Quarterly Report Points To Painfully Slow Recovery Upon analysis of the UDIA’s quarterly report, ADC reiterates the necessity for urgent local and state government action to enable a recovery within the construction and development sectors. Quarterly Report Points to Painfully Slow Recovery A further 7,357 full –time construction jobs were lost in the August quarter, […]
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Smart Governance – Not More Red tape!
Smart Governance – Not More Red tape! ADC reaffirm our plea for improved efficiencies in State Planning Processes and best practice for Local Government. We also reiterate that now is not the time to introduce a State Planning Policy for Coastal Management (refer to our previous article on the QLD Coastal Plan) which could potentially stifle development and […]
Gold Coast Closed For Business?
Gold Coast Closed For Business? Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke’s recent media release on building activity continuing (see below) states that the City’s development and building activity continues, but by the Mayor’s own figures, building activity on the Gold Coast whilst continuing is still clearly in significant decline from 2010 (7,774 approvals) and 2006 (11,494 […]
Queensland Boom State 2012
Queensland Boom State 2012 Growth Years Tipped for Queensland Tony Grant-Taylor QUEENSLAND can look forward to booming growth in the next four or five years, according to economic forecaster BIS Shrapnel, with mining and infrastructure investment leading the way. “You’ll wake up next year in a much stronger economy than the one you went to […]
Dysfunctional Council & Bloated Bureaucracy Decimates City
Dysfunctional Council & Bloated Bureaucracy Decimates City (Gold Coast Bulletin “Council’s Killing the Coast” Nick Nichols) The latest figures for building approvals and starts released by the GCCC for August 2011 are disturbing to say the very least. Last month a meagre 11 building approvals were completed, started or in progress in comparison to 804 […]
From The Planning Desk – The QLD Coastal Plan
From The Planning Desk – The QLD Coastal Plan On 7 April 2011 the Queensland Coastal Plan (QCP) was released by the Department of Environment & Resource Management (DERM). The QCP is comprised of two elements: The State Policy for Coastal Management (SPCM) – this details provisions relevant to the custodians of on-going operational coastal […]
“Muscle Towns” Rent By The Room
“Muscle Towns” Rent By The Room Gladstone Rental Crisis Arnold Development Consultants (ADC) and developers alike have identified that there is a shortage of housing in Gladstone at present. This is leading to a spike in land value and rentals. Muscle Towns like Gladstone and Mackay are playing catch up to try and supply housing […]
Vow to Return Coast Waters
Vow to Return Coast Waters ADC commends Campbell Newman and the Liberal National Party for promising to legislate for a Gold Coast Waterways Authority if elected. Sun, Surf, Sand and Water is the Gold Coast’s brand. It is this brand and the lifestyle behind it which this decision will help protect. ADC urges the Australian […]
The Elephant In The Cupboard The Coastal Management Plan Must Be Stopped
The Elephant In The Cupboard The Coastal Management Plan Must Be Stopped The Elephant in the Cupboard – Why in its current format the State Government’s Plan for Coastal Management Needs To Be Stopped The Queensland Coastal Plan (QCP) has been brought about by a three-year statutory review of the existing State Coastal Management Plan […]
What Economic Downturn?
What Economic Downturn? What Economic Downturn? ADC is too busy to participate. Queensland based firm Arnold Development Consultants (ADC) is on the move. Despite the economic downturn, ADC have recently expanded to Gladstone adding another office, in a move that is already proving beneficial, with new projects in Central Queensland already underway. ADC is a […]
Brick Tease, Council Grant Axed
Brick Tease, Council Grant Axed Stimulus Needed For Gold Coast Says ADC Arnold Development Consultants (ADC) were disappointed by Gold Coast City Council’s recent decision not to proceed with the $5000-$8000 grant for new home buyers and builders. This grant would have been a great injection into the Gold Coast Construction and Development sector as […]
Welcome to Logan
Welcome to Logan The new kids on the block in Vanessa Boulevard at Springwood might have only been in residence for the past month but Arnold Development Consultants (ADC) have been a driving force in town planning, surveying and urban design on the Gold Coast and south east Queensland for almost 50 years. SO what […]
