Medium density residential zone
Part of: Residential zones
Medium density apartment and townhouse development, typically near major centres, transport nodes and along arterials. Often the LMR step-up where residential flat building is anticipated.
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Key Controls and Considerations
- •Permits multiple dwellings (apartment buildings) and townhouse development
- •Maximum height typically 11-15 m (3-4 storeys)
- •Materially higher density than LMR
- •Likely to trigger Multiple Dwelling Code assessment
- •Affordable housing density bonuses may apply in some councils
How QLD zones work in practice
Each zone has a Land Use Table in the council planning scheme that classifies uses as accepted development (no DA needed), code-assessable (assessed against benchmarks only), impact-assessable (broad merit assessment with public notification), or prohibited. The same use is treated differently in different zones.
Zone controls are only one layer. Your project must also comply with applicable development assessment pathways, overlays (heritage, flood, bushfire, koala), state-level controls (State Planning Policy + SARA referrals), and any title restrictions (covenants, easements, registered dealings).
What does this zone mean for your specific QLD property?
A QLD Planning Insight sets out the MDR controls, the assessment pathway and what you can build on your property. For complex matters, talk to a QLD planner.