NSW development applications by type

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

• Erection of a new structure — 85,057
• Dwelling house — 66,002
• Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure — 55,721
• Dwelling — 55,143
• Alterations and additions to residential development — 42,176
• Demolition — 39,029
• Shed — 27,173
• Pools / decks / fencing — 24,658
• Residential Accommodation — 21,507
• Subdivision — 17,025
• Garages, carports and car parking spaces — 16,565
• Secondary dwelling — 16,544
• Subdivision of land — 15,890
• Other — 15,509
• Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs — 14,226
• Dual occupancy — 14,053
• Swimming pool — 11,149
• Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia — 8,696
• Retaining walls, protection of trees — 7,601
• Alterations and additions to commercial development — 6,124
• Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support — 6,063
• Signage — 5,799
• Residential flat building — 5,590
• Garage, carport or carparking space — 5,280
• Change of use — 5,245
• Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah — 5,175
• Dual occupancy (attached) — 4,812
• Multi-dwelling housing — 4,677
• Advertising and signage — 4,067
• Hours of operation and trading — 3,783
• Carport — 3,770
• Earthworks / change in levels — 3,541
• Dual occupancy (detached) — 3,541
• Industrial development — 3,112
• Commercial development — 2,992
• Supporting Development — 2,726
• Restaurant or cafe — 2,507
• Driveways and hard stand spaces — 2,501
• Minor building alterations (external) — 2,390
• Fences — 2,254
• Attached dwelling — 2,203
• Food and drink premise — 2,186
• Retail Premise — 1,962
• Minor building alterations (internal) — 1,898
• Shop top housing — 1,842
• Business premises — 1,837
• Farm buildings — 1,736
• Mixed use development — 1,715
• Office Premise — 1,684
• Semi-attached dwelling — 1,602
• Temporary building, structure or use — 1,569
• Centre-based child care — 1,510
• Semi-detached dwelling — 1,440
• Alterations and additions to industrial development — 1,371
• Centre based childcare — 1,370
• Home business — 1,346
• General industry — 1,252
• Retail premises — 1,233
• Educational establishment — 1,184
• Recreation facility (indoor) — 1,165
• Pub — 1,160
• Manufactured home — 1,159
• Stratum / community title subdivision — 1,147
• Recreational Uses — 1,081
• Stormwater management systems — 1,068
• Landscaping structures — 1,030
• Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses — 971
• Rainwater tanks — 952
• Boarding house — 924
• Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures) — 845
• Medium Density Housing — 838
• Office premises — 825
• Hotel or motel accommodation — 788
• Warehouse or distribution centre — 774
• Business identification sign — 759
• Awnings, blinds and canopies — 739
• Food and drink premises — 738
• Non-standard Housing — 705
• Shop — 697
• Pathways and paving — 677
• Light industry — 650
• Take away food and drink — 647
• Place of public worship — 641
• Small bar — 593
• Seniors housing — 592
• Community facility — 562
• Early Education and Care Facility — 506
• Health services facilities — 503
• School — 478
• Agriculture — 446
• Advertising structure — 444
• Registered club — 438
• Take-away food and drink premises — 432
• Tourist and visitor accommodation — 417
• Hot water systems — 401
• Air-conditioning units — 395
• Multi-dwelling housing (terraces) — 390
• Independent living units — 385
• Recreation/Tourist Premise — 358
• Service station — 358
• Vehicle repair station — 357
• Entertainment facility — 352
• Other Infrastructure — 346
• Recreation facility (outdoor) — 337
• Stairway — 332
• Storage premises — 329
• Telecommunications and communication facilities — 327
• Specialised Retail Premises — 326
• Co-living — 322
• Port, wharf, boating facilities — 320
• Infrastructure — 298
• Neighbourhood shop — 291
• Vehicle Sales or Hire Premises — 281
• Exhibition home — 281
• Skylights, roof windows and ventilators — 280
• Clothes hoists and clothes lines — 279
• Building identification sign — 270
• Car park — 265
• Medical centre — 264
• Function centre — 256
• Barbecues and other outdoor cooking structures — 253
• Letterboxes — 249
• Moveable dwelling — 248
• Access ramp — 246
• Recreation area — 244
• Residential care facility — 243
• Home occupation — 242
• Telecommunications facility — 238
• Self storage units — 234
• Portable swimming pools and spas and child-resistant barriers — 230
• Jetty — 228
• Group home — 211
• Group home (permanent) — 210
• Shipping containers — 210
• Privacy screens — 202
• Group homes — 188
• Artisanal food and drink — 184
• Waste and resource management facilities — 182
• Caravan park — 177
• Entertainment associated with existing premises — 176
• Outdoor dining - general — 174
• Water recreation structure — 173
• Shade structures of canvas, fabric, mesh or the like — 170
• Electricity generating facility (solar and wind) — 165
• Ancillary commercial development — 162
• Health services facility — 159
• Extractive Industries (non-mining) — 150
• Automotive/truck premises — 149
• Farm building — 149
• Tennis courts — 147
• Horticulture — 145
• Depot — 145
• Rural industry — 141
• Artisan food and drink industry — 133
• Health consulting room — 127
• Animal boarding or training establishment — 120
• Flood mitigation work — 115
• Neighbourhood supermarket — 110
• Camping ground — 106
• Stormwater management system — 105
• Footpaths - outdoor dining — 101
• Agricultural produce industry — 101