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Development applications in Upper Hunter

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

Applications lodged
743
Total value
$281 million
New dwellings
322
Determined
663
Last 12 months
174
Median determination
33 days
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How long does a DA take in Upper Hunter?

Half of determined applications in Upper Hunter were decided within 33 days of lodgement, with a mean of 69 days across 657 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 Upper Hunter 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 Upper Hunter, 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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