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Townhouse development in Southport: approval rates, timelines and costs

Real outcomes from 113 decided multiple-dwelling and multi-unit applications on Southport properties, drawn from Gold Coast council records. Data current as of 2 July 2026.

According to Casa Intelligence analysis of 113 decided applications in Gold Coast, 100% of townhouse development applications in Southport were approved.

100%

Approval rate

113 of 113 decided applications

Median decision time

Not enough dated records

113

Decided applications

Comparable multiple-dwelling and multi-unit applications

10 June 2025

Latest decision

Most recent decided application in this cohort

What the numbers say about Southport

Across 113 decided multiple-dwelling and multi-unit applications on Southport properties, 113 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 113 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 Southport

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

ApplicationDecisionDecidedDays to decision
PN42220/01/DA1approved10 June 2025
PN42643/03/DA6approved4 Oct 2024
PN34904/01/DA1approved9 Aug 2024
PN41806/01/DA2approved26 Feb 2024
PN42220/01/DA1approved26 Oct 2023

About this data

These statistics summarise decided development applications recorded against Southport 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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