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Residential community approved for 239 Wises Road, Buderim
Sunshine Coast Council has approved a preliminary development application and associated earthworks for a residential community at the Buderim site, with a possible future special charge flagged for landscaping maintenance.
A residential community at 239 Wises Road, Buderim, has been approved by Sunshine Coast Council, which backed both the main development application and associated operational works for bulk earthworks.
At its 26 February ordinary meeting, council approved application MCU22/0221 for a preliminary approval for a material change of use, including a variation request to the Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme 2014, as well as application OPW22/0354 for operational work. The resolution was carried unanimously after an amendment added conditions including raised zebra crossings on Sunshine Cove Way and detailed design requirements for public local parks.
For Buderim residents and future owners within the development, the minutes show council also flagged the possibility of a special rate or charge on lots created by the approval. That would be considered in a future budget process and would be intended to cover costs linked to maintaining a higher than normal landscaping standard.
The approved conditions include a requirement for zebra crossings on raised platforms to replace existing refuge island crossings at several Sunshine Cove Way locations, with street lighting and related carriageway and drainage changes where needed. Council also replaced a park condition to set standards for two public local parks, including public amenities, service connections, accessible links and endemic planting.
The minutes also record that future requests for a negotiated decision notice and any requested changes to the approval are to be decided by delegated council officers where those changes would not materially affect the original outcome.
Two councillors, Mayor Rosanna Natoli and Councillor Joe Natoli, declared conflicts of interest on the item because of a submitter's past involvement in election campaigning. Council resolved that both could participate in discussion, but under the Local Government Act they were not eligible to vote and did not vote on the matter.
The approval is one of the more significant planning decisions from the February meeting, which also included Budget Review 2, the January 2026 Financial Performance Report and four petitions on local traffic and pedestrian safety issues.
Reference minutes
Source: Sunshine Coast Council Ordinary Meeting minutes, 26 February 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- Sunshine Coast Council approved application MCU22/0221 for a preliminary approval for a material change of use, including a variation request, at 239 Wises Road, Buderim.
- Council also approved application OPW22/0354 for operational work for bulk earthworks at the same site.
- Council noted it intends to consider a possible special rate or charge on lots created by the development to cover higher than normal landscaping maintenance, subject to a future budget process.
- An amendment added a condition requiring zebra crossings on raised platforms on Sunshine Cove Way at specified locations.
- Council replaced a park condition to set design standards for a 6200 square metre public local park in Precinct 1 and an additional public local park in Precinct 2.
- Future negotiated decision notices and requested changes are to be determined by delegated officers where they would not materially affect the original decision.
- Councillor Rosanna Natoli and Councillor Joe Natoli declared conflicts of interest on the item, could participate in discussion, but were not eligible to vote and did not vote.
Why it matters
- The decision clears a major residential development in Buderim and signals that future lots in the project could face an additional charge if council later adopts one to maintain higher-standard landscaping.