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NSW council planning evidence

North Sydney Council DA tracker & development applications

3,205 development applications since 2019, proposing 4,316 new homes. A decision takes 95 days at the median.

3,205Applications
4,316Homes proposed
95 daysMedian decision time
$373kMedian cost of works
18.1%Refused, of 2,623 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 281 dwellings approved in North Sydney Council worth $362M. 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 year02975942020: applications 1692021: applications 5942022: applications 5672023: applications 3972024: applications 3432025: applications 4052026: applications 2252020202120222023202420252026
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 169
2021applications 594
2022applications 567
2023applications 397
2024applications 343
2025applications 405
2026applications 225 (partial period)

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

Types of work proposed

Type of workApplications
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure987
Alterations and additions to residential development715
Dwelling house563
Demolition404
Residential flat building315
Erection of a new structure275
Residential Accommodation236
Dwelling202

Heritage

1,275 heritage-listed items, 29 on the State Heritage Register — see them all. A listing restricts what can be altered or demolished.

Latest development applications

AddressWhatLodgedStatus
24 Wilson Street Cammeray 2062Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure18 Aug 2026Under Assessment
114 Macpherson Street Cremorne 2090Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure18 Aug 2026Under Assessment
17 Cairo Street Cammeray 2062Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation17 Aug 2026Under Assessment
70 Ben Boyd Road Neutral Bay 2089Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Supporting Development17 Aug 2026Under Assessment
14 Richmond Avenue Cremorne 2090Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation14 Aug 2026Under Assessment
31 26-30 Cranbrook Avenue Cremorne 2090Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure14 Aug 2026Under Assessment
88 Carabella Street Kirribilli 2061Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure14 Aug 2026Under Assessment
Bs033 Lady HayDemolition; Erection of a new structure; Passenger transport facility12 Aug 2026Under Assessment
2 Bent Street Neutral BayAlterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation12 Aug 2026Under Assessment
6 Lower Wycombe Road Neutral Bay 2089Boarding house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure12 Aug 2026Under Assessment
17 Bannerman Street Cremorne Point 2090Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure12 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
11 Clarke Street Crows Nest 2065Pub; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure12 Aug 2026Under Assessment
112 Falcon Street Crows Nest 2065Erection of a new structure; Semi-detached dwelling11 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
129 Willoughby Road Crows Nest 2065Shop top housing; Erection of a new structure11 Aug 2026Under Assessment
3 Northcliff Street Milsons Point 2061Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure7 Aug 2026Under Assessment
15 Baden Road Kurraba Point 2089Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation7 Aug 2026Under Assessment
5 Wonga Road Cremorne 2090Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation5 Aug 2026Under Assessment
36 Victoria Street Mcmahons Point 2060Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure5 Aug 2026Under Assessment
161 Miller Street North Sydney 2060Advertising and signage; 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; Recreation facility (indoor)4 Aug 2026Determined
115a Kurraba Road Kurraba Point 2089Demolition; Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure4 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 found3,205 applications since 2019; 4,316 proposed homes; 281 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 2,198 applications carrying both dates. Cost of works is the applicant's own estimate.