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Narrandera Shire Council — Development Application Data

A live snapshot of development activity in Narrandera 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
337
Since 2021
Lodged last 12m
48
Median assessment
15 days
Clause 4.6 rate
1.2%
Development standard variations

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

Counted from every application Narrandera 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
15 days
across 263 determinations
Slowest 20% take
28+ days
the figure worth planning around
Against NSW
-45 days
the NSW median is 60 days
Approved as CDC
28.7%
108 complying development certificates
Who determines applications here
Council (delegation not specified)87.5% · 231
Council staff under delegation12.5% · 33

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.

0.7% of applications in Narrandera Shire Council sought a clause 4.6 variation to a development standard, and 0% of those variations were granted (0 of 2). 0.7% of DAs lodged were withdrawn before a determination was made. On the CDC side, 32.4% of certificates lodged were rejected rather than accepted, at an average declared cost of $193,941.

Development type mix

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

Erection of a new structure123
Shed91
Dwelling house36
Dwelling25
Subdivision of land21
Other20
Subdivision20
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure19

Development cost distribution

Estimated development cost ranges reported on Narrandera Shire Council DAs.

Under $100k218
$100k – $500k81
$500k – $1M20
$1M – $5M14
$5M+3

Narrandera 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 Narrandera Shire Council handle?

Plan Advice holds 337 development applications for Narrandera Shire Council, 48 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 Narrandera Shire Council?

The median assessment time is 15 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 Narrandera Shire Council?

The median is 15 days from lodgement to determination across 263 applications determined in the last 5 years, and the slowest fifth take 28 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 Narrandera Shire Council?

12.5% of determinations were made by council staff under delegated authority. council (delegation not specified) determined 87.5%. Anything referred to a panel or the elected body is decided in a public meeting, which adds a meeting cycle.

Does Narrandera Shire Council approve clause 4.6 variations?

0.7% of applications sought a variation to a development standard, and 0% of those were granted (0 of 2 in the last 5 years).

Can I use a CDC instead of a DA in Narrandera Shire Council?

28.7% of approvals in this LGA went through as complying development (108 certificates in the last 5 years), and 32.4% of CDC applications lodged were rejected rather than accepted. A CDC only applies if the proposal meets every development standard in the Codes SEPP.

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

The most frequent application types are erection of a new structure (123), shed (91), dwelling house (36).

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

4 applications — 1.19% 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.

PAN-675777
63 BOUNDARY ROAD NARRANDERA 2700
Erection of a new structure · lodged 2026-09-17
DA-003-2026-2027
9 BELLS ROAD NARRANDERA 2700
Restaurant or cafe · lodged 2026-07-16
$70,000
DA-011-2026-2027
107 AUDLEY STREET NARRANDERA 2700
Shed · lodged 2026-09-08
$25,000
PAN-675328
61 MALLEE STREET BARELLAN 2665
Shed · lodged 2026-09-15
$188,351
PAN-674775
96-98 YAPUNYAH STREET BARELLAN 2665
Restaurant or cafe · lodged 2026-09-14
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