Logan · New house guide
Building a new house in Logan: rules, approval and what the data shows
Logan Planning Scheme 2015 (V9.2) sets the rules for a new house (including knockdown-rebuild) in Logan. The figures on this page come from 7,120 decided dwelling-house applications recorded against Logan council, current to 9 Sept 2026.
According to Casa Intelligence analysis of 7,120 decided dwelling-house applications in Logan, 99.8% were approved, with a median decision time of 30 days.
99.8%
Approval rate
7,107 of 7,120 decided Logan applications
30 days
Median decision time
Lodgement to decision across 7,032 dated Logan cases
7,120
Decided applications
Logan dwelling-house applications
$20,000
Median infra. charge
Across 75 charged Logan decision notices
Do you need council approval for a new house (including knockdown-rebuild) in Logan?
Whether a new house (including knockdown-rebuild) in Logan needs a development application is decided by Logan Planning Scheme 2015 (V9.2), which places each proposal in one of the three Planning Act 2016 categories: accepted development, code assessable or impact assessable. For a Logan lot the answer turns on the zone, any precinct mapped over it and the overlays that apply, so Logan council does not publish one blanket answer for new-house proposals.
A new house on an ordinary Logan residential lot usually goes through building approval with a private certifier rather than a planning application. That is why the 7,120 dwelling-house applications Logan council has decided in our records are the exceptions: character and heritage overlays, small, steep or flood-affected lots, and zones under Logan Planning Scheme 2015 (V9.2) where a house is not the expected use.
The Logan record gives a feel for what assessment involves: a quarter of the 7,032 dated new-house decisions were made within 19 days of lodgement, and a quarter took longer than 58 days.
The zone, precinct and overlay position of one Logan address is what settles the pathway for a new house (including knockdown-rebuild), and a free Casa block check reads all three for any Logan lot in seconds.
What Logan’s scheme says about new-house development
The passage below is quoted word for word from Logan Planning Scheme 2015 (V9.2), the instrument Logan council assesses new-house proposals against, from the Dual occupancy and Dwelling house code, as Casa held the Logan scheme text on 9 Sept 2026.
“The purpose of the code is to ensure that a Dual occupancy or Dwelling house is compatible with the surrounding area and to ensure a Dwelling house protects the environment, and the safety of people and property.”
Source for these Logan new-house passages: Logan Planning Scheme 2015 (V9.2) (Logan council)
How new-house applications have fared in Logan
Logan council has decided 7,120 dwelling-house applications in our dataset, approving 7,107 (99.8%) and refusing 13. That is 1 point above the pooled South East Queensland figure of 99% across 24,107 decided new-house applications in the 7 councils Casa tracks, ranking Logan 3rd of 7 for approval rate.
New house work is 26% of everything Logan council has decided in our records (26,960 applications of all kinds), which makes Logan the 2nd largest new-house cohort of the 7 councils.
The median Logan decision took 30 days from lodgement, measured across the 7,032 new-house applications with both dates recorded, 28 days faster than the 58-day middle council for this cohort. Logan decisions made since the start of 2024 ran at a median of 48 days (1,761 cases), 18 days longer than the long-run Logan figure.
The busiest year for new-house decisions in Logan was 2021, with 906 decided. In 2025 Logan council decided 850 and approved 99.9%, against 820 decided in 2024.
By suburb, Logan's new-house decisions cluster in Cornubia (337 decided, 100% approved), Park Ridge (322 decided, 100% approved) and Underwood (321 decided, 100% approved).
Across the 75 Logan decision notices in this cohort that levied infrastructure charges, the median total charge was $20,000. Logan's charges scale with the lots or dwellings created, and credits for existing use reduce what a new house (including knockdown-rebuild) actually pays.
Logan new-house decisions by year
| Year | Decided | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 906 | 905 | 1 | 100% |
| 2022 | 796 | 793 | 3 | 100% |
| 2023 | 816 | 815 | 1 | 100% |
| 2024 | 820 | 818 | 2 | 100% |
| 2025 | 850 | 849 | 1 | 100% |
| 2026 | 92 | 92 | 0 | 100% |
Recent new-house decisions in Logan
The 5 most recently decided dwelling-house applications recorded against Logan council, each cited by Logan's own application number so it can be looked up on the council's register.
| Application | Decision | Decided | Days to decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAR/622/2025 | Approved | 20 Feb 2026 | 88 days |
| CAR/606/2025 | Approved | 20 Feb 2026 | 98 days |
| CAR/41/2026 | Approved | 20 Feb 2026 | 28 days |
| CAR/51/2026 | Approved | 20 Feb 2026 | 21 days |
| CAR/45/2026 | Approved | 20 Feb 2026 | 23 days |
New house in Logan: common questions
Do I need council approval for a new house (including knockdown-rebuild) in Logan?
Only your lot's zone, precinct and overlays under Logan Planning Scheme 2015 (V9.2) can answer that for a new house (including knockdown-rebuild) at a Logan address. Most Logan houses proceed on building approval alone, and a planning application is triggered by overlays, lot shape or an unusual zone. Logan council has decided 7,120 dwelling-house applications in our records, so the pathway question comes up constantly in Logan.
What is the approval rate for new house (including knockdown-rebuild) applications in Logan?
99.8% of the 7,120 decided dwelling-house applications recorded against Logan council were approved and 13 were refused. Logan sits against a pooled new-house figure of 99% across the 7 South East Queensland councils Casa tracks. These are past Logan decisions and they do not guarantee any future new-house outcome.
How long does new house (including knockdown-rebuild) approval take in Logan?
The median time from lodgement to decision across the 7,032 dated new-house applications in Logan was 30 days. A quarter of Logan decisions came within 19 days and a quarter took longer than 58 days. Since the start of 2024 the Logan median has been 48 days across 1,761 decisions.
How much are infrastructure charges for new house (including knockdown-rebuild) projects in Logan?
Across the 75 Logan decision notices in this cohort that levied charges, the median total infrastructure charge was $20,000. Logan's charges scale with the lots or dwellings a new house (including knockdown-rebuild) creates and existing-use credits reduce them.
What does Logan Planning Scheme 2015 (V9.2) say about new-house development in Logan?
The Dual occupancy and Dwelling house code (section 9.3.2.2) states: "The purpose of the code is to ensure that a Dual occupancy or Dwelling house is compatible with the surrounding area and to ensure a Dwelling house protects the environment, and the safety of people and property."
About this guide
The zone rows on this page come from Casa's rules register for Logan Planning Scheme 2015 (V9.2), and the statistics from 7,120 decided dwelling-house applications recorded against Logan council between 2 Feb 2010 and 20 Feb 2026, computed on 9 Sept 2026.
Logan amends its scheme over time, and precincts, local plans and overlays can vary these new-house rules for a single Logan lot. Past Logan decisions describe how comparable new-house proposals fared and do not predict any future application.
This page is general information, not planning or legal advice.
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What the Logan new house rules mean for your site
This guide covers Logan at council level across 7,120 decided dwelling-house applications. A Preliminary Planning Report covers one address: the likely pathway for a new house (including knockdown-rebuild), the constraints on that Logan lot, and the comparable Logan approvals, prepared by our planning team and delivered within three business days.