Penrith City Council DA Tracker

10,193 DAs

Track every development application in Penrith, New South Wales, without digging through the council portal. Last updated 2026-09-01.

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10,193

Total DAs

N/A

Avg Cost

87.1%

Residential

2026-09-01

Latest Activity

Development Snapshot

What development application activity in Penrith looks like right now, from records published on public planning registers.

539

Last 90 days

New development applications lodged in the past 3 months.

2,059

Last 12 months

New development applications lodged in the past year.

88.9

DAs per 10,000 residents

New development applications lodged in the past year for every 10,000 people living in the area, based on the ABS estimated resident population of 231,701 (June 2025).

50 days

Avg time to decision

Average from lodgement to a recorded council decision, across 8,369 decided applications.

Most active categories · last 12 months

Renovation / Extension 377 New Dwelling 373 Granny Flat / Secondary Dwelling 325

Category Distribution

Monthly Trend (12 months)

Top Categories

Renovation / Extension 1,991

New Dwelling 1,830

Granny Flat / Secondary Dwelling 1,385

Demolition 1,007

Swimming Pool / Spa 851

Recent Development Applications

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Date	Description	Category	Suburb
2026-09-01	Secondary dwelling	Granny FlatSecondary Dwelling	South Penrith 2750
2026-09-01	Dwelling house	New Dwelling	Claremont Meadows 2747
2026-09-01	Dwelling house,Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure	RenovationExtension	Mount Vernon 2178
2026-09-01	Food and drink premise,Take away food and drink	HospitalityFood Premises	St Marys 2760
2026-09-01	Secondary dwelling	Granny FlatSecondary Dwelling	Cambridge Gardens 2747
2026-08-31	Dual occupancy,Swimming pool	Swimming PoolSpa	North St Marys 2760
2026-08-31	Commercial development,Alterations or additions to an existing building or struc...	RenovationExtension	Jamisontown 2750
2026-08-31	Dual occupancy,Dual occupancy (attached),Residential Accommodation	Multi-DwellingTownhouse	Emu Plains 2750
2026-08-31	Secondary dwelling,Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure	Granny FlatSecondary Dwelling	Penrith 2750
2026-08-31	Dwelling house	New Dwelling	Glenmore Park 2745

2026-09-01 Granny FlatSecondary Dwelling

Secondary dwelling

South Penrith 2750

2026-09-01 New Dwelling

Dwelling house

Claremont Meadows 2747

2026-09-01 RenovationExtension

Dwelling house,Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure

Mount Vernon 2178

2026-09-01 HospitalityFood Premises

Food and drink premise,Take away food and drink

St Marys 2760

2026-09-01 Granny FlatSecondary Dwelling

Secondary dwelling

Cambridge Gardens 2747

2026-08-31 Swimming PoolSpa

Dual occupancy,Swimming pool

North St Marys 2760

2026-08-31 RenovationExtension

Commercial development,Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure

Jamisontown 2750

2026-08-31 Multi-DwellingTownhouse

Dual occupancy,Dual occupancy (attached),Residential Accommodation

Emu Plains 2750

2026-08-31 Granny FlatSecondary Dwelling

Secondary dwelling,Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure

Penrith 2750

2026-08-31 New Dwelling

Dwelling house

Glenmore Park 2745

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Frequently asked questions

How many development applications are lodged in Penrith City Council each year?

In the past 12 months, 2,049 development applications were lodged with Penrith City Council, averaging 171 per month. DA Leads aggregates 10,193 total development application records from this council.

What are the most common development application types in Penrith City Council?

The top three categories in Penrith City Council are Renovation / Extension (1,991, 19.5%), New Dwelling (1,830, 18.0%), Granny Flat / Secondary Dwelling (1,385, 13.6%). Residential developments make up 87.1% of all applications recorded.

Which suburbs in Penrith City Council have the most development activity?

In the last 12 months, the most active suburbs for development applications in Penrith City Council are Penrith (222 DAs), St Clair (133 DAs), St Marys (127 DAs).

How can I track new development applications in Penrith City Council?

DA Leads publishes new Penrith City Council development applications daily on this page and via its interactive map. Free email alerts can be set up to deliver a weekly digest of new applications, filterable by category and suburb. For official records, refer to Penrith City Council's planning portal.

Where does DA Leads source Penrith City Council data from?

DA Leads aggregates publicly published planning records from Penrith City Council's official planning systems. Records are refreshed daily; the most recent development application in this dataset was lodged on 2026-09-01. For statutory submissions or formal lodgement, always refer to Penrith City Council directly.