Manly Observer provides a weekly summary of development applications lodged with Northern Beaches Council in the last week.
While every effort has been made to accurately represent the development applications, we recommend clicking the link (the DA number in the heading) which will take you to the relevant council page with detailed information.
Where exhibition periods have not yet been determined at the time of publication, Council is still gathering the required documention needed before notifying relevant parties. Once the exhibition period opens, there will be a link on the DA page for submissions – please refrain from submitting prior to this link becoming available.
Determinations on large scale development projects can be found at the bottom of the article.
A
9 North Avalon Road, Avalon Beach – DA2025/1043
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $765,149
Alterations and additions to a child care centre.
40 Paradise Avenue, Avalon Beach – DA2025/1032
Exhibition Period: 18/08/2025 to 01/09/2025
Cost of Work: $1,820,328
Alterations and additions to a house and construction of detached home office.
B
27 Bareena Drive, Balgowlah Heights – DA2025/1052
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $2,224,037
Demolition works and construction of a house.
3 Alexandra Crescent, Bayview – DA2025/1034
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $1,555,125
Construction of a house.
14 Loquat Valley Road, Bayview – DA2025/1037
Exhibition Period: 26/08/2025 to 09/09/2025
Cost of Work: $1,945,000
Alterations and additions to a house including a swimming pool.
7 Valley Close, Bayview – DA2025/1044
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $572,000
Alterations and additions to a house, including a new secondary dwelling.
156 Plateau Road, Bilgola Plateau – DA2025/1040
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $349,93
Alterations and additions to a house.
C
211 Alfred Street, Cromer – DA2025/1059
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $723,109
Alterations and additions to a house.
2/60 Alexander Street, Collaroy – DA2025/1025
Exhibition Period: 15/08/2025 to 29/08/2025
Cost of Work: $123,790
Construction of a deck and associated works.
4/18 Aubreen Street, Collaroy Plateau – DA2025/1030
Exhibition Period: 26/08/2025 to 09/09/2025
Cost of Work: $74,800
Use of Premises as a Business Premises (Dr Gemma Aesthetics Cosmetic and Skin Clinic), fitout and signage.
24 Curl Curl Parade, Curl Curl – DA2025/1051
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $220,000
Alterations and additions to a house.
D
67 Pacific Parade, Dee Why – DA2025/1050
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $0
Amending DA2024/1009 for use as a residential flat building, specifically the request to amend the development consent in relation to the affordable housing dedication within the development.
The original DA was approved under the Warringah Local Environmental Plan 2011 which included a 15 per cent affordable housing dedication in return for a 30 per cent height and FSR bonus. The application seeks to apply the Low and Mid-Rise Housing Policy (LMR Policy) planning controls to the approved development as it’s within 800m of Dee Why Town Centre and the height control applicable to the site is 22m without any affordable housing dedication.
The DA does not seek to make any changes to the approved built form.
F
1 Daintrey Street, Fairlight – DA2025/1056
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $247,500
Alterations and additions to a house, including a swimming pool.
2/84 Lauderdale Avenue, Fairlight – DA2025/1020
Exhibition Period: 15/08/2025 to 29/08/2025
Cost of Work: $981,200
Alterations and additions to a dual occupancy.
8 Evans Street, Freshwater – DA2025/1039
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $77,000
Alterations and additions to a house, including driveway and parking.
29 – 31 Moore Road & 64 Undercliff Road, Freshwater – PP-2024-1593
Exhibition Period: 21/07/2025 – 18/08/2025
The planning proposal seeks to amend the Warringah Local Environmental Plan 2011 (WLEP2011) to:
- Increase the size of an existing Additional Permitted Use (APU) for pubs.
- Allow hotel accommodation on the site as part of the amended APU.
The planning proposal notes its intended outcomes are to:
- Enable the orderly and economic use and development of the land.
- Provide hotel accommodation on a site that is ideally suited for such use.
- Enable the lodgement of a separate development application, seeking consent for the construction of hotel accommodation in the southern portion of the site, to be integrated and managed in association with the existing ‘Harbord Hotel’ and bottle shop.
Late last year, Harbord Hotel submitted a planning proposal to provide hotel accommodation on the same site as the pub. While the proposal was supported by the Northern Beaches Local Planning Panel (NBLPP) and Council officers recommended proposal endorsement, in November 2024, Council resolved not to endorse the proposal. Harbord Hotel submitted a rezoning review with the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure. In March this year, the Panel recommended the proposal be submitted for Gateway determination as the proposal “demonstrated strategic and site-specific merit”.
Read our earlier coverage on the Harbord Hotel plans here.
I
7 Boronia Road, Ingleside – DA2025/1028
Exhibition Period: 18/08/2025 to 01/09/2025
Cost of Work: $1,859,000
Construction of a house, including a swimming pool.
9 Boronia Road, Ingleside – DA2025/1027
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $1,842,500
Demolition works and construction of a house, including a swimming pool.
M
79 Darley Road, Manly – DA2025/1054
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $988,546
Demolition works and alterations and additions to a semi-detached house.
0 North Steyne, Manly – DA2025/1033
Exhibition Period: 25/08/2025 to 29/09/2025
Cost of Work: $96,140
Alterations and additions to the existing Queenscliff Surf Life Saving Club. The proposal seeks approval for the carrying out of alterations to an existing surf club to provide for a new physio room, a reconfigured physical training room, a kiosk/cafe and a new external door to the uniform storeroom.
97 Pittwater Road, Manly – DA2025/1023
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $895,950
Alterations and additions to a house.
32 The Corso, Manly – DA2025/1022
Exhibition Period: 26/08/2025 to 09/09/2025
Cost of Work: $1,045,000
The proposed change of use and internal fit out is intended for a business premises that will include an indoor sauna, and ice-baths. The proposed development includes: installation of new business identification signage; new internal fit out featuring bathroom amenities, change rooms, steam rooms, sauna, and ice baths.
19 Emma Street, Mona Vale – DA2025/1042
Exhibition Period: 26/08/2025 to 09/09/2025
Cost of Work: $360,352
Alterations and additions to a house.
N
209 Barrenjoey Road, Newport – DA2025/1061
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $95,425
Construction of a swimming pool and associated decking.
24 Ian Lane, North Curl Curl – DA2025/1067
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $55,000
Alterations and additions to a house, including construction of a carport and pool screening.
38 Parr Avenue, North Curl Curl – DA2025/1057
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $434,500
Alterations and additions to a house.
7 Ross Street, North Curl Curl – DA2025/1006
Exhibition Period: 18/08/2025 to 01/09/2025
Cost of Work: $1,100,000
Demolition works and construction of a house.
5 Soniver Road, North Curl Curl – DA2025/1062
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $61,050
Alterations and additions to a house.
57 Wyadra Avenue, North Manly – DA2025/1018
Exhibition Period: 15/08/2025 to 29/08/2025
Cost of Work: $165,688
Construction of a swimming pool.
34 Tatiara Crescent, North Narrabeen – DA2025/1058
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $623,700
Construction of a house, including a swimming pool.
Q
2B Pavilion Street, Queenscliff – DA2025/1021
Exhibition Period: 20/08/2025 to 03/09/2025
Cost of Work: $2,926,000
Demolition works and construction of a house.
S
87 Thompson Street, Scotland Island – DA2025/1045
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $20,350
Use of unauthorised lower level as alterations and additions.
W
39 Watergum Drive, Warriewood – DA2025/1048
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $33,304
Construction of a swimming pool.
15 Lantana Avenue, Wheeler Heights – DA2025/1064
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $149,600
Subdivision of one lot into two.
Determined
10 – 28 Lawerence Street, Freshwater – DA2025/0077
Determination: Refused
Date determined: 11/08/2025
Cost of Work: $34,523,329
The Sydney North Planning Panel unanimously refused the demolition and construction of 30 shop-top apartments, ground floor retail and basement car parking at Freshwater.
Prior to the Panel convening, Northern Beaches Council recommended the refusal of the application.
The applicant sought consent for additional building height; however, Council and the Panel agreed the extent of additional building height was not deemed to be in accordance with the requirements of the State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) and was not supported.
Non-compliant building height and rear setback to the adjoining R2 Zone were also highlighted in the reports.
The Panel’s report added that the proposal had unreasonable amenity impacts on adjoining properties and insufficient information was provided to Council. There was also insufficient information provided with the application to allow for an adequate assessment of any view loss impacts on surrounding properties. Finally, the layout of some apartments were seen as unsatisfactory to ensure inter-tenancy acoustic privacy where a living room abuts a neighbour’s bedroom.
During the exhibition period, Council received 46 submissions in opposition to the development with the main issues being bulk and scale, LEP and DCP non-compliance, amenity including privacy and overshadowing, parking and traffic, construction impacts, impact on Freshwater Village including character, noise generated by waste collection and adequacy of landscaping.
Read more here.
140 – 142 Ocean Street, Narrabeen – DA2025/1033
Determination: Approved
Date determined: 06/08/2025
Cost of Work: $12,820,914
The Northern Beaches Local Planning Panel approved for demolition works and construction of a residential flat building. The Panel was satisfied that the applicant’s written request seeking to justify a contravention of clause 4.3 Height of Buildings development standard was adequately addressed and demonstrated that compliance with the standards is unreasonable or unnecessary in the circumstances of the case and there was sufficient environmental planning grounds to justify the contraventions.
The DA included the demolition of the two freestanding homes and combining the lots to construct an 11 apartment residential flat building which will comprise a part two- and three-storey building with rooftop terrace (for exclusive use of Apartments 6, 7 and 11 and which includes the installation of a freestanding spa pool) erected over a single level of basement carparking.
Read more here.
638 Pittwater Road, Brookvale – DA2024/1684
Determination: Approved
Date determined: 06/08/2025
Cost of Work: $6,015,826
The Northern Beaches Local Planning Panel approved the development to add a storey (four in total) with an additional 20 apartments to a previously approved DA. Both the Panel and Council found the applicant’s written request seeking to justify a contravention of clause 4.3 Height of Buildings development standard was adequately addressed. Council added the height of the development was well below the future height limit for the area under the Brookvale Structure Plan (BSP).
In 2020, a $16.5 million DA was approved by Council to redevelop the former St Vincent de Paul shop and warehouse into a three-storey apartment block with 48 apartments (40 residential apartments and eight work/live Soho style apartments with ground level retail/business activation) and three retail outlets (on the ground floor). This included three levels of basement parking with 164 car parking spaces.
The new floor incorporates 13 one-bedroom apartments, five two-bedroom apartments and two three-bedroom apartments.
The total expected development cost is $22 million.
Read more here.
