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NSW council planning evidence

Mid-Coast Council DA tracker & development applications

7,839 development applications since 2019, proposing 5,284 new homes. A decision takes 46 days at the median.

7,839Applications
5,284Homes proposed
46 daysMedian decision time
$146kMedian cost of works
0.2%Refused, of 6,638 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 512 dwellings approved in Mid-Coast Council worth $311M. The application pipeline is running at about 1.56× that rate. Substantially more is being proposed than approved.

Applications lodged by year

Applications lodged by year08281.7k2020: applications 342021: applications 1,6552022: applications 1,3792023: applications 1,2402024: applications 1,1442025: applications 1,0692026: applications 6432020202120222023202420252026
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 34
2021applications 1,655
2022applications 1,379
2023applications 1,240
2024applications 1,144
2025applications 1,069
2026applications 643 (partial period)

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

Types of work proposed

Type of workApplications
Erection of a new structure2,059
Dwelling house1,316
Dwelling1,314
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1,067
Shed961
Alterations and additions to residential development604
Pools / decks / fencing472
Garages, carports and car parking spaces455

Heritage

518 heritage-listed items, 11 on the State Heritage Register — see them all. A listing restricts what can be altered or demolished.

Latest development applications

AddressWhatLodgedStatus
89 Pulteney Street Taree 2430Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
1 41 Booner Street Hawks Nest 2324Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Recreation facility (indoor); Hours of operation and trading21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
20 Bluewater Drive, Harrington Lot 25 Dp1322007Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
34 Bluewater Drive, Harrington Lot 32 Dp1322007Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
18 Bluewater Drive, Harrington Lot 24 Dp1322007Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
4 Burri Street Taree 2430Demolition; Shed; Erection of a new structure21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
32 Bluewater Drive, Harrington Lot 31 Dp1322007Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
11 New Forster Road Smiths Lake 2428Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool21 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
822 Waukivory Road Waukivory 2422Dual occupancy; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
3543 The Lakes Way Charlotte Bay 2428Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
38 Sunbakers Drive Forster 2428Shed; Erection of a new structure20 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
42/Dp24986Subdivision20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
26 Sundial Circuit Brimbin 2430Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
32 Pretoria Parade Harrington 2427Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
3 Starboard Way Tea Gardens 2324Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
182 Amaroo Drive Smiths Lake 2428Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
11 Aviation Way Cundletown 2430Business premises; Erection of a new structure20 Aug 2026On Exhibition
131 Ferny Creek Road Wootton 2423Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool18 Aug 2026Determined
18 Hurdzans Reach Tallwoods Village 2430Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation17 Aug 2026On Exhibition
475 Kundle Kundle Road Kundle Kundle 2430Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure14 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 found7,839 applications since 2019; 5,284 proposed homes; 512 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 6,678 applications carrying both dates. Cost of works is the applicant's own estimate.