Kiama Municipal Council — Development Application Data
Development applications in Kiama Municipal Council face one of the longer median assessment periods in coastal NSW at 84 days, reflecting thorough scrutiny in this heritage-sensitive coastal area. Since 2021, council has processed 1830 DAs, with 635 lodged in the past year alone. The overwhelming majority fall into Other category at 1231 applications, followed by alterations and additions at 287, and dual occupancy at 156. Cost distribution shows 719 applications under $100k, 444 between $100k-$500k, and 341 in the $500k-$1M range, with 262 reaching $1M-$5M and 40 exceeding $5M. Only 3.44% of applications sought development standard variations through Clause 4.6, suggesting most proposals align with existing planning controls. Whether you're planning coastal renovations or multi-dwelling development, understanding Kiama's assessment patterns is essential before lodging. A Plan Advice AI-powered assessment for your Kiama property takes seconds to run.
Development type mix
What people are building in Kiama Municipal Council. Ranked by DA volume.
Development cost distribution
Estimated development cost ranges reported on Kiama Municipal Council DAs.
Kiama Municipal 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 Kiama Municipal Council handle?
Plan Advice holds 1,872 development applications for Kiama Municipal Council, 652 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 Kiama Municipal Council?
The median assessment time is 84 days for FY25-26, after a median 11 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 Kiama Municipal Council?
The most frequent application types are alterations & additions (295), dual occupancy (158), subdivision (93).
How often is a clause 4.6 variation used in Kiama Municipal Council?
64 applications — 3.42% 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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