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stated figure at lodgement, and status matters as much as size: several of the largest in NSW are marked Cancelled or Withdrawn below, not Determined.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.
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#AddressWhatCouncilStated costDwellingsStatus
1 144 Wicks Road Macquarie Park 2113 Demolition; Subdivision of land; Mixed use development; Office premises Ryde $950M 3 Cancelled
2 2a Llewellyn Street Rhodes 2138 Demolition; Residential flat building; 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; Multi-dwelling housing (terraces); Residential Accommodation City of Canada Bay Council $619M 649 Cancelled
3 17 Tindale Street Muswellbrook 2333 Aquaculture; Hours of operation and trading Muswellbrook $542M — Cancelled
4 905 South Dowling Street Zetland 2017 Multi-dwelling housing; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Centre-based child care; Neighbourhood supermarket; Multi-dwelling housing (terraces) Council of the City of Sydney $222M 330 Cancelled
5 116 Bavin Road Bomen 2650 Erection of a new structure; Electricity generating facility (non-solar or wind) Wagga Wagga $206M — Cancelled
6 167 Phillip Street Orange 2800 Demolition; Shop top housing; Seniors housing; Independent living units; Residential care facility; Erection of a new structure Orange $202M 250 Cancelled
7 116 Bavin Road Bomen 2650 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; Electricity generating facility (non-solar or wind) Wagga Wagga $200M — Cancelled
8 Lot 214 / Dp1204946 Garages, carports and car parking spaces; Other Council of the City of Sydney $199M — Cancelled
9 84 Wharf Road Melrose Park 2114 Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure City of Parramatta Council $162M 368 Cancelled
10 Lot: 29 Sp: 87321 Restaurant or cafe; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Food and drink premise Fairfield $150M — Cancelled
11 356 Anzac Parade Kensington 2033 Erection of a new structure; Co-living Randwick $145M 678 Cancelled
12 444 Concord Road Rhodes 2138 Erection of a new structure City of Canada Bay Council $137M 285 Cancelled
13 2-6 Gantry Lane Camperdown 2050 Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Multi-dwelling housing (terraces) Inner West Council $124M — Cancelled
14 1 41 Teak Circuit Suffolk Park 2481 Alterations and additions to commercial development; Mixed use development Byron $123M 1 Cancelled
15 52 Scott Street, Liverpool Hotel or motel accommodation; Commercial development; Erection of a new structure Liverpool $122M 84 Cancelled
16 10-12 Pike Street, Rydalmere Demolition; Place of public worship; Erection of a new structure City of Parramatta Council $120M — Cancelled
17 691-693 George Street Haymarket 2000 Erection of a new structure; Retail Premise; Co-living Council of the City of Sydney $110M 260 Cancelled
18 924 Hunter Street Hunter Street Shop top housing; Residential Accommodation Newcastle $110M — Cancelled
19 40 Memorial Avenue Bella Vista 2153 Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation The Hills $110M 100 Cancelled
20 1-9 Marquet Street Rhodes 2138 Demolition; Shop top housing; Mixed use development City of Canada Bay Council $100M 214 Cancelled
21 Yallah Bay Road Yallah 2530 Subdivision of land Wollongong $100M — Cancelled
22 16 Victory Parade Wallsend 2287 Independent living units; Centre-based child care Newcastle $98M 237 Cancelled
23 613 Pacific Highway Chatswood 2067 Shop top housing; Erection of a new structure Willoughby $94M 136 Cancelled
24 371-375 Pitt Street Sydney 2000 Hotel or motel accommodation; Erection of a new structure Council of the City of Sydney $90M — Cancelled
25 147a Victory Parade Wallsend Seniors housing; Independent living units; Erection of a new structure; Early Education and Care Facility; Centre-based child care Newcastle $89M 237 Cancelled
26 224 Pitt Street, Merrylands Shop top housing Cumberland Council $83M 365 Cancelled
27 751 The Northern Road, Bringelly / 120/Dp1289677 Demolition Camden Council $65M 63 Cancelled
28 35-43 Flinders Street Wollongong Demolition; Shop top housing Wollongong $57M 182 Cancelled
29 44 Bronte Road Bondi Junction 2022 Residential flat building Waverley Council $55M 12 Cancelled
30 100 Edinburgh Road Castlecrag 2068 Shop top housing; Hours of operation and trading Willoughby $55M 38 Cancelled
31 30 Alma Street Paddington 2021 Recreational Uses; Restaurant or cafe Woollahra $52M — Cancelled
32 116 Jonson Street Byron Bay 2481 Erection of a new structure; Serviced apartment Byron $51M — Cancelled
33 2-4 Conder Street Burwood 2134 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 Australia Burwood Council $51M — Cancelled
34 150 Henry Parry Drive Gosford 2250 Mixed use development Central Coast Council $50M 125 Cancelled
35 14 Rich Street Marrickville 2204 Mixed use development Inner West Council $50M 100 Cancelled

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.