Woollahra Municipal Council

6,555 development applications since 2019, proposing 3,632 new homes. A decision takes 83 days at the median.

6,555Applications
3,632Homes proposed
83 daysMedian decision time
$528kMedian cost of works

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 113 dwellings approved in Woollahra Municipal Council worth $557M. The application pipeline is running at about 4.87× that rate. Substantially more is being proposed than approved.

Applications lodged by year

YearApplicationsRelative
2020332
20211,086
20221,054
2023876
2024935
2025997
2026540

What gets built here

Type of workApplications
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2,271
Dwelling house1,880
Alterations and additions to residential development1,657
Demolition824
Dwelling715
Erection of a new structure681
Residential flat building575
Residential Accommodation491

Heritage

798 heritage-listed items, 32 on the State Heritage Register — see them all. A listing restricts what can be altered or demolished.

Most recent applications

AddressWhatLodgedStatus
23 Wunulla Road Point Piper 2027Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
26 Wyuna Road Point Piper 2027Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
246 Old South Head Road Vaucluse 2030Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure21 Aug 2026Under Assessment
12 Albert Street Paddington 2021Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure20 Aug 2026Under Assessment
6 275 O'Sullivan Road Bellevue Hill 2023Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure19 Aug 2026Under Assessment
12 Holland Road Bellevue Hill 2023Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure19 Aug 2026Under Assessment
31 Norfolk Street Paddington 2021Retail Premise; Food and drink premise; Hours of operation and trading18 Aug 2026Under Assessment
9 Cecil Street Paddington 2021Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure17 Aug 2026Under Assessment
39 Warren Road Bellevue Hill 2023Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure17 Aug 2026Under Assessment
7 Cranbrook Road Bellevue Hill 2023Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation17 Aug 2026Under Assessment
19 Adelaide Street Woollahra 2025Dwelling house; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia17 Aug 2026Under Assessment
11 Wentworth Road Vaucluse 2030Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure17 Aug 2026Under Assessment
88 Hopetoun Avenue Vaucluse 2030Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation14 Aug 2026Under Assessment
1 Bell Street Vaucluse 2030Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation14 Aug 2026Under Assessment
2 67 New Beach Road Darling Point 2027Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool13 Aug 2026Under Assessment
242a Old South Head Road Vaucluse 2030Multi-dwelling housing; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation13 Aug 2026Under Assessment
10 Chamberlain Avenue Rose Bay 2029Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation13 Aug 2026Under Assessment
114 Birriga Road Bellevue Hill 2023Demolition; Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure12 Aug 2026Under Assessment
36 Chamberlain Avenue Rose Bay 2029Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure12 Aug 2026Under Assessment
10 Balfour Road Rose Bay 2029Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure12 Aug 2026Under Assessment

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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 4,997 applications carrying both dates. Cost of works is the applicant's own estimate.