Major projects — Australia's biggest developments in the pipeline
Every NSW development application stating a cost of works over $50M, deduplicated so a project's DA and its modifications count once. 980 projects, $137bn of stated work, 142,621 dwellings.
980Major projects
$137bnTotal stated value
142,621Dwellings across all
$50M+Cost of works floor
Not every project on this list gets built. Cost of works is the applicant's own stated figure at lodgement, and status matters as much as size: several of the largest in NSW are marked Cancelled or Withdrawn below, not Determined. Filter by status to see what actually proceeded.
| # | Address | What | Council | Stated cost | Dwellings | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521 | 60 Pelican Road Schofields 2762 | Residential flat building | Blacktown | $88M | 308 | Determined |
| 522 | 1 Old Menangle Road Campbelltown 2560 | Demolition; Seniors housing; Independent living units; Erection of a new structure | Campbelltown | $88M | — | Under Assessment |
| 523 | 21-23 Mount Road Bowral 2576 | Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces | Wingecarribee | $88M | 1 | Determined |
| 524 | 10 Magari Street Rosebery 2018 | Erection of a new structure; Non-standard Housing | Council of the City of Sydney | $87M | 350 | Deferred Commencement |
| 525 | 170 Reservoir Road Arndell Park 2148 | Other | Blacktown | $87M | 480 | Determined |
| 526 | 132-140 Joynton Avenue Zetland | Recreational Uses | Council of the City of Sydney | $87M | 1 | Determined |
| 527 | 13 George Julius Avenue Zetland 2017 | Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Community facility; Other Infrastructure | Council of the City of Sydney | $87M | — | Determined |
| 528 | 285 Aldington Road Kemps Creek 2178 | Warehouse or distribution centre; Erection of a new structure | Penrith | $87M | — | Under Assessment |
| 529 | 184 Lord Sheffield Circuit Penrith 2750 | Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure | Penrith | $87M | 237 | Determined |
| 530 | 263-281 Pennant Hills Road Carlingford 2118 | Multi-dwelling housing; Erection of a new structure | City of Parramatta Council | $87M | 109 | Deferred Commencement |
| 531 | 16 Orange Grove Road Warwick Farm 2170 | Demolition; Alterations and additions to commercial development | Liverpool | $87M | — | Determined |
| 532 | 124 Forest Road Hurstville 2220 | Shop top housing | Georges River Council | $86M | 219 | Determined |
| 533 | 683-689 George Street Haymarket 2000 | Commercial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure | Council of the City of Sydney | $86M | — | Determined |
| 534 | 4-10 Bridge Street Pymble 2073 | Commercial development; Office Premise; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Retail Premise | Ku-ring-gai Council | $86M | — | Determined |
| 535 | 257 Crawford Street Queanbeyan 2620 | Shop top housing | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | $86M | 178 | Determined |
| 536 | 37-41 Oxford Street Epping 2121 | Shop top housing; Erection of a new structure | City of Parramatta Council | $86M | 211 | Determined |
| 537 | 14-16 Hill Road Sydney Olympic Park 2127 | Demolition; Residential flat building; Recreation facility (indoor) | City of Parramatta Council | $86M | 1 | Determined |
| 538 | 67-75 Epping Road, Macquarie Park | Office premises | Ryde | $86M | — | Deferred Commencement |
| 539 | Gladstone Street Merrylands 2160 | Residential flat building; Shop top housing; Erection of a new structure | Cumberland Council | $86M | 236 | Determined |
| 540 | 4-4a Terminal Place Merrylands 2160 | Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure | Cumberland Council | $86M | 236 | Determined |
| 541 | 17 Sheehans Lane Gulmarrad 2463 | Multi-dwelling housing; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home | Clarence Valley Council | $85M | 66 | Additional Information Requested |
| 542 | 201-217 Elizabeth Street Sydney 2000 | Mixed use development | Council of the City of Sydney | $85M | — | Withdrawn |
| 543 | 60 Menangle Street Picton 2571 | Office premises; Other | Wollondilly | $85M | — | Determined |
| 544 | 12 Steel Street Newcastle West 2302 | Shop top housing; Erection of a new structure | Newcastle | $85M | 228 | Determined |
| 545 | 167 Hume Highway Greenacre 2190 | Residential flat building; Pub; Hotel or motel accomodation; Erection of a new structure; Retail Premise | Canterbury-Bankstown Council | $85M | 92 | Determined |
| 546 | 12 Carson Lane St Marys 2760 | Residential flat building | Penrith | $85M | 289 | Determined |
| 547 | 971 Richmond Road Marsden Park 2765 | Demolition | Blacktown | $85M | — | Determined |
| 548 | 11 Second Avenue Blacktown 2148 | Demolition; Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure; Retail Premise | Blacktown | $84M | 324 | Determined |
| 549 | 65 Martin Place Sydney 2000 | Demolition; Business premises; Office Premise | Council of the City of Sydney | $84M | — | Determined |
| 550 | 94 Epsom Road Zetland 2017 | Mixed use development | Council of the City of Sydney | $84M | 271 | Determined |
| 551 | 74 Caringbah Road Caringbah South 2229 | Dual occupancy; Subdivision of land | Sutherland | $84M | 2 | Determined |
| 552 | 266 Longueville Road Lane Cove 2066 | Seniors housing | Lane Cove | $83M | 92 | Determined |
| 553 | 371-375 Pitt Street Sydney 2000 | Hotel or motel accommodation; Erection of a new structure; Shop | Council of the City of Sydney | $83M | — | Determined |
| 554 | 60 Menangle Street Picton 2571 | Commercial development; Office Premise; Erection of a new structure | Wollondilly | $83M | — | Determined |
| 555 | 163 Birrell Street Waverley 2024 | Demolition; Signage; Subdivision of land; Stratum / community title subdivision; Mixed use development; Earthworks / change in levels; Recreational Uses; Other | Waverley Council | $83M | 54 | Determined |
| 556 | 224 Pitt Street, Merrylands | Shop top housing | Cumberland Council | $83M | 365 | Cancelled |
| 557 | 130-134 Pacific Highway Greenwich 2065 | Demolition; Shop top housing; Seniors housing; Independent living units; Erection of a new structure | Lane Cove | $83M | 59 | Withdrawn |
| 558 | 115 Norman Avenue Thornleigh 2120 | Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Recreation facility (outdoor); Recreation area | The Council of the Shire of Hornsby | $83M | — | Determined |
| 559 | 23-27 Bourke Road Alexandria 2015 | Office premises; Retail premises | Council of the City of Sydney | $82M | — | Determined |
| 560 | 559 Anambah Road Gosforth 2320 | Subdivision | Maitland | $82M | — | Under Assessment |
Source: NSW Planning Portal Online DA open API (CC-BY 4.0). Cost of works is the applicant's own estimate as lodged, not an assessed or final figure.