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Development applications in Port Stephens

Every development application lodged with Port Stephens Council and published to the NSW Planning Portal, from lodgement through to occupation certificate.

Applications lodged
4,711
Total value
$4.4 billion
New dwellings
6,259
Determined
4,246
Last 12 months
800
Median determination
27 days
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How long does a DA take in Port Stephens?

Half of determined applications in Port Stephens were decided within 27 days of lodgement, with a mean of 46 days across 4,216 determined applications. The mean sits above the median because a small number of long-running applications pull it up.

The NSW median across councils with comparable volume is 46 days, so Port Stephens determines applications faster than the state's middle. Determination time varies widely by development type and by how complete the lodgement is.

What is in the record

Devlens links the four NSW registers into one timeline per site: development applications (DA), complying development certificates (CDC), construction certificates (CC) and occupation certificates (OC). That means you can see not just what was approved in Port Stephens, but what was actually built and when it was occupied.

Each record carries the address, applicant-declared cost of works, dwelling count, status, lodgement and determination dates, and a map position. The register is refreshed from the NSW Planning Portal every night.

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