DA Notice

Suburbs / Lake Macquarie / Belmont South

NSW Planning fileLake Macquarie City Council2280Updated daily

Belmont SouthDA activity & market read

Every council DA in Belmont South, the work behind it, and who's building. Tradies get the new ones texted every Monday, filtered to their trade.

1,053
Population
48
Median age
$1,239/wk
Household income
7
DAs (12 mo)
$715k
Median house
$110k
Median DA cost
● What the data says

Belmont South runs swimming pool / spa first, with renovation / extension (16) close behind: swimming pool / spa leads at 18 of 69 DAs on record. A Value-tier market on a $715k median, a typical job runs $110k, approvals are down 12% year on year.

$789k
797 Pacific Highway
Erection of a new structure · 25 Mar 2026
$32k
722 Pacific Highway
Demolition · 5 Mar 2026
$40k
5 Ethel Street
Dwelling house · 20 Feb 2026
$35k
8 Marriot Street
Erection of a new structure · 10 Feb 2026
$11k
9 Harry Street
Subdivision · 9 Feb 2026
$605k
747 Pacific Highway
Dwelling house · 19 Dec 2025
$350k
1 Hudson Street
Dwelling house · 14 Nov 2025
$390k
746 Pacific Highway
Dwelling house · 23 Sep 2025
$6k
11 Thompson Street
Dwelling house · 22 Sep 2025
Not stated
39 Thompson Street
Seniors housing · 9 Sep 2025
$950k
28 Mcewan Street
Dwelling house · 22 Aug 2025
$25k
747 Pacific Highway
Demolition · 4 Aug 2025
Rebuild market

29% of approvals are new builds or demolitions, so knock-down-rebuild is a genuine slice here, not just extensions.

Big-ticket jobs

the typical $110k approval is about 15% of the $715k median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

Lifestyle spend

26% of approvals are pools, decks and fencing, a discretionary-spend signal for pool, landscape and fencing trades.

$24.82M
39 Thompson Street
Seniors housing · 1 Sep 2023
$1.45M
40B Thompson Street
Multi-dwelling housing · 26 Feb 2021
$1.32M
801A Pacific Highway
Erection of a new structure · 6 Nov 2023
$950k
28 Mcewan Street
Dwelling · 29 Jul 2022
$789k
797 Pacific Highway
Erection of a new structure · 25 Mar 2026

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
69
Total on record
7
Last 12 months
$110k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 69 DAs by category
Swimming Pool / Spa18
Renovation / Extension16
New Dwelling13
Demolition7
Subdivision3
Garage / Shed / Carport3
Granny Flat / Secondary3
Deck / Balcony / Fence2
0-4
5-14
15-19
20-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75-84
85+
The biggest age band here is 45-54 (175 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Marks Point Public School
Primary · Marks Point
Blacksmiths Public School
Primary · Blacksmiths
Belmont Public School
Primary · Belmont
Belmont High School
Secondary · Belmont
Pelican Flat Public School
Primary · Pelican

NSW public schools within ~3.5 km. Source: NSW Department of Education schools master dataset.

Which council handles development applications in Belmont South?
Belmont South sits in the Lake Macquarie City Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Lake Macquarie City Council lodges for Belmont South from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Belmont South?
In the last 365 days, Lake Macquarie City Council lodged 7 development applications in Belmont South. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
How do I get DA alerts for Belmont South?
A weekly SMS, every Monday morning, listing the new DAs in Belmont South that match your trade. No app. Reply STOP to cancel.
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The DAs land Monday 6am.
You call before the street knows.

One trade, one area, weekly. Every new Belmont South approval that matches your trade, texted with the address and the job. $35/month, reply STOP anytime.