – Coastal hazards

Coastal hazards and maps

Section B26 – Kingscliff

Section B27 – 61 Marana Street, Bilambil Heights

Section B28 – Club Banora

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