How we're performing

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The Department of Planning has an online dashboard, which provides a snapshot of how we are performing with Development Applications.

Using this online dashboard you can also compare our statistics with other NSW Councils.  

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Our 2024/2025 Statistics

Quarter Number of Development Applications Received Number of Applications Determined Value of Approved Works
1 159 183 $87,342,795.45
2 134 163 $59,231,794.73
3 128 141 $36,782,957.49
4 122 118 $53,259,297.02

 

The following table and chart provide a breakdown of data based on difficulty/risk of application type which is reflected in the number of median days from DA receipt to decision for each quarter.

Q1 2024 Q2 Q3 Q4
Application Type Number Median Days Number Median Days Number Median Days Number Median Days
Number of DA applications completed - Not Notified (simple) 109 32 86 40 85 21 54 18
Number of DA applications completed - Notified Only (less simple, with variations to development standards) 67 71 70 71 49 60 53 99
Number of DA applications completed - Advertised 14 Days (larger DAs, more complex) 4 194 5 179 4 202 10 169
Number of DA applications completed - Advertised 28 Days (complex and/or high public interest DAs) 2 272 2 347 0 N/A 1 506
Number of Construction Certificates issued 105 90 42 40

 

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Accelerated DA's

Quarter No. of Accelerated Development Applications Received No. of Accelerated Development Applications Determined Average Processing Days
1 18 17 13
2 16 16 18
3 26 27 12
4 26 21 10

 

Learn more about the Accelerated DA process 

Our 2023/2024 statistics

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