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NSW council planning evidence

The Council of the Shire of Hornsby DA tracker & development applications

5,579 development applications since 2019, proposing 6,080 new homes. A decision takes 53 days at the median.

5,579Applications
6,080Homes proposed
53 daysMedian decision time
$230kMedian cost of works
4.5%Refused, of 4,554 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 393 dwellings approved in The Council of the Shire of Hornsby worth $310M. The application pipeline is running at about 2.34× that rate. Substantially more is being proposed than approved.

Applications lodged by year

Applications lodged by year05121.0k2020: applications 4402021: applications 1,0242022: applications 9292023: applications 8022024: applications 6572025: applications 6082026: applications 4042020202120222023202420252026
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 440
2021applications 1,024
2022applications 929
2023applications 802
2024applications 657
2025applications 608
2026applications 404 (partial period)

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

Types of work proposed

Type of workApplications
Dwelling house1,213
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure960
Alterations and additions to residential development950
Erection of a new structure919
Dwelling907
Demolition639
Pools / decks / fencing409
Residential Accommodation316

Heritage

777 heritage-listed items, 8 on the State Heritage Register — see them all. A listing restricts what can be altered or demolished.

Latest development applications

AddressWhatLodgedStatus
4 Hillsborough Court Cherrybrook 2126Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
34 31-33 Leighton Place Hornsby 2077Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; General industry21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
66a Sutherland Road Beecroft 2119Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Erection of a new structure20 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
9 John Road Cherrybrook 2126Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure19 Aug 2026Under Assessment
4 Myson Drive Cherrybrook 2126Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure19 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
12-14 Berowra Waters Road Berowra 2081Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Service station19 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
449c Pennant Hills Road Pennant Hills 2120Educational establishment ; Erection of a new structure; School; Infrastructure18 Aug 2026Under Assessment
58 Mount Pleasant Avenue Normanhurst 2076Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation18 Aug 2026Determined
315-317 Galston Road Galston 2159Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation18 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
24 Cobah Road Arcadia 2159Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure18 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
64 Brooklyn Road Brooklyn 2083Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure18 Aug 2026Under Assessment
35 Day Road Cheltenham 2119Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure17 Aug 2026Under Assessment
17 Rawson Road Berowra 2081Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Swimming pool17 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
5 Matthew Close Galston 2159Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support17 Aug 2026Under Assessment
5 Fairy Dell Close Westleigh 2120Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation17 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
10 Bridge Street Brooklyn 2083Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure13 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
17 Rickard Road Berowra 2081Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Carport13 Aug 2026Additional Information Requested
10 Bouvardia Street Asquith 2077Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure12 Aug 2026Under Assessment
110 Arcadia Road Arcadia 2159Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Supporting Development12 Aug 2026Under Assessment
7 Laurie Road Dural 2158Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support12 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 found5,579 applications since 2019; 6,080 proposed homes; 393 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 4,469 applications carrying both dates. Cost of works is the applicant's own estimate.