Campbelltown City Council — Development Application Data
Development assessment times run longer in Campbelltown City Council than in many comparable Sydney councils, with the median DA taking 58 days to determine. The council has processed 4514 applications since 2021, with 1987 lodged in the past year alone. Activity spans a broad range, from smaller residential work through to major projects: 1351 applications valued under $100k, 1479 between $100k and $500k, and 228 exceeding $5M. Development standard variations under Clause 4.6 appear in just 2.55% of applications. The most common development types are dual occupancies (525 applications), alterations and additions (355), subdivisions (320), and change of use proposals (104), though 2974 applications fall into other categories. Understanding how your specific project aligns with Campbelltown's assessment priorities and timelines matters before lodgement. A Plan Advice AI-powered assessment for your Campbelltown City Council property delivers that insight in seconds.
Development type mix
What people are building in Campbelltown City Council. Ranked by DA volume.
Development cost distribution
Estimated development cost ranges reported on Campbelltown City Council DAs.
Campbelltown City 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 Campbelltown City Council handle?
Plan Advice holds 4,658 development applications for Campbelltown City Council, 2,085 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 Campbelltown City Council?
The median assessment time is 58 days for FY25-26, after a median 4 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 Campbelltown City Council?
The most frequent application types are dual occupancy (545), alterations & additions (359), subdivision (334).
How often is a clause 4.6 variation used in Campbelltown City Council?
121 applications — 2.6% 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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