Randwick City Council — Development Application Data
Development applications in Randwick move through assessment in a median 69 days, positioning this Eastern Suburbs council near the middle range for Sydney metro timeframes. Since 2021, Randwick City Council has processed 5,618 DAs, with 1,628 lodged in the past year alone. The overwhelming majority fall into the 'Other' category at 3,165 applications, followed by alterations and additions at 1,441. Clause 4.6 variations to exceed development standards appear in 10.45% of applications, reflecting the challenges of building within established heritage and coastal character areas. Cost distribution shows 2,110 applications under $100,000 and 1,799 between $100,000 and $500,000, though substantial projects are well represented with 919 applications valued between $1 million and $5 million. Dual occupancies, subdivisions and residential flat buildings each constitute notable development activity across the LGA. A Plan Advice AI-powered assessment for your Randwick property delivers planning insights in seconds.
Why DAs get refused in Randwick City Council
Grounds cited across 97 refused applications, read from the council's own notices of determination. Most recent determination indexed: January 2026. Most refusals cite several grounds at once, so these overlap.
Behind each ground above sits the verbatim paragraph the assessing officer wrote, the LEP and DCP clauses it was tested against, and the address and DA number so you can pull the notice yourself. 1,315 grounds across Randwick City Council are indexed this way.
See the grounds in fullDevelopment type mix
What people are building in Randwick City Council. Ranked by DA volume.
Development cost distribution
Estimated development cost ranges reported on Randwick City Council DAs.
Randwick 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 Randwick City Council handle?
Plan Advice holds 5,725 development applications for Randwick City Council, 1,682 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 Randwick City Council?
The median assessment time is 69 days for FY25-26, after a median 3 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 Randwick City Council?
The most frequent application types are alterations & additions (1,467), dual occupancy (332), subdivision (266).
How often is a clause 4.6 variation used in Randwick City Council?
592 applications — 10.34% 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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