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
36 Cabarita Road, Avalon Beach – DA2025/0835
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $28,831
Alterations and additions to a house (garage remediation).
3 Marine Parade, Avalon Beach – DA2025/0807
Exhibition Period: 14/07/2025 to 28/07/2025
Cost of Work: $2,057,500
Alterations and additions to a house, including a swimming pool.
B
34 Minkara Road, Bayview – DA2025/0815
Exhibition Period: 14/07/2025 to 28/07/2025
Cost of Work: $342,000
Construction of a detached studio.
1 Cormack Road, Beacon Hill – DA2025/0828
Exhibition Period: 14/07/2025 to 28/07/2025
Cost of Work: $140,250
Demolition of existing swimming pool and construction of a secondary dwelling.
11 Kokoda Crescent, Beacon Hill – DA2025/0865
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $134,200
Alterations and additions to a house, including a swimming pool.
E
9 Bungoona Avenue, Elanora Heights – DA2025/0827
Exhibition Period: 14/07/2025 to 28/07/2025
Cost of Work: $638,000
Alterations and additions to a house including secondary dwelling.
F
32 Duke Street, Forestville – DA2025/0789
Exhibition Period: 14/07/2025 to 28/07/2025
Cost of Work: $1,800,000
Demolition works and construction of a house and secondary dwelling.
24 Farrer Place, Frenchs Forest – DA2025/0851
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $514,300
Alterations and additions to a house.
M
1/14 Cove Avenue, Manly – DA2025/0839
Exhibition Period: 15/07/2025 to 29/07/2025
Cost of Work: $660,000
Alterations and additions to a residential flat building.
55 Francis Street, Manly – DA2025/0838
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $55,000
Alterations and additions to a house.
45 Emma Street, Mona Vale – DA2025/0863
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $18,700
Alterations and additions to a house.
N
183 Ocean Street, Narrabeen – DA2025/0830
Exhibition Period: 14/07/2025 to 28/07/2025
Cost of Work: $166,980
Alterations and additions to a house.
56 Victor Road, Narraweena – DA2025/0832
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $1,884,451
Demolition works and construction of a new Dual Occupancy (attached) including swimming pools, and Strata Subdivision.
215 Headland Road, North Curl Curl – DA2025/0842
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $1,485,000
Alterations and additions to a house, including a swimming pool.
20 Austral Avenue, North Manly – DA2025/0837
Exhibition Period: 14/07/2025 to 28/07/2025
Cost of Work: $977,350
Demolition works, construction of a dual occupancy (attached) and associated works.
S
31 Peacock Street, Seaforth – DA2025/0825
Exhibition Period: 11/07/2025 to 25/07/2025
Cost of Work: $38,500
Alterations to an existing building and use of building as secondary dwelling.
W
38 Arnott Crescent, Warriewood – DA2025/0806
Exhibition Period: 14/07/2025 to 28/07/2025
Cost of Work: $770,000
Alterations and additions to an existing house and proposed new double garage with a secondary dwelling above.
Determined
116, 118, 120 Frenchs Forest Road West and 11 Gladys Avenue, Frenchs Forest – DA2024/0499
Determination: Approved
Date determined: 05/06/2025
Cost of Work: $70,876,320
Sydney North Planning Panel voted unanimously to approve the DA after amendments were made to the original development application including a reduction to height (view more here. )
The construction will see three residential flat buildings consisting of 124 apartments over two levels of 140 residential, 13 visitor and 17 Car Share basement car parking spaces.
There will be nine 1-bedroom apartments, 77 2-bedroom apartments and 38 3-bedroom apartments.
Thirty-two apartments will be allocated to community public housing and affordable housing.
This is the first large-scale residential development to be approved for the new Frenchs Forest Town Centre which will try to meet a predicted 23,000 population rise by 2026 (Northern Beaches Council has a target of 12,000 dwellings).
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