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Building a new house in Parkwood: approval rates, timelines and costs

Real outcomes from 13 decided dwelling-house applications on Parkwood properties, drawn from Gold Coast council records. Data current as of 2 July 2026.

According to Casa Intelligence analysis of 13 decided applications in Gold Coast, 100% of new-house applications in Parkwood were approved.

100%

Approval rate

13 of 13 decided applications

Median decision time

Not enough dated records

13

Decided applications

Comparable dwelling-house applications

29 July 2025

Latest decision

Most recent decided application in this cohort

What the numbers say about Parkwood

Across 13 decided dwelling-house applications on Parkwood properties, 13 were approved — an approval rate of 100%. That reflects a strong track record for this kind of proposal. These are real, decided applications assessed by the Gold Coast council, not estimates or modelling.

Based on 13 decided applications in Gold Coast, these figures describe how comparable proposals have actually fared — but every site is different. Zoning, overlays, lot dimensions and the assessment pathway for your specific parcel decide what is realistic for your project.

Recent decisions in Parkwood

The most recent decided dwelling-house applications in this cohort, cited by real council application number so you can verify each one yourself.

ApplicationDecisionDecidedDays to decision
PN85152/04/03approved29 July 2025
PN329800/04/02approved5 Dec 2024
PN314838/04/03approved5 July 2022
PN6940/04/02approved28 Apr 2022
PN97120/04/09approved21 May 2021

About this data

These statistics summarise decided development applications recorded against Parkwood properties in Gold Coast council records, current as of 2 July 2026. Past decisions describe how comparable proposals have fared — they do not guarantee, and cannot predict, the outcome of any future application. Council assesses every application on its merits against the planning scheme that applies at the time. This page is general information, not planning or legal advice: what is achievable on a specific site depends on its zoning, overlays, lot dimensions and assessment pathway.

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