Development applications — Cessnock City Council

7,758 applications since 2019, proposing 17,108 new dwellings.

Largest by cost of works

AddressWhatCost of worksStatus
1054 Wine Country Drive Lovedale 2325Other$147,645,500Determined
30a West Avenue Cessnock 2325Demolition; 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$97,757,765Additional Information Requested
254 Wollombi Road Bellbird Heights 2325Subdivision$69,676,339Additional Information Requested
107 Kesterton Rise Branxton 2335Other$60,668,108Determined
1823 Wine Country Drive North Rothbury 2335Commercial development; Erection of a new structure$58,783,602Determined

909 applications lodged in 2024

AddressWhatLodgedStatusCostDwellings
1058 Wine Country Drive Lovedale 2325
8/2024/797/1
Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Infrastructure 23 Dec 2024 Determined
23 Mar 2026
$1 —
1058 Wine Country Drive Lovedale 2325
8/2024/819/1
Subdivision 23 Dec 2024 Determined
18 Dec 2025
$12,970,595 —
1058 Wine Country Drive Lovedale 2325
8/2024/799/1
Subdivision 23 Dec 2024 Determined
16 Dec 2025
$16,670,594 —
6 Wickham Street Stanford Merthyr 2327
8/2024/823/1
Secondary dwelling; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached) 23 Dec 2024 Determined
10 Apr 2025
$1,280,000 4
Marrowbone Road Pokolbin 2320
8/2024/848/1
Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure 23 Dec 2024 Determined
14 Mar 2025
$287,447 1
48 Maitland Street Stanford Merthyr 2327
8/2024/841/1
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure 23 Dec 2024 Determined
24 Feb 2025
$172,871 —
20 Sweeney Road North Rothbury 2335
8/2024/843/1
Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support 23 Dec 2024 Determined
29 Jan 2025
$19,000 —
68 Dalwood Road East Branxton 2335
8/2024/821/1
Subdivision 23 Dec 2024 Determined
22 Jan 2025
$1,000 —
1058 Wine Country Drive Lovedale 2325
8/2024/793/1
Erection of a new structure; Recreation/Tourist Premise; Recreation facility (outdoor) 20 Dec 2024 Determined
10 Dec 2025
$27,649,053 —
100 Maitland Street Branxton 2335
8/2024/837/1
Place of public worship; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; 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; Community facility; Other Infrastructure 20 Dec 2024 Determined
4 Jun 2025
$2,575,857 —
1724 Congewai Road Congewai 2325
8/2022/362/5
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure 20 Dec 2024 Determined
13 Mar 2025
$896,177 1
2 18 Farmgate Row East Branxton 2335
8/2024/836/1
Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool 20 Dec 2024 Withdrawn $49,000 —
471 Lovedale Road Lovedale 2325
8/2024/833/1
Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Supporting Development 20 Dec 2024 Withdrawn $19,900 —
28 The Ballabourneen Lovedale 2325
8/2024/830/1
Subdivision 19 Dec 2024 Determined
7 Apr 2025
— —
21 Third Street Weston 2326
8/2024/832/1
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure 19 Dec 2024 Determined
31 Jan 2025
$116,099 —
33 Persoonia Boulevard North Rothbury 2335
8/2024/813/1
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure 18 Dec 2024 Withdrawn $531,680 2
John Renshaw Drive Buttai 2323
8/2019/432/3
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Waste or resource transfer station 18 Dec 2024 Determined
12 Feb 2025
— —
27 Leonard Street Cessnock 2325
8/2024/795/1
Shed; Erection of a new structure 18 Dec 2024 Determined
4 Feb 2025
$29,000 —
17 Flagstone Way North Rothbury 2335
8/2024/800/1
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation 17 Dec 2024 Determined
3 Feb 2025
$660,000 2
384 Maitland Road Cessnock 2325
8/2024/809/1
Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Automotive/truck premises; Vehicle repair station; Retail Premise; Vehicle Sales or Hire Premises 17 Dec 2024 Rejected $15,750 —
89 Church Street Cessnock 2325
8/2024/818/1
Dual occupancy; Demolition; Subdivision; Medium Density Housing; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached) 16 Dec 2024 Determined
23 Jun 2025
$899,731 2
38 Hopetoun Street Kurri Kurri 2327
8/2024/798/1
Shed; Erection of a new structure 16 Dec 2024 Determined
30 Jan 2025
$5,000 —
202 Sandy Creek Road Mount Vincent 2323
8/2024/59/4
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation 16 Dec 2024 Determined
15 Jan 2025
$130,000 —
30 Wills Hill Road Lovedale 2325
8/2020/20588/3
Erection of a new structure; Backpackers' accommodation 16 Dec 2024 Determined
14 Jan 2025
$265,375 —
3 Third Street Cessnock 2325
8/2024/816/1
Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached) 13 Dec 2024 Determined
16 Jun 2025
$716,045 2
65 Allandale Road Cessnock 2325
8/2024/815/1
Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached) 13 Dec 2024 Determined
6 Jun 2025
$716,045 2
455 Wine Country Drive Pokolbin 2320
8/2024/808/1
Commercial development; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia 13 Dec 2024 Withdrawn $396,000 —
116 Murrays Run Road Murrays Run 2325
8/2024/811/1
Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Carport; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Residential Accommodation 12 Dec 2024 Determined
27 Jun 2025
$489,150 1
24 Margaret Street Cessnock 2325
8/2024/768/1
Residential flat building; 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 12 Dec 2024 Determined
6 Mar 2025
$31,680 1
11 Grenache Crescent Cliftleigh 2321
8/2024/804/1
Shed; Erection of a new structure 12 Dec 2024 Determined
29 Jan 2025
$19,500 —
19 Kooralbyn Road Buchanan 2323
8/2024/796/1
Shed; Erection of a new structure; Carport; Garage, carport or carparking space 12 Dec 2024 Determined
30 Jan 2025
$20,000 —
46 Coolalta Drive Nulkaba 2325
8/2024/812/1
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure 12 Dec 2024 Determined
7 Jan 2025
$536,140 1
123-133 Alexandra Street Kurri Kurri 2327
8/2024/807/1
Erection of a new structure; Storage premises; Self storage units 11 Dec 2024 Determined
25 Mar 2025
$3,738,191 —
26 Cumberland Street Cessnock 2325
8/2024/805/1
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures) 11 Dec 2024 Determined
14 May 2025
$119,282 —
31 Persoonia Boulevard North Rothbury 2335
8/2024/801/1
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure 11 Dec 2024 Withdrawn $530,981 2
11 Concord Circuit Cliftleigh 2321
8/2024/788/1
Shed; Erection of a new structure 11 Dec 2024 Determined
11 Feb 2025
$25,000 —
23 Crown Line Drive Rothbury 2320
8/2024/810/1
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure 11 Dec 2024 Determined
6 Feb 2025
$546,039 1
31 O'Shea Circuit Cessnock 2325
8/2024/806/1
Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool 11 Dec 2024 Determined
9 Jan 2025
$65,500 —
119 Mcdonalds Road Pokolbin 2320
8/2024/776/1
Subdivision 10 Dec 2024 Determined
9 Sep 2025
— —
103 Coolalta Drive Nulkaba 2325
8/2024/792/1
Shed; Erection of a new structure 9 Dec 2024 Determined
28 Jan 2025
$41,500 —

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.