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stated figure at lodgement, and status matters as much as size: several of the largest in NSW are marked Cancelled or Withdrawn below, not Determined.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6-14 Castle Street Castle Hill | Entertainment facility; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Recreation facility (indoor); Recreation facility (outdoor); Retail Premise | The Hills | $712M | — | Under Assessment |
| 2 | 155 Mitchell Road Erskineville 2043 | Residential flat building; Shop top housing; Erection of a new structure; Build-to-rent | Council of the City of Sydney | $569M | 1,065 | Under Assessment |
| 3 | 81 Trinity Point Drive Morisset Park 2264 | Demolition; Residential flat building; Hotel or motel accommodation; Restaurant or cafe; Subdivision; Outdoor dining - general; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Landscaping structures; Pathways and paving; Function centre; Health services facility; Swimming pool | Lake Macquarie | $463M | 131 | Under Assessment |
| 4 | 83 Church Street Parramatta 2150 | Commercial development; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation | City of Parramatta Council | $419M | — | Under Assessment |
| 5 | 1 Alfred Street Sydney 2000 | Residential flat building; Hotel or motel accommodation; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Retail Premise | Council of the City of Sydney | $397M | 157 | Under Assessment |
| 6 | 351 Oran Park Drive Oran Park 2570 | Residential flat building; Shop top housing; Business premises; Office Premise; Erection of a new structure; Retail Premise | Camden Council | $392M | 201 | Under Assessment |
| 7 | 2 57 North Parade Mount Druitt 2770 | Mixed use development | Blacktown | $339M | 950 | Under Assessment |
| 8 | 1 Alfred Street Sydney 2000 | Shop top housing; Erection of a new structure | Council of the City of Sydney | $329M | 184 | Under Assessment |
| 9 | 34 Tallawong Road Tallawong 2762 | Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure | Blacktown | $318M | 911 | Under Assessment |
| 10 | 25 Leeds Street Rhodes 2138 | Subdivision | City of Canada Bay Council | $309M | — | Under Assessment |
| 11 | 26-38 Saunders Street Pyrmont 2009 | Demolition; Shop top housing; Erection of a new structure; Retail Premise | Council of the City of Sydney | $280M | 175 | Under Assessment |
| 12 | 1 Pitt Street Sydney 2000 | Hotel or motel accommodation; Erection of a new structure | Council of the City of Sydney | $275M | — | Under Assessment |
| 13 | 189 Macquarie Street Parramatta 2150 | Residential flat building; Commercial development; 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 | City of Parramatta Council | $271M | 538 | Under Assessment |
| 14 | 346-350 Old Northern Road Castle Hill 2154 | Demolition; Seniors housing; Independent living units; Erection of a new structure | The Hills | $261M | 229 | Under Assessment |
| 15 | 14-16 Hill Road, Wentworth Point Nsw 2127 | Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation | City of Parramatta Council | $246M | 487 | Under Assessment |
| 16 | 15 1 Bowtells Drive Avoca Beach 2251 | Erection of a new structure; Moveable dwelling | Central Coast Council | $245M | 58 | Under Assessment |
| 17 | 37 South Street Marsden Park 2765 | Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Other Infrastructure | Blacktown | $235M | — | Under Assessment |
| 18 | 42 Sargents Road Minchinbury 2770 | Erection of a new structure; Data centre | Blacktown | $222M | — | Under Assessment |
| 19 | 5 Orange Grove Road Warwick Farm 2170 | Commercial development; Erection of a new structure | Liverpool | $215M | — | Under Assessment |
| 20 | 37-39 Hill Road Wentworth Point 2127 | Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure | City of Parramatta Council | $177M | 322 | Under Assessment |
| 21 | 33 Cross Street Double Bay 2028 | Entertainment facility; Hotel or motel accommodation; Commercial development; 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; Retail Premise | Woollahra | $170M | — | Under Assessment |
| 22 | 23 - 27 Schofields Road, Schofields | Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure | Blacktown | $156M | 626 | Under Assessment |
| 23 | 106 Forest Lane Old Bar 2430 | Multi-dwelling housing; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia | Mid-Coast Council | $148M | 244 | Under Assessment |
| 24 | 146 Vimiera Road Marsfield 2122 | Demolition; Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure | Ryde | $142M | 106 | Under Assessment |
| 25 | 37-39 Hill Road Wentworth Point 2127 | Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation | City of Parramatta Council | $135M | — | Under Assessment |
| 26 | 23 Eve Street Erskineville 2043 | Demolition; Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation | Council of the City of Sydney | $125M | — | Under Assessment |
| 27 | 44 Rangers Avenue Mosman 2088 | Demolition; Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation | Mosman | $123M | 103 | Under Assessment |
| 28 | 2 Hyde Parade Campbelltown 2560 | Seniors housing; Independent living units; Erection of a new structure | Campbelltown | $119M | 112 | Under Assessment |
| 29 | 43 Oxford Street Epping 2121 | Seniors housing; Independent living units; Residential care facility; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure | City of Parramatta Council | $115M | 118 | Under Assessment |
| 30 | 9r Ayres Grove Mount Druitt 2770 | Residential flat building; Entertainment facility; Erection of a new structure; Group home (transitional) | Blacktown | $112M | 63 | Under Assessment |
| 31 | 805 Ballina Road Goonellabah 2480 | Demolition; Seniors housing; Independent living units; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Fences; Moveable dwelling; Swimming pool | Lismore | $110M | 200 | Under Assessment |
| 32 | 48 Beecroft Road Epping 2121 | Shop top housing; Erection of a new structure | City of Parramatta Council | $105M | 122 | Under Assessment |
| 33 | 11-29 The Entrance Road The Entrance 2261 | Mixed use development | Central Coast Council | $100M | 414 | Under Assessment |
| 34 | 924 Hunter Street Newcastle West 2302 | Shop top housing; Erection of a new structure | Newcastle | $100M | 188 | Under Assessment |
| 35 | 6 Homepride Avenue Warwick Farm 2170 | Hotel or motel accommodation; Erection of a new structure | Liverpool | $100M | — | Under Assessment |
| 36 | 115-119 Cowpasture Road Wetherill Park 2164 | Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Storage premises; General industry | Fairfield | $93M | — | Under Assessment |
| 37 | 33 Shearwater Drive Shortland 2307 | Seniors housing; Independent living units; Residential care facility; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure | Newcastle | $92M | 365 | Under Assessment |
| 38 | 267 Princes Highway Milton 2538 | Demolition; Seniors housing; 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 | Shoalhaven | $91M | 260 | Under Assessment |
| 39 | 494 Anzac Parade Kingsford 2032 | 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; Co-living | Randwick | $91M | 358 | Under Assessment |
| 40 | Astoria Street Marsden Park 2765 | Warehouse or distribution centre; Erection of a new structure | Blacktown | $91M | — | 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.