Advertising and Notification Period

Some development applications are advertised on the Council website and require neighbour notification.

The notification and exhibition is in accordance with the requirements of the NSW Government's Statewide Community Participation Plan(PDF, 14MB) (State CPP) which commenced on 1 September 2026.

Notification letters are sent to properties that may be directly affected by the proposed development. In some cases, this may be just the adjoining neighbours.

Note: Under the State CPP there are many types of local development that do not require notification and exhibition. These are listed in Table 6 of the State CPP at page 24, and include demolition, dwelling houses up to two storeys, dual occupancy development, and internal and external alterations and additions to existing residential accommodation resulting in no more than two storeys – provided a variation to the height of building or floor space ratio is not proposed under clause 4.6 of the Woollahra Local Environmental Plan 2014.

More information can be found in the NSW Government's Statewide Community Participation Plan(PDF, 14MB) .