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.

DAs Determined

Our 2025/2026 Statistics

Quarter	Number of Development Applications Received	Number of Applications Determined	Value of Approved Works
1	162	158	$30,940,004.21
2	138	160	$55,993,427.19

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 2025		Q2 2025
Application Type	Number	Median Days	Number	Median Days
Number of DA applications completed - Not Notified (simple)	91	25	91	23
Number of DA applications completed - Notified Only (less simple, with variations to development standards)	56	58	61	62
Number of DA applications completed - Advertised 14 Days (larger DAs, more complex)	9	97	5	147
Number of DA applications completed - Advertised 28 Days (complex and/or high public interest DAs)	2	1210	3	195
Number of Construction Certificates issued	41	20	43	12

Q2 2025/26 DAs Determined and Median Assessment Timeframes

Not Notified: Simple DAs, no variations

Notified Only: Less simple, with variations to development standards

Advertised 14 or 28 Days: Larger DAs, more complex

Accelerated DAs

Quarter	No. of Accelerated Development Applications Received	No. of Accelerated Development Applications Determined	Average Processing Days
1	13	16	9
2	17	16	8

The Accelerated DAs process is a streamlined assessment and approval service for nominated Development Applications (DAs) for simple residential development that comply with the planning rules and are located on sites that are considered relatively low risk, being generally free of key environmental constraints and hazards.

Learn more about the Accelerated DA process

Our 2024/2025 statistics

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

Our 2023/2024 statistics

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