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
1 Albert Road, Avalon Beach – DA2025/1531
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $302,500
Alterations and additions to a house.
B
59 Lewis Street, Balgowlah Heights – DA2025/1560
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $0
Change of use from subfloor area to cellar, hall and steps.
85 Woodland Street, Balgowlah Heights – DA2025/1500
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $760,627
Alterations and additions to a house.
1856 Pittwater Road, Bayview – DA2025/1506
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $3,432,000
The proposal involves the construction of a new marina arm at The Quays Marina, providing 40 fixed wet berths, with an equivalent number of existing swing moorings to be removed. The redevelopment will not increase overall vessel capacity but will deliver a measurable improvement in safety, accessibility, operational efficiency and environmental performance.
1 Neridah Avenue, Belrose – DA2025/1540
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $1,485,000
Demolition works and construction of a dual occupancy and strata subdivision.
C
2 Monash Crescent, Clontarf – DA2025/1518
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $2,702,614
Demolition work and construction of a house.
29 Monash Crescent, Clontarf – DA2025/1515
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $775,550
Alterations and additions to a house, including a garage.
37 Peronne Avenue, Clontarf – DA2025/1511
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $1,912,119
Alterations and additions to a house, including a garage.
67 Norfolk Avenue, Collaroy – DA2025/1526
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $159,500
Alterations and additions to a house.
2-14/1073 Pittwater Road, Collaroy – DA2025/1517
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $3,231,415
The DA proposes to alter the existing shop-top housing development, including reconfiguring the ground floor retail level and reconfiguring the first floor and second floor to accommodate apartments.
Most works are internalised with only minor changes to the existing building façade.
On the lower and upper carpark levels, there will be a reallocation of car parking and storage. On the ground floor, there will be minor internal reconfiguration and refurbishment work.
Office partitioning will be removed on the first floor, and three three-bedroom apartments will be constructed.
For the second level, there will be minor internal changes to the lobby and an additional bedroom added to existing apartment 2.
6&7/161-163 South Creek Road, Cromer – DA2025/1488
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $5,720
Use of premises for light industry and an industrial retail outlet.
83 Brighton Street, Curl Curl – DA2025/1514
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $53,900
Construction of a carport.
F
51 Lady Davidson Circuit, Forestville – DA2025/1536
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $330,000
Alterations and additions to a house.
22 Akora Street, Frenchs Forest – DA2025/1545
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $18,700
Construction of a retaining wall.
4 Skyline Place, Frenchs Forest – DA2025/1495
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $400,000
Demolition works and construction of a fire hydrant system.
M
27 East Esplanade, Manly – DA2025/1559
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $11,477,422
Manly Property Group No.2 Pty Ltd have submitted a DA to construct an eight storey residential flat building with three basement levels. The land is zoned R3 Medium Density Residential and within Manly town centre.
The building will have eight residential units (one one-bedroom unit, one two-bedroom unit and six three-bedroom units) and two will be affordable.
The three levels of basement car parking will have 18 car parking spaces – 16 will be resident car parking spaces, including one as accessible, plus an additional two for visitor car parking.
4 James Street, Manly – DA2025/1549
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $2,857,884
Demolition work and construction of a house.
N
156-164 Ocean Street, 81-81A Lagoon Street & 8 Octavia Street, Narrabeen – SSD-76220734
Exhibition Period: 23/10/2025 – 05/11/2025
Cost of Work: $144,263,851 (excl. GST)
Centurion Project Management Pty Ltd, on behalf of Retirement by Moran, has submitted a State Significant Development (SSD) to the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for the former Wesley Taylor Mission site plus three additional blocks of residential land.
Indigo by Moran purchased the sites in 2023 to construct a new seniors housing development that includes a residential care facility and communal facilities.
The construction will include a five-storey seniors housing development with 149 Independent Living Units and a 10-room residential care facility.
The makeup of the Independent Living Units includes 44 two-bedroom units, 59 two-bedroom plus study units and 46 three-bedroom units.
There is a three-level basement with 192 car parking spaces (including 178 residential car spaces, three residential aged care staff spaces, seven visitor spaces and four electric vehicle spaces) and amenities including a fitness centre, pool, salon, sauna, cinema, wine room/cellar, library, lounge and roof top terrace with a pavilion. There will also be one ambulance space, a loading bay, 20 motorcycle spaces and 18 bicycle spaces.
Car entry will be from Lagoon Street to the basement levels, with the main pedestrian entrance from Ocean Street.
Within the documents supplied, the developers noted large Norfolk pine trees lining the Ocean Street frontage. The Pines were identified by the First Nations group who were consulted with as increasingly important to indigenous peoples as local identifiers for their community and therefore, these trees have largely informed the location of the planned buildings, and have partially driven the building’s height, so that the trees can remain on site.
Members of the Narrabeen who made submissions have strongly opposed the development calling for “geniune community consultations” to take place. They claimed to Manly Observer that local residents were purposefully excluded from consultations, and the consultations that were held were sales events where participants were told they could not ask questions about the scale of the development.
They also said the former Wesley Taylor Mission provided the community with 55 aged care beds and 35 assisted living units, and therefore Indigo by Moran’s plans are a dramatic reduction in these services. Concerns about over development were also highlighed, and the proposed site as flood-and erosion-prone was also identified.
“Residents recognise the urgent need for more housing options for older Australians,” said a spokesperson for the community group, Better Planning for Northern Beaches.
“But this proposal is not about meeting community needs – it’s about exploiting planning loopholes to build a luxury complex that completely disregards the character, environment, infrastructure and community of Narrabeen.”
Indigo by Moran is Retirement by Moran’s largest development. They have an eight-storey 37-apartment at Sage by Moran in South Cronulla, and 33 apartment complex in Wahroonga called Rose by Moran.
In its promotional material, Indigo by Moran promises “an extensive range of social and wellbeing amenities for the residents to enjoy as part of this inspiring, over-60s community, including an indoor, heated 25-metre pool, resident cinema, temperature controlled cellar, fitness centre, library, extensive communal landscaped gardens, and a wonderful rooftop pavilion for entertaining and social activities.”
Information sessions are planned for early next week, aimed more at prospective buyers than concerned residents.
13 Warringah Road, Narraweena – DA2025/1524
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $12,320
Alterations and additions to a secondary dwelling.
193 Barrenjoey Road, Newport – DA2025/1503
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $1,661,000
Alterations and additions to a house, including a carport and swimming pool.
3A Beach Road, Newport – DA2025/1552
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $4,517,594
Construction of a house, including a swimming pool, garage and associated works.
5 Palm Road, Newport – DA2025/1491
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $277,200
Alterations and additions to a house, including a swimming pool and garage.
133 Queens Parade East, Newport – DA2025/1502
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $255,200
Alterations and additions to a house, including a swimming pool and carport.
32 Bellevue Parade, North Curl Curl – DA2025/1508
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $358,600
Alterations and additions to a house.
50 Woorarra Avenue, North Narrabeen – DA2025/1499
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $15,840
Construction of a retaining wall (site is known as 50 Woorarra Ave, but is 48 Woorarra Ave).
50 Woorarra Avenue, North Narrabeen – DA2025/1498
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $15,840
Construction of a retaining wall.
P
1183 Barrenjoey Road, Palm Beach – DA2025/1538
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $220,000
Demolition work and construction of a garage and associated landscape works.
33 Bynya Road, Palm Beach – DA2025/1535
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $2,255,000
Alterations and additions to a house.
Determined
47 Sydenham Road, Brookvale – DA2024/0149
Determination: Approved
Date determined: 16 October 2025
Determination Level: Land and Environment Court
Cost of Work: $176,000
Speed Gas Pty Ltd has successfully appealed against Northern Beaches Council’s refusing their application to install an underground LPG gas tank and liquid nitrogen tank, plus gas filling platform and storage area to an existing industrial unit in Brookvale.
In August last year, Northern Beaches Local Planning Panel (NBLPP) refused the application on the grounds of permissibility of the proposed land use. The land is zoned E4 General Industrial while a gas refilling, storage and distribution business is considered heavy industrial. The refusal added that not enough information was provided to demonstrate the development could adequately manage hazards or impacts to the biophysical environment, as well as, concerns with parking on the premises.
Speed Gas lodged an appeal with the Land and Environment Court (LEC) with several updated documents and plans, including an Order Management plan, a revised Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and plans demonstrating parking within the premises. The updated EIS clarified the DA sought consent to demolish unauthorised structures, install a 30,000L underground LPG tank and a 15,000L liquid nitrogen tank, construct a new filling platform and rooftop storage area, and the use of the site for the storage, maintenance, and filling of gas cylinders and portable heaters for off-site distribution.
Speed Gas already has a facility at 49 Chard Road, Brookvale, where it has development consent to store and fill carbon dioxide and argon gas, both considered non-flammable and non-hazardous.
LEC approved the DA with conditions that relate to the demolition and construction of the build.
In addition, they must adhere to the following ongoing conditions.
The hours of operation are restricted to Monday to Friday, 6am to 5pm with additional specifications: truck drivers depart at 8am and return between 2pm and 3pm to reload before leaving again; cylinder filling is from 7am to 4pm; and cylinder testing/maintenance is between 8am and 4pm.
The approved on-site staff and visitor parking spaces are only permitted to be used for patrons and operation of 47 Sydenham Road only. The spaces are not permitted to be used for the patrons or operations of 49 Chard Road.
Speed Gas cannot conduct retail sales to walk-in customers and no sales to other retailers (only direct to end users).
There is to be no degassing allowed on site, and this operation must be completely separate from their other business at 49 Chard Road.
Only small rigid vehicles are allowed for daily deliveries, and larger trucks are only allowed occasionally for LPG/nitrogen deliveries and not during peak traffic times.
Speed Gas must follow strict dangerous goods storage rules and must manage odours according to the approved plan.
We covered this DA and the communities concerns in further detail here.
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