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NSW council planning evidence

Shellharbour City Council DA tracker & development applications

4,677 development applications since 2019, proposing 5,041 new homes. A decision takes 43 days at the median.

4,677Applications
5,041Homes proposed
43 daysMedian decision time
$404kMedian cost of works
0.5%Refused, of 3,964 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 653 dwellings approved in Shellharbour City Council worth $294M. The application pipeline is running at about 1.17× that rate.

Applications lodged by year

Applications lodged by year04789552020: applications 3352021: applications 9552022: applications 7422023: applications 6112024: applications 4312025: applications 6942026: applications 4792020202120222023202420252026
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 335
2021applications 955
2022applications 742
2023applications 611
2024applications 431
2025applications 694
2026applications 479 (partial period)

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

Types of work proposed

Type of workApplications
Erection of a new structure1,405
Dwelling house991
Dwelling905
Demolition706
Multi-dwelling housing409
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure362
Residential Accommodation360
Subdivision of land332

Heritage

200 heritage-listed items, 4 on the State Heritage Register — see them all. A listing restricts what can be altered or demolished.

Latest development applications

AddressWhatLodgedStatus
Shop 1 220 Tongarra Road Albion Park 2527Small bar; Commercial development; Hours of operation and trading20 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
4 George Street Warilla 2528Advertising and signage; Shop20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
57 Buckleys Road Dunmore 2529Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
61 Dandelion Crescent Calderwood 2527Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
23 Botanical Road Calderwood 2527Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
33 Pitt Avenue Shell Cove 2529Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure19 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
Bowral Crescent Tullimbar 2527Subdivision19 Aug 2026Under Assessment
118 Dandelion Crescent Calderwood 2527Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure18 Aug 2026Under Assessment
114 Brotheridge Avenue Calderwood 2527Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool18 Aug 2026Under Assessment
6 Simmons Avenue Shell Cove 2529Subdivision; Medium Density Housing; Erection of a new structure18 Aug 2026Under Assessment
137 Whittaker Street Flinders 2529Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool18 Aug 2026Under Assessment
32 Ragamuffin Circuit Shell Cove 2529Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool18 Aug 2026Under Assessment
14 Huskisson Street Tullimbar 2527Home business; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia18 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
23 Balmoral Parade Tullimbar 2527Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure18 Aug 2026Under Assessment
6 32 Airport Road Albion Park Rail 2527Demolition; Air transport premises; Recreation facility (outdoor)17 Aug 2026Under Assessment
7 Lomandra Crescent Calderwood 2527Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure14 Aug 2026Under Assessment
9 Groom Street Calderwood 2527Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation13 Aug 2026Under Assessment
9 Bridge Avenue Oak Flats 2529Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation13 Aug 2026Under Assessment
106 Dandelion Crescent Calderwood 2527Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure13 Aug 2026Determined
23 Nautica Crescent Shell Cove 2529Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure12 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 found4,677 applications since 2019; 5,041 proposed homes; 653 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 3,979 applications carrying both dates. Cost of works is the applicant's own estimate.