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NSW council planning evidence

Blacktown City Council DA tracker & development applications

12,359 development applications since 2019, proposing 27,543 new homes. A decision takes 36 days at the median.

12,359Applications
27,543Homes proposed
36 daysMedian decision time
$396kMedian cost of works
1.6%Refused, of 10,379 decided

Two registers, side by side

What is proposed here versus what is approved. These are separate government registers that nobody publishes together: the NSW Planning Portal records what people apply to build, the ABS records what is actually approved. Over the last 12 months the ABS recorded 2,487 dwellings approved in Blacktown City Council worth $1bn. The application pipeline is running at about 1.68× that rate. Substantially more is being proposed than approved.

Applications lodged by year

Applications lodged by year01.4k2.8k2020: applications 1,3322021: applications 2,7672022: applications 2,1292023: applications 1,5562024: applications 1,2992025: applications 1,4312026: applications 7282020202120222023202420252026
applications · 2020 to 2026. Select a year to see the applications lodged in that period. Lodgements are applications, not approvals or completed homes. The most recent year may be incomplete; coverage follows this council’s NSW feed.
Applications lodged by year — underlying values
Period or categoryapplications
2020applications 1,332
2021applications 2,767
2022applications 2,129
2023applications 1,556
2024applications 1,299
2025applications 1,431
2026applications 728 (partial period)

Source: NSW Planning Portal Online DA · Source snapshot: 2026-08-22.

Types of work proposed

Type of workApplications
Dwelling4,680
Erection of a new structure2,963
Dwelling house2,462
Demolition1,110
Residential Accommodation694
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure685
Subdivision of land657
Secondary dwelling631

Heritage

154 heritage-listed items, 23 on the State Heritage Register — see them all. A listing restricts what can be altered or demolished.

Latest development applications

AddressWhatLodgedStatus
Archbold Road Eastern Creek 2766Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Electricity generating facility (non-solar or wind); Electricity generating facility (solar and wind)21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
86 Ellam Drive Seven Hills 2147Shed; Erection of a new structure21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
266 Woodstock Avenue, WhalanSubdivision21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
103 Ellam Drive Seven Hills 2147Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
11 Stonecutters Drive Colebee 2761Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
45 Sherbrooke Street Rooty Hill 2766Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
41 Rugby Street Schofields 2762Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
49 India Parade Rouse Hill 2155Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Landscaping structures; Residential Accommodation21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
22 Parkinson Street Kings Langley Nsw 2147Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached); Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Swimming pool20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
62 Cowley Crescent Prospect 2148Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Erection of a new structure20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
182 Guntawong Road, Rouse Hill, 2155Subdivision20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
302 Wianamatta Parkway Ropes Crossing 2760Recreation facility (indoor); Hours of operation and trading20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
25 Appletree Grove Oakhurst 2761Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
15 Stevenage Road Hebersham 2770Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
44 Riverstone Parade Riverstone 2765Signage; Advertising and signage; Building identification sign; Business identification sign20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
53 Brushcherry Street Melonba 2765Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
49 North Parade Mount Druitt 2770Commercial development; Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Food and drink premise19 Aug 2026Under Assessment
14 Ripley Place Hassall Grove 2761Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure19 Aug 2026Under Assessment
Great Western Highway/Tarlington Place, ProspectChange of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Cemetery19 Aug 2026Under Assessment
134 Cranbourne Street Riverstone 2765Demolition; Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation19 Aug 2026Under Assessment

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What this council page tells you

Use the evidence in context. Applications show what has been proposed, not what has been approved or built. The figures above bring the NSW Planning Portal application feed together with the ABS approvals register and heritage data where a reliable council match exists.

Evidence boundary

Evidence found12,359 applications since 2019; 27,543 proposed homes; 2,487 dwellings approved in the current ABS comparison period.
Source coverageNSW Planning Portal Online DA, with ABS Building Approvals and NSW heritage registers where matched. Application data checked through 22 Aug 2026.
What this meansThis is the complete evidence currently loaded for this named council from the stated source universe.
What this does not meanZero or missing values do not prove no activity outside those sources. An application is not an approval or a completed project, and the NSW feed does not publish applicant, owner, architect or developer identity.

Applications: NSW Planning Portal Online DA API (CC-BY). Approvals: ABS Building Approvals by LGA (CC-BY 4.0). Decision time is measured from lodgement to determination on the 10,317 applications carrying both dates. Cost of works is the applicant's own estimate.