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stated figure at lodgement, and status matters as much as size: several of the largest in NSW are marked Cancelled or Withdrawn below, not Determined.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.

All statuses Additional Information Requested Cancelled Deferred Commencement Determined In Progress Open Operational consent declined Operational consent initiated Operational consent issued Operational consent requested Pending Court Appeal Pending Lodgement Rejected Under Assessment Withdrawn

#	Address	What	Council	Stated cost	Dwellings	Status
1	34 Terry Road Box Hill 2765	Residential flat building	The Hills	$179M	637	Operational consent declined
2	40-52 Talavera Road Macquarie Park 2113	Demolition; Signage; Flood mitigation work; Stormwater management systems; Earthworks / change in levels; Centre based childcare; Retaining walls, protection of trees; Office premises	Ryde	$68M	—	Operational consent declined

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.