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Gilgandra Shire Council — Development Application Data

A live snapshot of development activity in Gilgandra Shire Council — sourced from NSW Government open data and the 413,770-DA Plan Advice corpus. Refreshed automatically. Data reflects the most recent NSW Planning Portal open-data feeds, counted application by application.

DAs on file
240
Since 2021
Lodged last 12m
43
Median assessment
22 days
Clause 4.6 rate
3.3%
Development standard variations

How long a DA takes in Gilgandra Shire Council, and who decides it

Counted from every application Gilgandra Shire Council determined in the last 5 years, as published in the NSW Planning Portal open data. Timelines are lodgement to determination, so they include the time spent waiting on the applicant.

Median determination
22 days
across 184 determinations
Slowest 20% take
50+ days
the figure worth planning around
Against NSW
-38 days
the NSW median is 60 days
Who determines applications here
Council (delegation not specified)55.3% · 104
Council staff under delegation42% · 79
Regional or Sydney planning panel1.1% · 2

An application determined under delegation is decided by the assessing officer. Anything referred to a panel or the elected body is decided in a public meeting and adds a meeting cycle to the timeline. Where the council recorded only “Council” it did not say which, so that row is left as published.

1.6% of DAs lodged were withdrawn before a determination was made.

Development type mix

What people are building in Gilgandra Shire Council. Ranked by DA volume.

Erection of a new structure81
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure47
Shed43
Dwelling house17
Other15
Garages, carports and car parking spaces13
Demolition12
Residential Accommodation12

Development cost distribution

Estimated development cost ranges reported on Gilgandra Shire Council DAs.

Under $100k149
$100k – $500k46
$500k – $1M21
$1M – $5M20
$5M+3

Gilgandra Shire 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 Gilgandra Shire Council handle?

Plan Advice holds 240 development applications for Gilgandra Shire Council, 43 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 Gilgandra Shire Council?

The median assessment time is 22 days. 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.

How long does the council take to determine a DA in Gilgandra Shire Council?

The median is 22 days from lodgement to determination across 184 applications determined in the last 5 years, and the slowest fifth take 50 days or more. The NSW median is 60 days. Counted from the NSW Planning Portal open data, so it covers every application — not a sample.

Who decides development applications in Gilgandra Shire Council?

42% of determinations were made by council staff under delegated authority. council (delegation not specified) determined 55.3%, regional or sydney planning panel determined 1.1%. Anything referred to a panel or the elected body is decided in a public meeting, which adds a meeting cycle.

What kinds of development are most common in Gilgandra Shire Council?

The most frequent application types are erection of a new structure (81), alterations or additions to an existing building or structure (47), shed (43).

How often is a clause 4.6 variation used in Gilgandra Shire Council?

8 applications — 3.33% 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.

DA 2026/668
46 FEDERATION STREET GILGANDRA 2827
Shed · lodged 2026-09-01
$35,000
DA 2026-664
685 ARTHURSLEIGH ROAD GILGANDRA 2827
Dwelling house · lodged 2026-08-18
$675,000
DA 2026/667
4 STRICKLAND STREET GILGANDRA 2827
Erection of a new structure · lodged 2026-09-02
$18,452
2026/662
288 FLORA RESERVE ROAD GILGANDRA 2827
Erection of a new structure · lodged 2026-07-31
$58,007
2026/650
10 MERRI STREET GILGANDRA 2827
Demolition · lodged 2026-04-13
$11,000
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