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NSW development pipeline · June 2026

What was lodged across all 126 NSW local government areas in June 2026, drawn from the NSW Planning Portal. Free to read, quote and cite.

Applications lodged
4,888
Declared value
$7.3 billion
New dwellings
10,458
Change on prior month
-0.3%

Fastest councils to determine a DA

COUNCIL VALUE
Coolamon20 days
Temora20 days
Hay21 days
Junee23 days
Weddin24 days
Lockhart25 days
Leeton26 days
Inverell27 days
Port Stephens27 days
Nambucca Valley27 days

Councils with at least 200 determined applications, ranked by median days from lodgement to determination.

Slowest councils to determine a DA

COUNCIL VALUE
Liverpool125 days
Georges River124 days
Sutherland121 days
Hunters Hill107 days
Ballina102 days
Wingecarribee102 days
Ku-ring-gai99 days
North Sydney95 days
Queanbeyan-Palerang93 days
Mosman92 days

Busiest councils, last 12 months

COUNCIL VALUE
Central Coast2,080
Lake Macquarie2,022
Sydney1,884
Northern Beaches1,709
Newcastle1,472
Inner West1,424
The Hills1,390
Blacktown1,247
Wollondilly1,197
Shoalhaven1,175

Notes on the data

Figures come from the NSW Planning Portal and are refreshed nightly. Value is the applicant-declared cost of works at lodgement, not a construction contract sum. Determination times count calendar days from lodgement to determination, including time spent awaiting further information from the applicant, which explains much of the spread between councils.

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