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Animal-keeping proposal at Donald Court, Tamborine refused
Scenic Rim Regional Council rejected application MCU23/090 for animal keeping at 1-9 Donald Court, finding conflicts with the planning scheme and animal-keeping code that could not be fixed with conditions.
An animal-keeping proposal for 1-9 Donald Court, Tamborine has been refused by Scenic Rim Regional Council, blocking the development application in its current form.
The decision was recorded at the council's ordinary meeting on 29 April 2026. Councillors refused application MCU23/090 for a material change of use for animal keeping, finding it conflicted with the Scenic Rim Planning Scheme 2020 and the Animal Keeping Code, and that those conflicts could not be resolved by conditions.
The refusal directly affects the Tamborine site named in the application and nearby residents who had been following the proposal. For the applicant, the animal-keeping use will not proceed as applied for at the Donald Court property.
The minutes also show Cr Kerri Cryer declared a declarable conflict of interest on the item because she had been part of a local community group that made a submission about the application before she was elected. She left the room and took no part in discussion on the matter.
The item was one of several planning matters before the meeting. In separate decisions, council approved public consultation on Draft Amendment No.8 to the Scenic Rim Planning Scheme 2020 and deferred an operational works application for a pylon sign at 165-183 Long Road, Tamborine Mountain, to a later ordinary meeting.
No further step for MCU23/090 was set out in the public summary beyond the refusal itself. The planning scheme amendment process, by contrast, will now move to public consultation under the Minister's Guidelines and Rules.
Reference minutes
Source: Scenic Rim Regional Council ordinary meeting minutes, 29 April 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- Scenic Rim Regional Council refused development application MCU23/090 for animal keeping at 1-9 Donald Court, Tamborine.
- Council found the proposal conflicted with the Scenic Rim Planning Scheme 2020 and the Animal Keeping Code.
- The minutes state those conflicts could not be resolved by conditions.
- Cr Kerri Cryer declared a conflict of interest on the item and left the room without taking part in discussion.
- The decision was recorded at the council's ordinary meeting on 29 April 2026.
Why it matters
- The refusal confirms the proposed animal-keeping use at Donald Court will not go ahead as lodged, a direct outcome for the applicant and nearby residents.