Development Applications (DAs)

2025 Deadlines for Development Applications and related applications

DAs lodged and formally accepted³ between 17 November 2025 and 21 November 2025 will be notified/advertised on Council’s website on 10 December 2025 until 16 January 2026 (extended notification period).

DAs lodged and formally accepted after 21 November 2025 will NOT be notified/advertised until mid-January 2026.

1. The notification periods indicated above are a consequence of Council’s Community Participation Plan and the statutory requirements of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979.
2. Integrated development applications will be subject to an extended notification/advertising period.
3. Development applications lodged via the NSW Planning Portal are not formally accepted by Council until all payments have been received and Council acknowledges lodgement.
4. Development applications requiring further assessment information may not be notified/advertised until the requested information has been provided to Council.

Development application notifications will be published on our website and the owners of properties, which may be impacted by a development application, will be notified by letter and we will require site notices to be displayed on proposed development sites.

Building or renovating? Find out if you need approval for your project and gather the right information to obtain your development consent. Search for DAs and get the latest Development Application notifications.

Track a DA

See all the development applications (DAs) that have been submitted to Council and their current status or determination through our online tracking system.

Do I need a DA?

Find out if your development is considered Exempt or Complying or if you need to submit a DA.

Prepare and submit your DA

All you need to know about preparing and submitting your Development Applications (DA).

DA Review Process

More about the process that happens once your development application is lodged.

DA Notifications

Development application notifications are published on our website and the owners of properties, which may be impacted by a development application, will be notified by letter.

Approved and refused DAs

Find a list of development applications that have been approved and refused. The reasons for decision and how community views were taken into account in making the decision is contained in the relevant Notice of Determination, accessible from our DA Tracking service.

DA Objections or comments

If you are concerned that the amenity of your property will be adversely affected by a development proposal, you may make a submission by way of objection. Find out how you can object or comment on a DA.