Development applications — Cessnock City Council
7,758 applications since 2019, proposing 17,108 new dwellings.
Largest by cost of works
| Address | What | Cost of works | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1054 Wine Country Drive Lovedale 2325 | Other | $147,645,500 | Determined |
| 30a West Avenue Cessnock 2325 | Demolition; Signage; Seniors housing; Independent living units; Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Landscaping structures; Pathways and paving | $97,757,765 | Additional Information Requested |
| 254 Wollombi Road Bellbird Heights 2325 | Subdivision | $69,676,339 | Additional Information Requested |
| 107 Kesterton Rise Branxton 2335 | Other | $60,668,108 | Determined |
| 1823 Wine Country Drive North Rothbury 2335 | Commercial development; Erection of a new structure | $58,783,602 | Determined |
964 applications lodged in 2025
| Address | What | Lodged | Status | Cost | Dwellings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Quarry Street Cessnock 2325 8/2025/263/1 |
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah | 23 Apr 2025 | Determined 2 Jun 2025 |
$28,000 | — |
| 35 Kearsley Street Bellbird 2325 8/2024/491/2 |
Erection of a new structure; Centre-based child care | 23 Apr 2025 | Determined 15 May 2025 |
— | — |
| 59 Cessnock Road Weston 2326 8/2025/269/1 |
Dual occupancy; Demolition; Dwelling house; Subdivision; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached) | 22 Apr 2025 | Determined 31 Mar 2026 |
$1,070,000 | 2 |
| 23 Austral Street Nulkaba 2325 8/2025/271/1 |
Subdivision | 22 Apr 2025 | Withdrawn | — | — |
| 701 Lovedale Road Lovedale 2325 8/2021/22318/2 |
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Agritourism | 17 Apr 2025 | Determined 30 Jun 2025 |
— | — |
| 1411 Leggetts Drive Brunkerville 2323 8/2025/264/1 |
Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool | 17 Apr 2025 | Determined 10 Jun 2025 |
$39,980 | — |
| 100 High Street Greta 2334 8/2025/270/1 |
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 | 17 Apr 2025 | Determined 12 May 2025 |
$40,000 | — |
| 40 Cliften Avenue Cliftleigh 2321 8/2025/262/1 |
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure | 16 Apr 2025 | Determined 12 May 2025 |
$415,594 | 1 |
| 84 Wilderness Road Lovedale 2325 8/2024/50/2 |
Demolition; Restaurant or cafe; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure | 15 Apr 2025 | Determined 27 May 2025 |
$200,000 | — |
| 104 Greta Street Aberdare 2325 8/2025/256/1 |
Shed; Erection of a new structure; Carport | 15 Apr 2025 | Determined 19 May 2025 |
$26,675 | — |
| 9 Barclay Drive North Rothbury 2335 8/2025/251/1 |
Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation | 15 Apr 2025 | Determined 19 May 2025 |
$579,055 | 2 |
| 29 Sparke Street Bellbird 2325 8/2024/631/3 |
Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure | 15 Apr 2025 | Withdrawn | $746,650 | 3 |
| 28 Angophora Drive Pokolbin 2320 8/2025/260/1 |
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure | 15 Apr 2025 | Determined 5 May 2025 |
$137,470 | 1 |
| 61 High Street Greta 2334 8/2025/231/1 |
Business premises; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia | 14 Apr 2025 | Determined 16 Jun 2025 |
$1,500 | — |
| 326 Maitland Road Cessnock 2325 8/2025/245/1 |
Multi-dwelling housing; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure | 14 Apr 2025 | Determined 28 May 2025 |
$622,000 | 2 |
| 190 Maitland Street Kurri Kurri 2327 8/2025/246/1 |
Multi-dwelling housing; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure | 14 Apr 2025 | Determined 22 May 2025 |
$622,000 | 2 |
| 188 Maitland Street Kurri Kurri 2327 8/2025/244/1 |
Multi-dwelling housing; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure | 14 Apr 2025 | Determined 23 May 2025 |
$602,000 | 2 |
| 43 Persoonia Boulevard North Rothbury 2335 8/2025/223/1 |
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation | 14 Apr 2025 | Determined 26 May 2025 |
$672,000 | 2 |
| 3 Kedwell Loop North Rothbury 2335 8/2025/259/1 |
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure | 14 Apr 2025 | Determined 14 May 2025 |
$570,675 | 1 |
| 24 Ashton Drive Heddon Greta 2321 8/2025/255/1 |
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool | 14 Apr 2025 | Determined 13 May 2025 |
$58,761 | — |
| 430 Wine Country Drive, Lovedale, Nsw 2325 8/2025/248/1 |
Hotel or motel accommodation; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure | 11 Apr 2025 | Determined 26 Jun 2025 |
$669,900 | — |
| 75/-/Dp755260 8/2023/217/3 |
Commercial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure | 11 Apr 2025 | Determined 26 May 2025 |
— | — |
| 47 Clare Street Cessnock 2325 8/2025/254/1 |
Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support | 11 Apr 2025 | Determined 16 May 2025 |
$39,600 | — |
| 10 Bendeich Drive North Rothbury 2335 8/2025/250/1 |
Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool | 11 Apr 2025 | Determined 23 Apr 2025 |
$37,850 | — |
| 14 Racecourse Road Cessnock 2325 8/2024/591/2 |
Erection of a new structure; Recreation facility (major) | 11 Apr 2025 | Determined 15 Apr 2025 |
— | — |
| 242 Averys Lane Buchanan 2323 8/2025/234/1 |
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure | 10 Apr 2025 | Determined 22 Jul 2025 |
$49,300 | 1 |
| 58-60 Helena Street Ellalong 2325 8/2025/236/1 |
Shed; Erection of a new structure | 10 Apr 2025 | Determined 25 Jun 2025 |
$30,000 | — |
| 109 James Lane Sawyers Gully 2326 8/2025/206/1 |
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure | 10 Apr 2025 | Determined 18 Jun 2025 |
$296,285 | 1 |
| 124 James Lane Bishops Bridge 2326 8/2024/421/2 |
Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached); Garage, carport or carparking space; Swimming pool; Residential Accommodation | 10 Apr 2025 | Determined 15 Apr 2025 |
$880,000 | 1 |
| 10a Redgum Road Paxton 2325 8/2025/242/1 |
Shed; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support | 9 Apr 2025 | Determined 16 May 2025 |
$45,000 | — |
| 48 Millfield Road Paxton 2325 8/2025/243/1 |
Shed; Erection of a new structure | 9 Apr 2025 | Determined 14 May 2025 |
$37,976 | — |
| 15 Greenlink Street North Rothbury 2335 8/2025/229/1 |
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation | 9 Apr 2025 | Determined 16 Apr 2025 |
$655,000 | 2 |
| 187 Gills Lane Brunkerville 2323 8/2025/239/1 |
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; Minor building alterations (internal) | 8 Apr 2025 | Withdrawn | $25,135 | — |
| 18 High Street Cessnock 2325 8/2025/240/1 |
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure | 8 Apr 2025 | Determined 28 Jul 2025 |
$733,153 | 2 |
| 25 Pillar Street Bellbird 2325 8/2025/232/1 |
Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached) | 8 Apr 2025 | Determined 23 May 2025 |
$683,404 | 2 |
| 95 Nord Grove North Rothbury 2335 8/2025/233/1 |
Shed; Erection of a new structure | 8 Apr 2025 | Determined 26 May 2025 |
$30,000 | — |
| 138 Lake Road Elrington 2325 8/2025/203/1 |
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation | 8 Apr 2025 | Determined 20 May 2025 |
$299,860 | — |
| 15 Flagstone Way North Rothbury 2335 8/2025/238/1 |
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Residential Accommodation | 8 Apr 2025 | Determined 7 May 2025 |
$660,000 | 2 |
| 25 Poplar Level Terrace East Branxton 2335 8/2025/225/1 |
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah | 8 Apr 2025 | Determined 17 Apr 2025 |
$36,000 | — |
| 77 Nord Grove North Rothbury 2335 8/2025/182/1 |
Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Supporting Development | 8 Apr 2025 | Determined 17 Apr 2025 |
$4,000 | — |
Source: NSW Planning Portal Online DA open API. Cost of works is the applicant's own estimate as lodged, not an assessed or final figure.