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
1A Kentwell Road, Allambie Heights – DA2025/1796
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $357,500
Alterations and additions to a house.
12 Libya Crescent, Allambie Heights – DA2025/1768
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $279,400
Alterations and additions to a house.
13 Sanananda Avenue, Allambie Heights – DA2025/1805
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $750,000
Alterations and additions to a house, including a garage.
12 Smith Avenue, Allambie Heights – DA2025/1755
Exhibition Period: 08/12/2025 to 12/01/2026
Cost of Work: $49,000
Use of the building as a studio.
119 – 122 / 82 Avalon Parade, Avalon Beach – DA2025/1790
Exhibition Period: 16/12/2025 to 21/01/2026
Cost of Work: $79,575
Rectification works to the damaged detached garage and portion of a unit facade at 82 Avalon Parade, Avalon Beach, which was damaged because of a car crash.
14 Ruskin Rowe, Avalon Beach – DA2025/1794
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $52,250
Alterations and additions to a house.
B
0 Gourlay Avenue, Balgowlah – DA2025/1791
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $317,350
North Harbour Sailing Club plans to extend the existing eastern storage and rigging platform and construct a gangway, pontoon and boatshed amenities over the seabed of North Harbour.
1 Loquat Valley Road, Bayview – DA2025/1784
Exhibition Period: 16/12/2025 to 21/01/2026
Cost of Work: $416,250
Alterations and additions to a house, including a swimming pool.
2 Ethie Road, Beacon Hill – DA2025/1787
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $415,400
Alterations and additions to a house.
3 Cotswold Close, Belrose – DA2025/1802
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $804,772
Demolition works and construction of a house, including a swimming pool.
80 Plateau Road, Bilgola Plateau – DA2025/1765
Exhibition Period: 10/12/2025 to 15/01/2026
Cost of Work: $1,050,000
Demolition work and construction of a house, including a swimming pool.
C
29 Wandeen Road, Clareville – DA2025/1742
Exhibition Period: 10/12/2025 to 15/01/2026
Cost of Work: $131,035
Alterations and additions to a house, including a car parking turning bay.
75 Cutler Road, Clontarf – DA2025/1752
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $591,207
Alterations and additions to a house.
22 Homestead Avenue, Collaroy – DA2025/1776
Exhibition Period: 17/12/2025 to 22/01/2026
Cost of Work: $677,025
Construction of a Solar Canopy System.
9 Lancaster Crescent, Collaroy – DA2025/1777
Exhibition Period: 12/12/2025 to 17/01/2026
Cost of Work: $41,800
Construction of a retaining wall and fence.
47 Stella Street, Collaroy Plateau – DA2025/1801
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $0
Use of a section of an existing church as a business premises.
F
17 Kurrajong Road, Frenchs Forest – DA2025/1771
Exhibition Period: 15/12/2025 to 20/01/2026
Cost of Work: $1,105,500
Demolition work and construction of a house.
39 Robert Street, Freshwater – DA2025/1772
Exhibition Period: 16/12/2025 to 21/01/2026
Cost of Work: $693,000
Alterations and additions to a house.
M
1 Belgrave Street, Manly – DA2025/1727
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $994,906
Installation of advertising structures on existing bus stop shelters.
3 Iluka Avenue, Manly – DA2025/1778
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $24,200
Change of use from dual occupancy (attached) to house and internal alterations.
66 North Steyne, Manly – DA2025/1774
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $330,000
Alterations and additions to a residential flat building.
West Esplanade, Manly – DA2025/1758
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $6,380
Installation of a new business identification sign near the Manly Cove Pavillion, Commonwealth Parade, Manly.
N
11 Loftus Street, Narrabeen – DA2025/1788
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $291,577
Alterations and additions to a house, including a swimming pool and carport.
13 Connaught Street, Narraweena – DA2025/1789
Exhibition Period: 15/12/2025 to 20/01/2026
Cost of Work: $26,785
Alterations and additions to an outbuilding, including change of use to studio.
68 Grandview Drive, Newport – DA2025/1770
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $243,100
Alterations and additions to a house.
100 Irrubel Road, Newport – DA2025/1781
Exhibition Period: 11/12/2025 to 16/01/2026
Cost of Work: $244,498
Alterations and additions to a house.
16 Taylor Street, North Curl Curl – DA2025/1798
Exhibition Period: 16/12/2025 to 21/01/2026
Cost of Work: $192,500
Alterations and additions to a house.
36 Woorarra Avenue, North Narrabeen – DA2025/1785
Exhibition Period: 12/12/2025 to 17/01/2026
Cost of Work: $78,650
Construction of a retaining wall and deck.
P
7 Ocean Road, Palm Beach – DA2025/1757
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $5,592,375
Demolition work and construction of a dwelling house, including a swimming pool.
Q
57-59 Queenscliff Road & 54 Pavilion Street, Queenscliff – DA2025/1786
Exhibition Period: 15/12/2025 to 20/01/2026
Cost of Work: $18,104,779
Construction of a residential flat building, including four storeys and an additional level for basement parking. There will be 12 apartments in total: one x 1 bedroom, two x 2 bedroom, seven x 3 bedroom and two x 4 bedroom (one of the four-bedroom apartments will be over two levels).
The basement car parking will include 22 car parking spaces (including three for visitors and three accessible) and 12 bicycle parking spaces.
The site is within R3 medium density zoning, and a small portion of the room and lift overrun will breach the height restrictions for the zoning to 12.7m (instead of the allowed 11m).
S
4/34A Ethel Street, Seaforth – DA2025/1763
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $82,500
Construction of two swimming pools.
43 Ponsonby Parade, Seaforth – DA2025/1775
Exhibition Period: 17/12/2025 to 22/01/2026
Cost of Work: $2,280,000
Alterations and additions to a house, including a garage and cabana.
Determined
12 The Strand, Dee Why – DA2025/0718
Determination: Approved
Date determined: 3/12/2025
Determination Level: Northern Beaches Local Planning Panel
Cost of Work: $9,996,552
The Panel unanimously approved the demolition of the existing shop top housing development (where Dee Why Seafoods currently is) and construction of a four-storey shop top housing development with two ground floor retail tenancies, six apartments over Levels 1 to 3, plus 15 car parking spaces, and a loading dock.
The application included a request to exceed local planning height restrictions (which are 13m) to 14.77m which was approved by NBLPP.
Harbord Hotel, 29 – 31 Moore Road & 64 Undercliff Road, Freshwater – PEX2024/0005
Determination: Approved
Date determined: 27/11/2025
Determination Level: Sydney North Planning Panel
The Harbord Hotel, formerly known as the Harbord Beach Hotel, proposed to develop a 37-room boutique hotel added to the back of the property, along with a swimming pool and a 72-car space basement car park. The first step in their proposal is to request to amend the Warringah Local Environmental Plan 2011 to allow hotel or motel accommodation, and pubs as additional permitted use on the site.
This was met with fierce opposition from neighbours (we covered the story in full here), and the Council did not support the proposal at its 12 March 2025 meeting.
The applicant submitted a rezoning review application was supported by the Sydney North Planning Panel.
“We welcome the Panel’s decision and look forward to taking another step toward the long-term vision for Harbord Hotel,” Glenn Piper, co-owner of the Hotel, told Manly Observer.
“Since 2020, we’ve taken a measured and considered approach to shaping the future of a place long woven into the heart of its community.
“This approval allows us to progress a plan for a small number of short-stay rooms that will strengthen Freshwater’s offering and respond to the growing need for quality accommodation on the Northern Beaches.
“Our commitment to Freshwater remains unwavering. Harbord Hotel will always be a place defined by its people, its culture and its history. We look forward to sharing more as the project progresses.”
A Development Application is currently being prepared. Once lodged, it will go through another public exhibition period where community members will have an opportunity to review the plans and provide feedback.
142 – 146 Pitt Road, North Curl Curl – DA2024/1219
Determination: Approved
Date determined: 12/12/2025
Determination Level: Land and Environment Court
Cost of Work: $11,029,036
Originally, the developers, Balito 1 Pty Ltd, sought approval for the demolition of the existing shops at North Curl Curl followed by the construction of a mixed used development with five ground-floor retail spaces and eight residential shop-top units and three ground-floor seniors housing independent living units.
This was later changed to include four ground-floor retail premises and ground and upper-level seniors housing consisting of 11 independent living units.
The main issue with the development is the variation to the local height limits – currently, the local planning laws allow for 8.5m, while the developer is asking for 11.035m.
Northern Beaches Council didn’t approve the DA within the required timeframe, so it was treated as a refusal and the developer appealed to the Land and Environment Court (LEC) – this is normal procedure.
Prior to the hearing, Council and the developer worked out terms they both accepted on 1 December 2025.
The LEC approved the development as both parties agreed to the terms and conditions of the development and the additional height was justified.
Manly Observer will be publishing an article on this development and the community’s views in detail shortly.
72 – 76 Willandra Road, Oxford Falls – DA2023/1932
Determination: Refused
Date determined: 27/11/2025
Determination Level: Land and Environment Court
Cost of Work: $17,337,202
Developer, Vigor Master, originally lodged this DA on 22 January 2024 for the construction of seniors housing with 26 self-contained living units with a community centre, landscaping and subdivision of the site. The main concern regarding the development was that it was to be built on bushfire-prone land.
Northern Beaches Council refused the DA, however, a Commissioner at the Land and Environment Court (LEC) approved the development in July this year (after Vigor Master appealed Council’s decision).
Council appealed the LEC decision, arguing the Commissioner made a legal error. The case centred on a confusing overlap between different environmental planning laws.
In November, Council won the appeal (meaning the development is on hold). The earlier approval of the development has been set aside and the case will go back to the original Commissioner to review all the different planning laws and, once again, decide whether or not to give the green light to the DA.
An earlier development application (DA2022/0616) was submitted in 2022 by the same developer for the construction of a seniors housing development with 36 self-contained living units, associated community centre and basement parking. This was refused by Northern Beaches Council in 2023, and while Vigor Master submitted an appeal, they later withdrew it.
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