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NSW council planning evidence

Broken Hill City Council DA tracker & development applications

799 development applications since 2019, proposing 423 new homes. A decision takes 33 days at the median.

799Applications
423Homes proposed
33 daysMedian decision time
$44kMedian cost of works
1%Refused, of 688 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 30 dwellings approved in Broken Hill City Council worth $15M. The application pipeline is running at about 2.14× that rate. Substantially more is being proposed than approved.

Applications lodged by year

Applications lodged by year0881762021: applications 812022: applications 1762023: applications 1412024: applications 1152025: applications 1232026: applications 74202120222023202420252026
applications · 2021 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
2021applications 81
2022applications 176
2023applications 141
2024applications 115
2025applications 123
2026applications 74 (partial period)

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

Types of work proposed

Type of workApplications
Erection of a new structure210
Shed141
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure110
Dwelling house83
Garages, carports and car parking spaces67
Alterations and additions to residential development51
Demolition47
Dwelling41

Heritage

262 heritage-listed items, 13 on the State Heritage Register — see them all. A listing restricts what can be altered or demolished.

Latest development applications

AddressWhatLodgedStatus
458 Crystal Street Broken Hill 2880Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure7 Aug 2026Under Assessment
360 Wolfram Street Broken Hill 2880Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Mobile food and drink outlet; Food and drink premise; Take away food and drink; Hours of operation and trading4 Aug 2026Under Assessment
95 Brown Street Broken Hill 2880Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport4 Aug 2026Determined
539 Chapple Street Broken Hill 2880Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure3 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
324-330 Argent Street Broken Hill 2880Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Retail Premise; Specialised Retail Premises3 Aug 2026Determined
53 Argent Street Broken Hill 2880Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation29 Jul 2026Additional Information Requested
276 Clarke Street Broken Hill 2880Erection of a new structure; Centre-based child care27 Jul 2026Determined
270 Garnet Street Broken Hill Nsw 2880Commercial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Recreation facility (indoor)23 Jul 2026Determined
711 Williams Street Broken Hill 2880Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure21 Jul 2026Under Assessment
26-36 Oxide Street Broken Hill 2880Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal)16 Jul 2026Additional Information Requested
87 Gaffney Lane Broken Hill 2880Home business; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia14 Jul 2026Determined
637 Lane Street Broken Hill 2880Subdivision9 Jul 2026Determined
334 Morgan Street Broken Hill 2880Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure9 Jul 2026Determined
326 Iodide Street Broken Hill 2880Demolition; Rural supplies8 Jul 2026Determined
191 Pell Street Broken Hill 2880Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure7 Jul 2026Determined
142 Clarke Street Broken Hill 2880Shed; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures); Carport29 Jun 2026Determined
4/1162606Office Premise; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure25 Jun 2026Determined
235 Racecourse Road Lot 1 Dp 1089791Subdivision25 Jun 2026Determined
106 Duff Street Broken Hill 2880Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure19 Jun 2026Determined
481 Lane Street Broken Hill 2880Shed; Erection of a new structure17 Jun 2026Determined

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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 found799 applications since 2019; 423 proposed homes; 30 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 681 applications carrying both dates. Cost of works is the applicant's own estimate.