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NSW council planning evidence

Blue Mountains City Council DA tracker & development applications

4,819 development applications since 2019, proposing 2,058 new homes. A decision takes 66 days at the median.

4,819Applications
2,058Homes proposed
66 daysMedian decision time
$118kMedian cost of works
1.4%Refused, of 3,883 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 115 dwellings approved in Blue Mountains City Council worth $97M. The application pipeline is running at about 2.71× that rate. Substantially more is being proposed than approved.

Applications lodged by year

Applications lodged by year05201.0k2019: applications 182020: applications 1092021: applications 1,0392022: applications 7762023: applications 7252024: applications 6452025: applications 6502026: applications 45320192021202320252026
applications · 2019 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
2019applications 18
2020applications 109
2021applications 1,039
2022applications 776
2023applications 725
2024applications 645
2025applications 650
2026applications 453 (partial period)

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

Types of work proposed

Type of workApplications
Dwelling house1,139
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1,015
Erection of a new structure986
Alterations and additions to residential development828
Dwelling639
Residential Accommodation335
Demolition326
Pools / decks / fencing320

Heritage

1,028 heritage-listed items, 36 on the State Heritage Register — see them all. A listing restricts what can be altered or demolished.

Latest development applications

AddressWhatLodgedStatus
65 Plateau Road Springwood 2777Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure19 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
2 Bellevue Road Wentworth Falls 2782Subdivision19 Aug 2026Under Assessment
26 Delmonte Avenue Medlow Bath 2780Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure19 Aug 2026Under Assessment
79 Hawkesbury Road Springwood 2777Residential care facility; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure19 Aug 2026Under Assessment
14 Valley View Road Blackheath 2785Demolition; Recreation facility (outdoor)19 Aug 2026Under Assessment
12 Buena Vista Avenue Wentworth Falls 2782Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool19 Aug 2026Under Assessment
24 Nelson Avenue Wentworth Falls 2782Subdivision19 Aug 2026Under Assessment
3-4 Great Western Highway Springwood 2777Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space18 Aug 2026Under Assessment
85 Chapman Parade Faulconbridge 2776Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation18 Aug 2026Under Assessment
84 Genevieve Road Bullaburra 2784Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure18 Aug 2026Under Assessment
23 Rawson Parade Leura 2780Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure18 Aug 2026Under Assessment
11 Hat Hill Road Blackheath 2785Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure18 Aug 2026Under Assessment
6-12 Great Western Highway Blackheath 2785Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure18 Aug 2026Under Assessment
18 Old Bathurst Road Blaxland 2774Demolition; Seniors housing; Independent living units; Erection of a new structure18 Aug 2026Under Assessment
29 Honour Avenue Lawson 2783Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation11 Aug 2026Under Assessment
32 Portland Road Medlow Bath 2780Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation10 Aug 2026Determined
47 Jersey Avenue Leura 2780Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure10 Aug 2026Under Assessment
1-9 Morilla Road Linden 2778Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation10 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
30-32 Leura Mall Leura 2780Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure8 Aug 2026Under Assessment
20 Shirlow Avenue Faulconbridge 2776Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Awnings, blinds and canopies; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah7 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested

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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 found4,819 applications since 2019; 2,058 proposed homes; 115 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 3,884 applications carrying both dates. Cost of works is the applicant's own estimate.