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Hay Shire Council — Development Application Data

A live snapshot of development activity in Hay 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
313
Since 2021
Lodged last 12m
73
Median assessment
21 days
Clause 4.6 rate
0.6%
Development standard variations

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

Counted from every application Hay 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
21 days
across 253 determinations
Slowest 20% take
60+ days
the figure worth planning around
Against NSW
-39 days
the NSW median is 60 days
Who determines applications here
Council (delegation not specified)54.5% · 138
Council staff under delegation44.7% · 113

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.

0.8% of applications in Hay Shire Council sought a clause 4.6 variation to a development standard, and 50% of those variations were granted (1 of 2). 3.4% of DAs lodged were withdrawn before a determination was made.

Development type mix

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

Erection of a new structure126
Shed64
Dwelling house40
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure38
Demolition32
Garages, carports and car parking spaces18
Other18
Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah15

Development cost distribution

Estimated development cost ranges reported on Hay Shire Council DAs.

Under $100k206
$100k – $500k61
$500k – $1M17
$1M – $5M12
$5M+13

Hay 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 Hay Shire Council handle?

Plan Advice holds 313 development applications for Hay Shire Council, 73 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 Hay Shire Council?

The median assessment time is 21 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 Hay Shire Council?

The median is 21 days from lodgement to determination across 253 applications determined in the last 5 years, and the slowest fifth take 60 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 Hay Shire Council?

44.7% of determinations were made by council staff under delegated authority. council (delegation not specified) determined 54.5%. Anything referred to a panel or the elected body is decided in a public meeting, which adds a meeting cycle.

Does Hay Shire Council approve clause 4.6 variations?

0.8% of applications sought a variation to a development standard, and 50% of those were granted (1 of 2 in the last 5 years).

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

The most frequent application types are erection of a new structure (126), shed (64), dwelling house (40).

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

2 applications — 0.64% 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.

DA2026-38
185 PINE STREET HAY 2711
Dwelling house · lodged 2026-09-17
$594,000
2026-34
258 COKE STREET HAY 2711
Demolition · lodged 2026-08-20
$19,489,841
2024-44-2
710 MURRUMBIDGEE RIVER ROAD HAY 2711
Erection of a new structure · lodged 2026-07-20
$4,900,000
PAN-630674
389 MOAMA STREET HAY SOUTH 2711
Subdivision · lodged 2026-09-16
$294,000
2026-36
478 ORSON STREET HAY 2711
Secondary dwelling · lodged 2026-09-15
$22,000
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