Mount Glorious is a singular freehold landholding — 440.214 hectares on one title (Lot 3 on RP208443), fronting Mount Glorious Road at Highvale, high in the D'Aguilar Range yet under an hour from the Brisbane CBD. Rainforest gullies, spring-fed creeks and rockpools, open clearings and ridgelines with long views across the Samford Valley toward Brisbane and Moreton Bay.
Rarely offered and held on a single title, the property carries an unusually well-documented planning history and a recognised — though contested — pathway toward a low-density rural-residential outcome, alongside compelling lifestyle, eco-tourism, conservation and long-term land-bank futures.
Aerial of the holding with the approximate Lot 3 boundary outlined. Indicative only — refer to the registered plan and survey.
The land rises through rainforest gullies to open ridgelines, threaded by an existing network of 4WD tracks and fire trails, with spring-fed creeks and rockpools through the gullies.
Some of the most beautiful private country in South-East Queensland — a working mountain of rainforest, water and long horizons, minutes from the lookouts of the D'Aguilar Range.
Remnant vegetation and likely rainforest communities across the gullies and slopes.
Clear, cascading watercourses and swimming holes through the property.
Long views across the Samford Valley toward Brisbane and Moreton Bay.
Existing tracks and fire trails provide working access across the holding.
Images of the property and the surrounding D'Aguilar Range. Some images are indicative of the locale.
The site carries an unusually well-documented planning history. A 2002 application for a 207-lot Special Residential (rural-residential) subdivision was refused by the then Pine Rivers Shire Council in 2003; that refusal is the subject of a long-running Planning & Environment Court appeal. Independent town-planning analysis (RPS, 2012) sets out a realistic negotiated pathway.
Read this carefully — there is no current residential approval. The 2002 development application was refused and remains the subject of a Planning & Environment Court appeal. RPS's 2012 town-planning summary identifies ~130 allotments as a realistic negotiated "core area" outcome, with ~27.5 lots the theoretical yield at the 16 ha rural minimum and 207 lots originally sought. More recent instruments — the SEQ Regional Plan and the Pine Rivers Plan (2006) — map the land as Regional Landscape & Rural Production and are unsupportive of subdivision; any residential pathway turns on the 1998 planning scheme and a negotiated outcome with Council. A separate timber felling & milling application (DA/3607/1999) is recorded against the title. All yields and pathways are indicative and subject to renewed approval — purchasers must rely on their own planning advice and the full report suite.
The holding has been assessed across the technical fields that drive a mountain subdivision — the foundation work for any renewed approval is substantially in place.
Whether held, conserved or carefully developed, Mount Glorious is a rare canvas at scale — a private mountain within reach of a capital city.
Artist's impressions — indicative of a potential private residence and lifestyle. No dwelling approval forms part of this offering.
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