DA Notice

Suburbs / Lake Macquarie / Charlestown

NSW Planning fileLake Macquarie City Council2290Updated daily

CharlestownDA activity & market read

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

13,601
Population
38
Median age
$1,839/wk
Household income
160
DAs (12 mo)
$735k
Median house
$130k
Median DA cost
● What the data says

Charlestown runs renovation / extension first, with swimming pool / spa (186) close behind: renovation / extension leads at 391 of 1008 DAs on record. A Premium-tier market on a $735k median, a typical job runs $130k, approvals are up 1% year on year.

$44k
8 Bianca Close
Emergency work and repairs · 21 Sep 2026
$630k
5 Mimosa Avenue
Dwelling house · 18 Sep 2026
$750k
6 Tingara Street
Dwelling house · 17 Sep 2026
$350k
30 Pearson Street
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 15 Sep 2026
$160k
35 Tirriki Street
Shed · 14 Sep 2026
$174k
8 158 Pacific Highway
Office Premise · 10 Sep 2026
$385k
27 Maurene Crescent
Dwelling house · 10 Sep 2026
$3.5M
258 Charlestown Road
Demolition · 10 Sep 2026
$198k
23 Arnold Street
Secondary dwelling · 9 Sep 2026
$1.35M
1 Hutton Street
Demolition · 9 Sep 2026
$107k
79 Dudley Road
Dwelling house · 7 Sep 2026
$1.31M
30 Pearson Street
Retail Premise · 4 Sep 2026
$630k
New Home , 18 Sep 2026
$750k
New Home , 17 Sep 2026
$350k
Renovation , 15 Sep 2026
$3.5m
Subdivision , 10 Sep 2026
$385k
New Home , 10 Sep 2026
$198k
Granny Flat , 9 Sep 2026
$1.35m
Subdivision , 9 Sep 2026
$107k
New Home , 7 Sep 2026
$136k
New Home , 26 Aug 2026
$182k
New Home , 20 Aug 2026
$999k
Commercial , 19 Aug 2026
$0
Commercial , 12 Aug 2026
$35k
Commercial , 7 Aug 2026
$259k
Commercial , 3 Aug 2026
$74k
New Home , 29 Jul 2026
$260k
New Home , 29 Jul 2026
$625k
Commercial , 28 Jul 2026
$20k
Garage or Shed , 27 Jul 2026
$31.4m
New Home , 19 Jul 2026
$250k
New Home , 17 Jul 2026
$42k
Deck or Pergola , 15 Jul 2026
$83k
New Home , 15 Jul 2026
$262k
Infrastructure , 15 Jul 2026
$150k
New Home , 14 Jul 2026
$50k
New Home , 14 Jul 2026
$2.73m
Units , 13 Jul 2026
$80k
New Home , 7 Jul 2026
$87k
Pool , 6 Jul 2026
$630k
New Home , 3 Jul 2026
$60k
New Home , 1 Jul 2026
$2.7m
Subdivision , 30 Jun 2026
$7.55m
Units , 26 Jun 2026
$234k
New Home , 24 Jun 2026
$65k
Commercial , 22 Jun 2026
$55k
New Home , 18 Jun 2026
$21k
New Home , 18 Jun 2026
$102k
New Home , 17 Jun 2026
$791k
Subdivision , 11 Jun 2026
$999k
Commercial , 9 Jun 2026
$20k
New Home , 4 Jun 2026
$749k
New Home , 28 May 2026
$255k
Renovation , 27 May 2026
$61k
New Home , 21 May 2026
$3,669
Commercial , 20 May 2026
$1m
Subdivision , 19 May 2026
$492k
New Home , 19 May 2026
$1.67m
Subdivision , 19 May 2026
$27k
New Home , 19 May 2026
$126k
Deck or Pergola , 13 May 2026
$653k
New Home , 8 May 2026
$259k
New Home , 7 May 2026
$804k
Subdivision , 7 May 2026
$20k
New Home , 5 May 2026
$46k
New Home , 28 Apr 2026
$230k
New Home , 24 Apr 2026
$100k
Renovation , 22 Apr 2026
$292k
Renovation , 22 Apr 2026
$30k
New Home , 20 Apr 2026
$680k
New Home , 20 Apr 2026
$749k
New Home , 16 Apr 2026
$209k
New Home , 15 Apr 2026
$219k
Renovation , 14 Apr 2026
$43k
New Home , 14 Apr 2026
$405k
New Home , 13 Apr 2026
$100k
Granny Flat , 10 Apr 2026
$195k
Granny Flat , 10 Apr 2026
$421k
Commercial , 9 Apr 2026
Renovate-and-stay

39% of approvals are alterations and additions, so the work here is improving homes, not replacing them, your customer is a settled owner-occupier.

Big-ticket jobs

the typical $130k approval is about 18% of the $735k median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

Lifestyle spend

18% of approvals are pools, decks and fencing, a discretionary-spend signal for pool, landscape and fencing trades.

$36.58M
7 Charles Street
Demolition · 8 Dec 2025
$31.4M
12 Dudley Road
Erection of a new structure · 19 Jul 2026
$29.86M
31 Smith Street
Signage · 29 Nov 2022
$16.27M
12 Dudley Rd
Residential flat building · 9 Jul 2021
$14.79M
8 Smith Street
Residential flat building · 3 May 2021

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
1008
Total on record
160
Last 12 months
$130k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 1008 DAs by category
Renovation / Extension391
Swimming Pool / Spa186
New Dwelling114
Demolition108
Other44
Deck / Balcony / Fence43
Subdivision35
Granny Flat / Secondary31
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 25-34 (2,001 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Charlestown Public School
Primary · Charlestown
Charlestown South Public School
Primary · Charlestown
Charlestown East Public School
Primary · Charlestown
Hillsborough Public School
Primary · Charlestown
Newcastle Junior School
Schools for Specific Purposes · Hillsborough
Lakeside School
Schools for Specific Purposes · Gateshead

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

Which council handles development applications in Charlestown?
Charlestown sits in the Lake Macquarie City Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Lake Macquarie City Council lodges for Charlestown from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Charlestown?
In the last 365 days, Lake Macquarie City Council lodged 160 development applications in Charlestown. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
How do I get DA alerts for Charlestown?
A weekly SMS, every Monday morning, listing the new DAs in Charlestown that match your trade. No app. Reply STOP to cancel.
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One trade, one area, weekly. Every new Charlestown approval that matches your trade, texted with the address and the job. $35/month, reply STOP anytime.