NSW planning and development intelligence
44 NSW State Significant Development Updates – 7 September 2026
This weekly review tracks new NSW State Significant Development applications, projects entering public exhibition and applications moving to determination.
Weekly SSD activity summary
New Projects
8New SSD applications recorded in the NSW planning system this week.
Cherrybrook Town Centre Mixed Use Development
A Single SSDA for the construction of a mixed-use town centre precinct directly adjacent to Cherrybrook Metro Station, comprising residential dwellings (with affordable housing), retail, commercial floorspace and community facility across ten towers.
Shop-top housing – 448-460 Pacific Highway St Leonards
Shop-top housing comprising 1,862sqm non-residential floor area, 630 dwellings (including 125 affordable housing dwellings), through-site link, landscaping and public domain works.
1320 The Northern Road, Bradfield
Mixed use development with affordable in-fill housing
Residential Flat Building – 45-49 Elimatta Road and 1667- 1671 Pittwater Road Mona Vale
Construction of an approximately three to seven storey residential flat building, comprising approximately 118 dwellings (including 5% affordable housing in perpetuity) and associated works.
Residential Subdivision and Housing Evans Head
Residential subdivision Concept Plan for 157 residential lots. Detailed Stage 1 for 50 residential lots and 40 dwellings (10% affordable) including civil works and road construction.
Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar Redevelopment (Concept and Stage 1)
Concept proposal involving redevelopment of Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar including new buildings, sports fields, increase in student numbers to 2000, ELC and boarding accommodation. Stage 1 involves new school buildings and increase in student number
Metropolitan Continuation Project
12 year extension of Metropolitan Coal Mine, extending the 300 series longwalls to the west of exiting operations and adding 400 series longwalls constructing a Ventilation Air Methane (VAM) abatement plant
Residential development with in-fill affordable housing at 13-25 Carlisle Street, Rose Bay
Residential development with 15% infill affordable housing including landscaping, basement carparking and associated works.
Entered Exhibition
7SSD applications that entered the public exhibition stage this week.
St Andrews Seniors Housing, Ballina
Demolition of existing structures and construction of a new seniors housing development comprising of 79 independent living units, 10 hostel beds, a 5 bed residential care facility, ancillary communal facilities, and parking.
Mixed Use Development at 3-7 Lyons Street and 18 Parnell Street, Strathfield
Mixed use development comprising:• 147 apartments including 15% as affordable housing• Ground floor retail• Communal open space and landscaping
Mixed Use Development at 8-12 George St, Burwood
Demolition of existing structures and construction of mixed-use tower consisting of residential accommodation including affordable housing and non-residential uses including a restaurant, bar, cafe and office premises.
Building B Amending DA 3 Halifax St Macquarie Park
Amendment to an approved residential flat building from 24 to 46 storeys, basement and floor plan amendments
Mixed Use at 14-16 Brookhollow Avenue, Norwest
Mixed Use Development consisting of 15% affordable housing at 14-16 Brookhollow Avenue, Norwest. The development also includes Building A to be completely residential with ground floor child care centre, and Building B to be fully commercial use.
Mixed Use Development and Rezoning at 5-13 Crane Road, Castle Hill
Demolition, construction of a mixed use development (commercial ground floor and shop top housing (~152 dwellings), 5% affordable housing, and concurrent rezoning to add a permitted use (commercial premises) and increase building height to 75m.
Residential development with infill affordable housing – Kiaora Road and Carlotta Road Double Bay
Two residential flat buildings of 6 -storeys including in-fill affordable housing with 52 apartments (14 in-fill affordable housing) and 72 car spaces located in two basement levels with two swimming pools and landscaping
Moved to Determination
1SSD applications with a determination recorded this week.
Project Apollo Data Centre Macquarie Park
Construction, fit out and 24/7 operation of a Data Centre including ancillary office space with an initial load capacity of approximately 90MVA and associated carparking and landscaping.
