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Development Application Summary (for most recently completed month)

Last updated: 31/10/2023

DAs Lodged
3,794
in Sep 2023
3,767
in October 2023
-0.7%
FY to date 2023/24 FY to date 2022/23 (01 July 2022 to 31 Oct 2022) FY to date 2021/22 (01 July 2021 to 31 Oct 2021) Previous financial year 2022/23 Financial year 2021/22
15,239 19,895 23,232 51,682 64,150
Cost of development of DAs(2)
$1,464M
in October 2023
-5.9% from $1,557M in September
FY to date 2023/24 FY to date 2022/23 (01 July 2022 to 31 Oct 2022) FY to date 2021/22 (01 July 2021 to 31 Oct 2021) Previous financial year 2022/23 Financial year 2021/22
$7,963M $12,610M $6,558M $30,324M $23,707M
DAs Determined
3,221
in Sep 2023
3,251
in October 2023
0.9%
FY to date 2023/24 FY to date 2022/23 (01 July 2022 to 31 Oct 2022) FY to date 2021/22 (01 July 2021 to 31 Oct 2021) Previous financial year 2022/23 Financial year 2021/22
13,160 18,575 17,394 49,987 53,473
DAs Submitted
5,758
in Sep 2023
4,695
in October 2023
-18.5%
FY to date 2023/24 FY to date 2022/23 (01 July 2022 to 31 Oct 2022) FY to date 2021/22 (01 July 2021 to 31 Oct 2021) Previous financial year 2022/23 Financial year 2021/22
21,171 24,501 30,126 64,980 81,158
Average time to determine DAs(3)
104
gross days
in October 2023
-1.9% from 106 gross days in September
FY to date 2023/24 FY to date 2022/23 (01 July 2022 to 31 Oct 2022) FY to date 2021/22 (01 July 2021 to 31 Oct 2021) Previous financial year 2022/23 Financial year 2021/22
108 99 69 107 83

Modification Application Summary (for most recently completed month)

Last updated: 31/10/2023

DA Modification Reviews Lodged
1,169
in Sep 2023
1,112
in October 2023
-4.9%
FY to date 2023/24 FY to date 2022/23 (01 July 2022 to 31 Oct 2022) FY to date 2021/22 (01 July 2021 to 31 Oct 2021) Previous financial year 2022/23 Financial year 2021/22
4,697 5,234 5,845 14,444 15,521
Cost of development of DA Modification Reviews(2)
$6,712M
in October 2023
269% from $1,819M in September
FY to date 2023/24 FY to date 2022/23 (01 July 2022 to 31 Oct 2022) FY to date 2021/22 (01 July 2021 to 31 Oct 2021) Previous financial year 2022/23 Financial year 2021/22
$13,589M $12,041M $5,216M $28,411M $15,163M
DA Modification Reviews Determined
1,040
in Sep 2023
1,028
in October 2023
-1.2%
FY to date 2023/24 FY to date 2022/23 (01 July 2022 to 31 Oct 2022) FY to date 2021/22 (01 July 2021 to 31 Oct 2021) Previous financial year 2022/23 Financial year 2021/22
4,066 4,779 4,831 13,521 13,733
Average time to determine DA Modification Reviews(3)
71
gross days
in October 2023
2.9% from 69 gross days in September
FY to date 2023/24 FY to date 2022/23 (01 July 2022 to 31 Oct 2022) FY to date 2021/22 (01 July 2021 to 31 Oct 2021) Previous financial year 2022/23 Financial year 2021/22
70 69 57 72 66

Complying Development Certificate Summary (for most recently completed month)

Last updated: 31/10/2023

CDCs Lodged
4,419
in Sep 2023
2,888
in October 2023
-34.6%
FY to date 2023/24 FY to date 2022/23 (01 July 2022 to 31 Oct 2022) FY to date 2021/22 (01 July 2021 to 31 Oct 2021) Previous financial year 2022/23 Financial year 2021/22
13,119 11,960 10,146 32,524 31,733
Cost of development of CDCs(2)
$1,262M
in October 2023
-34.1% from $1,914M in September
FY to date 2023/24 FY to date 2022/23 (01 July 2022 to 31 Oct 2022) FY to date 2021/22 (01 July 2021 to 31 Oct 2021) Previous financial year 2022/23 Financial year 2021/22
$5,131M $4,929M $2,997M $11,921M $10,860M
CDCs Determined
2,829
in Sep 2023
2,759
in October 2023
-2.5%
FY to date 2023/24 FY to date 2022/23 (01 July 2022 to 31 Oct 2022) FY to date 2021/22 (01 July 2021 to 31 Oct 2021) Previous financial year 2022/23 Financial year 2021/22
10,753 11,291 8,715 30,036 27,939
Average time to determine CDCs(3)
22
gross days
in October 2023
10% from 20 gross days in September
FY to date 2023/24 FY to date 2022/23 (01 July 2022 to 31 Oct 2022) FY to date 2021/22 (01 July 2021 to 31 Oct 2021) Previous financial year 2022/23 Financial year 2021/22
21 27 17 27 21
Total short-term rental accommodation registrations for NSW
59,245
as at Oct 2023

Application Summary by Office of Local Government (OLG) Categories (Volume, Cost & Assessment Times) (for most recently completed month) (1,2,3)

The tables below include near real-time data about the use of the NSW Planning Portal for individual councils, grouped by NSW Office of Local Government reporting categories. This allows for statistics to be compared between similar councils.

The average determination day figure is calculated by dividing the total number of days taken to determine all applications by the total number of determined applications. Determination days are measured as gross days - the total number of days lapsed between the lodgement and the determination of the application. Determination days includes the time taken for applicants to respond to requests for information from consent authorities.

Instructions:
  • Please use the filter to the right to select the relevant application type.
  • Click on the tabs on the left to select relevant data.
  • Click on the down arrow to view relevant councils in each OLG category.
Development Type % Change
Office of Local Government Category % Change

(1) Local Development Performance Monitoring (LDPM). The LDPM does not collect data on application lodgements, only determinations. Please note that the data included for the LDPM Financial Year 2020/21 reflects data submitted to Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) as of 28 February 2023.

(2) Estimated cost of development is for approved applications, based on data provided by applicants. The dollar value is measured in millions ($m) rounded to one decimal place.

(3) The average determination day figure is calculated by dividing the total number of days taken to determine all applications by the total number of determined applications. Determination days are measured as gross days – the total number of days lapsed between the lodgement and the determination of the application. Determination days includes the time taken for applicants to respond to requests for information from consent authorities.

(4) Average assessment times are measured in days, which are rounded to whole numbers, but the percentage change between the current month and previous month is rounded to one decimal point. This is calculated from the raw assessment times (unrounded) for those months. As such, there may be a perceived discrepancy when the “total” average assessment time for current and previous month are equal but the percentage change is slightly above or below "0".

NB: "-" cells signify that no applications were determined in that period.