Bayside Council — Development Application Data
Bayside Council processes development applications with a median assessment timeframe of 102 days, reflecting the complexity of balancing heritage considerations and modern development across former Rockdale and Botany council areas. Since 2021, the council has received 4409 DAs, with 1688 lodged in the past 12 months alone. The development pipeline is dominated by Other developments at 2623 applications, followed by alterations and additions at 713, while dual occupancies account for 432 applications. Development standard variations under Clause 4.6 appear in 5.38% of applications, suggesting relatively moderate flexibility in applying planning controls. Cost distribution shows significant activity across all scales, from 1787 applications under $100k to 345 projects exceeding $5M, indicating diverse development ranging from minor works to substantial residential flat buildings and commercial projects. A Plan Advice AI-powered assessment for your Bayside Council property delivers detailed planning insights in seconds.
Development type mix
What people are building in Bayside Council. Ranked by DA volume.
Development cost distribution
Estimated development cost ranges reported on Bayside Council DAs.
Bayside Council DAs — common questions
Answered from this council's own determinations. Where a council has not published a figure, the question is left out rather than guessed.
How many development applications does Bayside Council handle?
Plan Advice holds 4,500 development applications for Bayside Council, 1,709 of them lodged in the last 12 months. The figures on this page are counted from that register, not estimated.
How long does a DA take in Bayside Council?
The median assessment time is 102 days for FY25-26, after a median 3 days to get the application accepted for lodgement. That is the council's own reported figure from the NSW Planning Portal league tables, so it covers every DA they determined — not a sample.
What kinds of development are most common in Bayside Council?
The most frequent application types are alterations & additions (715), dual occupancy (436), residential flat building (189).
How often is a clause 4.6 variation used in Bayside Council?
245 applications — 5.44% of the register — sought a clause 4.6 variation to a development standard.
Most recent development applications
Sampled from the NSW Planning Portal open-data feed.
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