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Scenic Rim council refuses animal-keeping application at Donald Court, Tamborine
Scenic Rim Regional Council has refused development application MCU23/090 for animal keeping at 1-9 Donald Court, Tamborine, finding conflicts with the planning scheme and Animal Keeping Code that could not be resolved by conditions.
Scenic Rim Regional Council has refused a development application for animal keeping at 1-9 Donald Court, Tamborine.
According to the minutes of the council's 29 April 2026 ordinary meeting, councillors refused application MCU23/090 after 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 decision means the proposal, as lodged for the Donald Court site, will not proceed.
The minutes also record that 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 refusal was one of several planning and policy decisions made at the meeting. Council also endorsed Draft Amendment No.8 of the Scenic Rim Planning Scheme for public consultation, while a separate operational works application for a pylon sign at 165-183 Long Road, Tamborine Mountain, was deferred to a later ordinary meeting.
The source package does not include the full text of council's formal refusal reasons beyond the finding that the application conflicted with the planning scheme and code and could not be conditioned into compliance.
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 application 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, taking no part in discussion.
- The decision was recorded at the council's ordinary meeting on 29 April 2026.
Why it matters
- The refusal directly affects nearby residents and confirms the proposed animal-keeping use at Donald Court will not proceed in its current form.
Source and method
Source: Scenic Rim Regional Council ordinary meeting minutes, 29 April 2026.