Urban Digest Weekly: 50 NSW SSD Updates – 19 October 2026

NSW planning and development intelligence

50 NSW State Significant Development Updates – 19 October 2026

This weekly review tracks new NSW State Significant Development applications, projects entering public exhibition and applications moving to determination.

Weekly SSD activity summary

Status
Prepare EIS
9
 
Exhibition
9
 
Response to Submissions
9
 
SEARs
6
 
Collate Submissions
6
 
Assessment
5
 
LGA
City of Canada Bay
4
 
City of Sydney
4
 
Ku-ring-gai
4
 
Canterbury-Bankstown
3
 
Wagga Wagga City
2
 
Muswellbrook Shire
2
 
Development Type
HDA Housing
20
 
Seniors Housing
6
 
Electricity Generation – Other
5
 
In-fill Affordable Housing
5
 
Data Storage
4
 
Electricity Generation – Wind
2
 
Explore this week’s SSD activity on the interactive map, including new projects, exhibitions, determinations and other status changes across NSW.
Map of Weekly Digest SSD updates across New South Wales

New Projects

6

New SSD applications recorded in the NSW planning system this week.

SSD-149323491
SEARs

Rozelle Bay – Early Works Phase 1

Inner West

Proposed development comprising a range of preparatory and early works to facilitate a future public promenade along the Rozelle Bay foreshore, including demolition, remediation, restoration or revetment and seawall, and heritage retention works.

SSD-148781743
SEARs

Eraring Site Decommissioning Project

Lake Macquarie City

The project involves the decommissioning of built infrastructure at Eraring Power Station, rehabilitation of the landform, ongoing resource recovery from the Eraring ash dam and other ancillary development.

SSD-148793240
SEARs

RFB at 39-45 Longueville Rd and 26-30 Kara St

Lane Cove

Proposal for two residential flat buildings at 39-45 Longueville Rd and 26-30 Kara St, including Building A 22 storeys & Building B 12 storeys, comprising of approximately 249 apartments (1-3 bed), 7-levels of basement and affordable housing.

Entered Exhibition

9

SSD applications that entered the public exhibition stage this week.

SSD-128819490
Exhibition

Kurri Kurri Data Centre

Cessnock City

Construction, fit-out and operation of a data centre with a total power consumption of 540 megawatts (MW), located at the former Hydro Aluminium Kurri Kurri plant.

SSD-127808491
Exhibition

Residential Flat Building 161 Herring Rd Mac Park

City of Ryde

300 total dwellings, over two towers that are 36 and 14 storeys tall, with 15% of GFA dedicated to affordable housing for a period of 15 years. Concurrent rezoning to permit additional height and density on the subject site.

SSD-108864209
Exhibition

NEXTDC S4 Data Centre Phase 2, Horsley Park

Fairfield City

Construction and operation of a data centre facility with a maximum power consumption of 134.4 megawatts comprising of two data centre buildings, plant and equipment, diesel storage and associated site infrastructure.

Moved to Determination

1

SSD applications with a determination recorded this week.

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