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NSW council planning evidence

Walgett Shire Council DA tracker & development applications

259 development applications since 2019, proposing 175 new homes. A decision takes 34 days at the median.

259Applications
175Homes proposed
34 daysMedian decision time
$148kMedian cost of works
2.1%Refused, of 192 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 5 dwellings approved in Walgett Shire Council worth $2.79M. The application pipeline is running at about 5.3× that rate. Substantially more is being proposed than approved.

Applications lodged by year

Applications lodged by year025502021: applications 332022: applications 502023: applications 382024: applications 262025: applications 362026: applications 24202120222023202420252026
applications · 2021 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
2021applications 33
2022applications 50
2023applications 38
2024applications 26
2025applications 36
2026applications 24 (partial period)

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

Types of work proposed

Type of workApplications
Erection of a new structure72
Other30
Manufactured home24
Demolition22
Shed19
Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs17
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure16
Non-standard Housing15

Heritage

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

Latest development applications

AddressWhatLodgedStatus
25 Bugilbone Road Burren Junction 2386Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Rural industry16 Jul 2026Under Assessment
38 Fantasia Street Lightning Ridge 2834Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Non-standard Housing10 Jul 2026Under Assessment
28 Pitt Street Walgett 2832Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space1 Jul 2026Under Assessment
33 Harlequin Street Lightning Ridge 2834Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space1 Jul 2026Under Assessment
6 Empress Crescent Lightning Ridge 2834Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space1 Jul 2026Under Assessment
6560 Castlereagh Highway Walgett 2832Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Non-standard Housing30 Jun 2026Under Assessment
65 Opal Street Lightning Ridge 2834Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached); Manufactured home; Moveable dwelling; Residential Accommodation25 Jun 2026Additional Information Requested
11 Morilla Street Lightning Ridge 2834Advertising and signage; Shop18 May 2026Determined
34/-/Dp752264Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Non-standard Housing; Residential Accommodation15 May 2026Determined
17-19 Earl Street Collarenebri 2833Demolition11 May 2026Determined
42-44 Hastings Street Burren Junction 2386Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool9 May 2026Determined
3140 Moomin Road Rowena 2387Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Feedlot8 May 2026Under Assessment
22 Bate Street Walgett 2832Erection of a new structure; Automotive/truck premises; Truck depot30 Apr 2026Determined
6957 Gundabloui Road, Collarenebri Nsw 2833Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home24 Apr 2026Determined
42 Peel Street Walgett 2832Shed; Erection of a new structure22 Apr 2026Under Assessment
Kamilaroi Highway Walgett 2832Subdivision31 Mar 2026Determined
Tungra Road Walgett 2832Subdivision27 Mar 2026Under Assessment
2526 Bugilbone Road Pilliga 2388Subdivision26 Mar 2026Under Assessment
22 Fox Street Walgett 2832Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Community facility11 Mar 2026Determined
6 Sutherland Street Walgett 2832Home business; Advertising 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 Australia4 Mar 2026Determined

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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 found259 applications since 2019; 175 proposed homes; 5 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 189 applications carrying both dates. Cost of works is the applicant's own estimate.