NSW development applications by type

What is actually being proposed across NSW, by the classification recorded on the application.

• Erection of a new structure — 86,075
• Dwelling house — 66,820
• Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure — 56,424
• Dwelling — 55,191
• Alterations and additions to residential development — 42,228
• Demolition — 39,376
• Shed — 27,304
• Pools / decks / fencing — 24,680
• Residential Accommodation — 21,806
• Subdivision — 17,223
• Secondary dwelling — 16,652
• Garages, carports and car parking spaces — 16,580
• Subdivision of land — 15,904
• Other — 15,531
• Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs — 14,243
• Dual occupancy — 14,105
• Swimming pool — 11,284
• Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia — 8,828
• Retaining walls, protection of trees — 7,605
• Alterations and additions to commercial development — 6,131
• Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support — 6,129
• Signage — 5,820
• Residential flat building — 5,673
• Garage, carport or carparking space — 5,348
• Change of use — 5,252
• Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah — 5,226
• Dual occupancy (attached) — 4,872
• Multi-dwelling housing — 4,702
• Advertising and signage — 4,122
• Hours of operation and trading — 3,826
• Carport — 3,796
• Dual occupancy (detached) — 3,581
• Earthworks / change in levels — 3,545
• Industrial development — 3,131
• Commercial development — 3,029
• Supporting Development — 2,762
• Driveways and hard stand spaces — 2,538
• Restaurant or cafe — 2,525
• Minor building alterations (external) — 2,416
• Fences — 2,284
• Attached dwelling — 2,218
• Food and drink premise — 2,206
• Retail Premise — 1,990
• Minor building alterations (internal) — 1,910
• Shop top housing — 1,872
• Business premises — 1,847
• Farm buildings — 1,737
• Mixed use development — 1,721
• Office Premise — 1,703
• Semi-attached dwelling — 1,613
• Temporary building, structure or use — 1,582
• Centre-based child care — 1,533
• Semi-detached dwelling — 1,465
• Centre based childcare — 1,377
• Alterations and additions to industrial development — 1,372
• Home business — 1,351
• General industry — 1,271
• Retail premises — 1,239
• Educational establishment — 1,190
• Recreation facility (indoor) — 1,185
• Manufactured home — 1,175
• Pub — 1,171
• Stratum / community title subdivision — 1,149
• Recreational Uses — 1,084
• Stormwater management systems — 1,073
• Landscaping structures — 1,042
• Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses — 976
• Rainwater tanks — 967
• Boarding house — 934
• Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures) — 855
• Medium Density Housing — 849
• Office premises — 825
• Hotel or motel accommodation — 793
• Warehouse or distribution centre — 788
• Business identification sign — 765
• Awnings, blinds and canopies — 750
• Food and drink premises — 741
• Non-standard Housing — 712
• Shop — 704
• Pathways and paving — 686
• Light industry — 657
• Take away food and drink — 655
• Place of public worship — 652
• Small bar — 597
• Seniors housing — 594
• Community facility — 569
• Early Education and Care Facility — 517
• Health services facilities — 503
• School — 483
• Agriculture — 451
• Advertising structure — 447
• Registered club — 446
• Take-away food and drink premises — 432
• Tourist and visitor accommodation — 420
• Hot water systems — 406
• Air-conditioning units — 402
• Multi-dwelling housing (terraces) — 397
• Independent living units — 392
• Recreation/Tourist Premise — 364
• Service station — 362
• Vehicle repair station — 359
• Entertainment facility — 355
• Other Infrastructure — 350
• Recreation facility (outdoor) — 341
• Stairway — 340
• Storage premises — 333
• Telecommunications and communication facilities — 328
• Specialised Retail Premises — 328
• Co-living — 325
• Port, wharf, boating facilities — 320
• Infrastructure — 302
• Neighbourhood shop — 295
• Skylights, roof windows and ventilators — 287
• Vehicle Sales or Hire Premises — 283
• Exhibition home — 283
• Clothes hoists and clothes lines — 281
• Building identification sign — 271
• Medical centre — 270
• Car park — 267
• Barbecues and other outdoor cooking structures — 260
• Function centre — 258
• Letterboxes — 251
• Moveable dwelling — 251
• Recreation area — 248
• Residential care facility — 247
• Access ramp — 246
• Home occupation — 242
• Telecommunications facility — 241
• Self storage units — 240
• Portable swimming pools and spas and child-resistant barriers — 232
• Jetty — 231
• Group home (permanent) — 215
• Shipping containers — 213
• Group home — 212
• Privacy screens — 206
• Group homes — 188
• Artisanal food and drink — 184
• Waste and resource management facilities — 182
• Caravan park — 180
• Entertainment associated with existing premises — 177
• Water recreation structure — 175
• Outdoor dining - general — 174
• Shade structures of canvas, fabric, mesh or the like — 171
• Electricity generating facility (solar and wind) — 168
• Ancillary commercial development — 163
• Health services facility — 162
• Extractive Industries (non-mining) — 154
• Automotive/truck premises — 151
• Farm building — 149
• Tennis courts — 147
• Depot — 146
• Horticulture — 145
• Rural industry — 141
• Artisan food and drink industry — 135
• Health consulting room — 128
• Animal boarding or training establishment — 122
• Flood mitigation work — 115
• Neighbourhood supermarket — 110
• Camping ground — 106
• Stormwater management system — 105
• Footpaths - outdoor dining — 102
• Agricultural produce industry — 102