Development applications — Newcastle City Council
9,934 applications since 2019, proposing 25,226 new dwellings.
Largest by cost of works
| Address | What | Cost of works | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 309 King Street Newcastle West 2302 | Shop top housing; 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 | $189,642,610 | Determined |
| 309 King Street Newcastle West 2302 | Stratum / community title subdivision; Mixed use development | $160,899,200 | Determined |
| 121 Hunter Street Newcastle 2300 | Shop top housing; Erection of a new structure | $159,654,715 | Determined |
| 121 Hunter Street Newcastle 2300 | Shop top housing; Erection of a new structure | $159,654,715 | Determined |
| 22 Newcomen Street, Newcastle | Residential flat building; Shop top housing; Erection of a new structure | $159,654,715 | Determined |
1,360 applications lodged in 2025
| Address | What | Lodged | Status | Cost | Dwellings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 Quarterhorse Drive Minmi 2287 DA2025/01345 |
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure | 4 Dec 2025 | Determined 12 Dec 2025 |
$509,760 | 1 |
| 3 Stevenson Place Newcastle East 2300 DA2025/01360 |
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure | 4 Dec 2025 | Determined 21 Sep 2026 |
$250,000 | 1 |
| 52 Merewether Street Merewether 2291 DA2025/01350 |
Subdivision | 4 Dec 2025 | Determined 9 Dec 2025 |
— | — |
| 1 Edison Street Adamstown Heights 2289 DA2025/01323 |
Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool | 4 Dec 2025 | Determined 9 Dec 2025 |
$40,000 | — |
| 21 Irving Street Wallsend 2287 DA2025/01343 |
Multi-dwelling housing; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation | 3 Dec 2025 | Under Assessment | $1,333,755 | 2 |
| 29 Moate Street Georgetown 2298 MA2025/00417 |
Demolition; Shop top housing; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure | 3 Dec 2025 | Determined 24 Feb 2026 |
$7,650,000 | 16 |
| 3 Irving Street Wallsend 2287 DA2025/01349 |
Place of public worship; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure | 3 Dec 2025 | Determined 10 Feb 2026 |
$577,500 | — |
| 9 Montrose Avenue Adamstown Heights 2289 DA2025/01346 |
Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure | 3 Dec 2025 | Determined 30 Jan 2026 |
$647,526 | 1 |
| 37 Christie Road Tarro 2322 DA2025/01337 |
Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Carport; Driveways and hard stand spaces | 2 Dec 2025 | Determined 6 Feb 2026 |
$35,000 | — |
| 31 Bulkara Street Adamstown Heights 2289 DA2025/01331 |
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure | 2 Dec 2025 | Determined 27 Jan 2026 |
$130,000 | — |
| 53 Robert Street Wickham 2293 DA2025/01342 |
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure | 2 Dec 2025 | Determined 22 Jan 2026 |
$87,500 | — |
| 41 Abbott Street Wallsend 2287 DA2025/01332 |
Erection of a new structure; Carport | 2 Dec 2025 | Determined 9 Dec 2025 |
$11,730 | — |
| 40 Frederick Street Merewether 2291 DA2025/01335 |
Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure | 1 Dec 2025 | Determined 2 Mar 2026 |
$1,113,860 | 1 |
| 9 Blamey Avenue New Lambton 2305 DA2025/01336 |
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure | 1 Dec 2025 | Determined 18 Feb 2026 |
$323,400 | 1 |
| 29 Yule Road Merewether 2291 MA2025/00415 |
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure | 1 Dec 2025 | Determined 29 Jan 2026 |
— | 1 |
| 97 Brunker Road Adamstown 2289 DA2025/01339 |
Commercial development; Office Premise; 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); Minor building alterations (external) | 1 Dec 2025 | Determined 19 Jan 2026 |
$161,040 | — |
| 29 Florida Avenue New Lambton 2305 DA2025/01344 |
Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure | 1 Dec 2025 | Determined 15 Jan 2026 |
$333,160 | — |
| 6 Francis Street Tighes Hill 2297 DA2025/01315 |
Subdivision | 1 Dec 2025 | Determined 3 Dec 2025 |
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| 49 Woodward Street Merewether 2291 DA2025/01341 |
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure | 1 Dec 2025 | Under Assessment | $2,500,000 | 1 |
| 164 Lake Road Elermore Vale 2287 MA2025/00404 |
Subdivision | 28 Nov 2025 | Determined 29 Jul 2026 |
$5,375,000 | — |
| 17 Cameron Street Jesmond 2299 DA2025/01334 |
Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure | 28 Nov 2025 | Determined 19 Dec 2025 |
$142,780 | 1 |
| 5 Ridgeway Road New Lambton Heights 2305 MA2025/00419 |
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure | 28 Nov 2025 | Determined 18 Dec 2025 |
$762,000 | 1 |
| 207 Dunbar Street Stockton 2295 MA2025/00418 |
Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space | 28 Nov 2025 | Determined 18 Dec 2025 |
$276,879 | 1 |
| 480 Glebe Road Adamstown 2289 DA2025/01319 |
Shed; Erection of a new structure | 28 Nov 2025 | Determined 15 Dec 2025 |
$125,708 | — |
| 1 Fletcher Street Beresfield 2322 DA2025/01340 |
Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure | 28 Nov 2025 | Determined 11 Dec 2025 |
$250,000 | 1 |
| 35 Wrightson Avenue Bar Beach 2300 MA2025/00416 |
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool | 28 Nov 2025 | Determined 1 Dec 2025 |
— | 1 |
| 30 Stewart Avenue Hamilton East 2303 DA2025/01329 |
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure | 27 Nov 2025 | Determined 18 Mar 2026 |
$321,107 | 1 |
| 1 Fourth Street North Lambton 2299 DA2025/01326 |
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Awnings, blinds and canopies; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Garage, carport or carparking space | 27 Nov 2025 | Determined 13 Feb 2026 |
$124,709 | — |
| 162 Dumaresq Street Hamilton 2303 MA2025/00408 |
Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space | 27 Nov 2025 | Determined 22 Dec 2025 |
$251,686 | 1 |
| 9 Nerong Road North Lambton 2299 DA2025/01322 |
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Residential Accommodation; Supporting Development | 27 Nov 2025 | Determined 3 Dec 2025 |
$175,239 | — |
| 48 Bottlebrush Boulevard Fletcher 2287 DA2025/01328 |
Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure | 27 Nov 2025 | Determined 3 Dec 2025 |
$136,752 | 1 |
| 33 Shearwater Drive Shortland 2307 MA2025/00413 |
Seniors housing; Independent living units; Residential care facility; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure | 26 Nov 2025 | Under Assessment | $91,846,900 | 365 |
| 117 Macquarie Street Merewether 2291 DA2025/01327 |
Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached) | 26 Nov 2025 | Determined 21 Apr 2026 |
$1,351,981 | 2 |
| 24 Grainger Street Lambton 2299 DA2025/01311 |
Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure | 26 Nov 2025 | Determined 20 Apr 2026 |
$865,000 | 1 |
| 9 Charlton Street Lambton 2299 MA2025/00414 |
Multi-dwelling housing; Erection of a new structure | 26 Nov 2025 | Determined 6 Jan 2026 |
— | 2 |
| 1 Market Street Newcastle 2300 DA2025/01282 |
Business premises; Commercial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Hours of operation and trading | 26 Nov 2025 | Determined 23 Dec 2025 |
$138,904 | — |
| 153 Anderson Drive Beresfield 2322 DA2025/01325 |
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure | 26 Nov 2025 | Determined 16 Dec 2025 |
$200,000 | 1 |
| 210 Brooks Street Bar Beach 2300 DA2025/01317 |
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure | 26 Nov 2025 | Determined 16 Dec 2025 |
$573,160 | 1 |
| 3 Hartzer Place Tarro 2322 DA2025/01314 |
Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation | 26 Nov 2025 | Determined 28 Nov 2025 |
$250,000 | 1 |
| 258 Lambton Road New Lambton 2305 MA2025/00409 |
Pub; Hours of operation and trading | 25 Nov 2025 | Determined 7 Sep 2026 |
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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.