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
138 Allambie Road, Allambie Heights – DA2025/1681
Exhibition Period: 25/11/2025 to 09/12/2025
Cost of Work: $98,670
Demolition works and boundary realignment to provide two residential sized allotments.
6 Binalong Avenue, Allambie Heights – DA2025/1649
Exhibition Period: 20/11/2025 to 04/12/2025
Cost of Work: $73,962
Alterations and additions to a house.
11 Lewis Street, Avalon Beach – DA2025/1667
Exhibition Period: 21/11/2025 to 05/12/2 025
Cost of Work: $468,356
Alterations and additions to a house, including carport.
B
3 Clive Crescent, Bayview – DA2025/1641
Exhibition Period: 20/11/2025 to 04/12/2025
Cost of Work: $0
Use of unauthorised structures.
4 Aperta Place, Beacon Hill – DA2025/1642
Exhibition Period: 20/11/2025 to 04/12/2025
Cost of Work: $517,000
Alterations and additions to a house and construction of a lift.
16 Warekila Road, Beacon Hill – DA2025/1647
Exhibition Period: 21/11/2025 to 05/12/2025
Cost of Work: $220,000
Alterations and additions to a house, including a secondary dwelling and carport.
7 Elm Avenue, Belrose – DA2025/1661
Exhibition Period: 24/11/2025 to 08/12/2025
Cost of Work: $0
Use of garage as workshop, storage space and bathroom.
8/0 Pringle Avenue, Belrose – DA2025/1638
Exhibition Period: 19/11/2025 to 03/12/2025
Cost of Work: $1,109,210
Alterations and additions and use of premises as a service station including business identification signage.
3 Lisa Place, Bilgola Plateau – DA2025/1645
Exhibition Period: 24/11/2025 to 08/12/2025
Cost of Work: $936,100
Demolition works and construction of a house, including carport.
C
11A Monash Crescent, Clontarf – DA2025/1675
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $1,995,070
Alterations and additions to a house.
25 Hay Street, Collaroy – DA2025/1677
Exhibition Period: 25/11/2025 to 09/12/2025
Cost of Work: $662,330
Alterations and additions to a house and construction of a swimming pool and detached studio.
78 Aubreen Street, Collaroy Plateau – DA2025/1660
Exhibition Period: 21/11/2025 to 05/12/2025
Cost of Work: $0
Use of sauna and external kitchen.
D
2/5 Mooramba Road, Dee Why – DA2025/1639
Exhibition Period: 19/11/2025 to 03/12/2025
Cost of Work: $15,000
Use of premises as a retail premises (interior design showroom), and associated internal alterations.
F
27 Brown Street, Forestville – DA2025/1640
Exhibition Period: 20/11/2025 to 04/12/2025
Cost of Work: $2,860,681
The development application seeks consent for demolition of the existing development and construction of four dwellings over three storeys containing three bedrooms with internal access from each garage. This includes a new driveway and four car parking spaces.
161 Wyndora Avenue, Freshwater – DA2025/1668
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $244,220
Alterations and additions to a house, including a garage.
K
11 Wilde Avenue, Killarney Heights – DA2025/1682
Exhibition Period: 24/11/2025 to 08/12/2025
Cost of Work: $570,264
Alterations and additions to a house.
M
1 Balgowlah Road, Manly – DA2025/1637
Exhibition Period: 19/11/2025 to 03/12/2025
Cost of Work: $576,400
Construction of a house.
39 Pittwater Road, Manly – DA2025/1669
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $257,000
Alterations and additions to an attached dwelling.
22-24 Raglan Street, Manly – DA2025/1662
Exhibition Period: 21/11/2025 to 19/12/2025
Cost of Work: $14,520,000
The proposed DA is for an eight-storey shop-top housing development plus a basement car park. Currently, there is an approved DA (DA2022/2256), which was initially refused by Council and then approved by the Land and Environment Court with amendments, for a three-storey shop-top housing.
The amendment is the result of the LMR policy reforms that came in earlier this year (backstory here). In short, this site is zoned R3 Residential and is within the State-identified Manly town centre. Therefore, the site can apply for a shop-top development up to 24m in height. However, if the developer agrees to at least 10 per cent affordable housing (which this DA has included), they get an additional 30 per cent floor space and building height. This brings the height up to 31.2m. The proposed eight-storey building will have a maximum height of 28.6m (this doesn’t include the basement level car park as this is not included as a storey). The development will include three affordable units, which will account for 16 per cent of the total proposed floor space.
The Basement level will include 13 EV parking spaces (including 2 accessible parking space, 15 bicycle parking spaces and eight storage areas. The ground floor will be the main entry and will include a retail tenancy, eight EV parking spaces including two visitor spaces and one accessible parking space.
The first level will include the three affordable units, including a one-bedroom unit, a two-bedroom unit and a three-bedroom unit.
Levels two to seven will include the remaining 12 units: one x one-bedroom unit, eight x two-bedroom units and three x three-bedroom units.
The roof level will include a terrace and plunge pool for Unit 15.
134C Elimatta Road, Mona Vale – DA2025/1670
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $0
Use of existing structure as outbuilding.
19A Rowan Street & 67 Elimatta Road, Mona Vale – DA2025/1653
Exhibition Period: 24/11/2025 to 08/12/2025
Cost of Work: $4,096,889
The DA seeks development consent for the demolition of existing structures, the amalgamation of both lots into a singular lot, site clearance, land preparation, and the construction of a new multi dwelling housing development with ten residences, a through-site pedestrian and vehicular link between Elimatta Road and Rowan Street and associated landscaping works.
New vehicular crossovers and through-site vehicular and pedestrian access way between Elimatta Road and Rowan Street, with private enclosed (10) and visitor (3) parking spaces.
N
201 Headland Road, North Curl Curl – DA2025/1629
Exhibition Period: 19/11/2025 to 03/12/2025
Cost of Work: $1,335,411
Alterations and additions to a house.
23 William Street, North Manly – DA2025/1663
Exhibition Period: 20/11/2025 to 04/12/2025
Cost of Work: $98,000
Construction of a retaining wall.
12 Bellara Avenue, North Narrabeen – DA2025/1657
Exhibition Period: Not yet determined at time of publication
Cost of Work: $19,360
Alterations and additions to a house.
46 Tatiara Crescent, North Narrabeen – DA2025/1674
Exhibition Period: 20/11/2025 to 04/12/2025
Cost of Work: $56,870
Demolition works and construction of a retaining wall.
S
45 Hope Street, Seaforth – DA2025/1650
Exhibition Period: 20/11/2025 to 04/12/2025
Cost of Work: $94,050
Construction of two swimming pools.
W
26 Arnott Crescent, Warriewood – DA2025/1651
Exhibition Period: 20/11/2025 to 04/12/2025
Cost of Work: $544,500
Alterations and additions to a house, including a garage.
Determined
39 Frenchs Forest Road East, Frenchs Forest – Mod2025/0381
Determination: Approved
Date determined: 17 November 2025
Determination Level: Sydney North Planning Panel
Cost of Work: $57,076,611
The Sydney North Planning Panel unanimously approved the proposal after finding it consistent with the objectives of DCPs and zone objectives; provides a better site planning approach and enhanced architectural and urban design compared to the original scheme; and, agreed with Council that the modified development is substantially the same as the original approved development.
This is a request to modify DA2015/0901 which was approved by the NSW Land and Environment Court (NSWLEC) after being refused by the Sydney North Planning Panel for, “Demolition works, alterations and additions to the existing pub, construction of hotel or motel accommodation and retail liquor store.”
The construction of the site has been in three stages. Stage 1A: Site preparation, Dan Murphy’s and associated works. Stage 1B: Tavern (Forest Hotel) and associated works. Stage 2: Hotel and associated works.
This is stage 2, the construction of the hotel, that is linked to this modified proposal.
While the building has the same six storeys as the previously approved development, the height is reduced by 1.2m. Other changes to the approved scheme are:
- repositioning and reorientation of the building on the site,
- change in the location and design of the car parking structure,
- reduced and/or altered front setbacks to Warringah Road and adjoining properties,
- significant redesign of the architecture and urban design outcome,
- changes to the landscape setting of the new development,
- increase in the number of guest rooms from 100 to 146,
- changes to the provision of car parking, stormwater and water quality management, and changes to the provision of rooftop plant and building signage.
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