Positive consumer sentiment and strong interstate interest is helping the Gold Coast buck a nationwide decline in building approvals. New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday has uncovered 340 homes and units approved on the Gold Coast in November — up 16 per cent on the same period the year before. Between July and November last year approvals rose by 24 per cent to 2592. That compares to a picture of steep declines nationwide with new dwelling a

As uncovered in today's Gold Coast Bulletin, the Gold Coast City Council has approved more than 23,000 developments in just five years, and industry figures say it shows no signs of slowing. The number of development applications received by the council has jumped 63 per cent from 2012, according to new figures obtained by the Gold Coast Bulletin. In the past financial year alone, 4353 projects were approved, which compares favourably with the record highs of the previous two