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NSW council planning evidence

Coffs Harbour City Council DA tracker & development applications

6,511 development applications since 2019, proposing 5,355 new homes. A decision takes 35 days at the median.

6,511Applications
5,355Homes proposed
35 daysMedian decision time
$85kMedian cost of works
0.6%Refused, of 5,582 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 348 dwellings approved in Coffs Harbour City Council worth $201M. The application pipeline is running at about 2.33× that rate. Substantially more is being proposed than approved.

Applications lodged by year

Applications lodged by year06561.3k2019: applications 632020: applications 5912021: applications 1,3112022: applications 1,0612023: applications 8672024: applications 7602025: applications 8192026: applications 52920192021202320252026
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 63
2020applications 591
2021applications 1,311
2022applications 1,061
2023applications 867
2024applications 760
2025applications 819
2026applications 529 (partial period)

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

Types of work proposed

Type of workApplications
Erection of a new structure1,266
Dwelling house1,045
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure998
Dwelling780
Alterations and additions to residential development719
Pools / decks / fencing676
Shed564
Residential Accommodation413

Heritage

123 heritage-listed items, 5 on the State Heritage Register — see them all. A listing restricts what can be altered or demolished.

Latest development applications

AddressWhatLodgedStatus
335 Sherwood Creek Road Upper Corindi 2456Shed; Erection of a new structure; Shipping containers21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
17 Bluewater Place Sapphire Beach 2450Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah21 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
10 Rudder Drive Moonee Beach 2450Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
11b Featherstone Drive Woolgoolga 2456Erection of a new structure; General industry21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
105 Faviell Drive Bonville 2450Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
36 Kotuku Street Coffs Harbour 2450Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
210 Bark Hut Road Woolgoolga 2456Shed; Erection of a new structure; Resource recovery facility; Hours of operation and trading; Waste or resource management facility20 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
51 Mildura Street Coffs Harbour 2450Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure20 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
62-64 Moonee Street Coffs Harbour 2450Business premises; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
28 Elizabeth Street Coffs Harbour 2450Hotel or motel accommodation; Erection of a new structure20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
1170 Orara Way Nana Glen 2450Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure20 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
11 Borsato Drive Boambee 2450Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
12 Katherine Close Coffs Harbour 2450Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached); Residential Accommodation20 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
9 Woodhouse Road Moonee Beach 2450Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool20 Aug 2026Determined
161 Moonee Creek Drive Moonee Beach 2450Business premises; Erection of a new structure; Exhibition home19 Aug 2026Under Assessment
44 Woopi Drive Woolgoolga 2456Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure19 Aug 2026Under Assessment
3 Meadow Street Coffs Harbour 2450Shed; Erection of a new structure19 Aug 2026Under Assessment
351 Pacific Highway Coffs Harbour 2450Restaurant or cafe; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Food and drink premise; Take away food and drink19 Aug 2026Determined
20 Perry Drive Coffs Harbour 2450Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation19 Aug 2026Determined
6 Shell Cove Lane Korora 2450Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure17 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 found6,511 applications since 2019; 5,355 proposed homes; 348 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 5,590 applications carrying both dates. Cost of works is the applicant's own estimate.