DA Notice

Suburbs / Central Coast / Pearl Beach

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Pearl BeachDA activity & market read

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

Pearl Beach boundaryPearl Beach 2256
510
Population
64
Median age
$1,761/wk
Household income
15
DAs (12 mo)
$1.7M
Median house
$230k
Median DA cost

DA Notice acknowledges the Darkinjung people, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Pearl Beach stands, and pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

● Local knowledge

Pearl Beach is big money on a small, exclusive stretch: beautiful houses, big renovations and bigger quotes, an older moneyed crowd and a run of holiday homes owned by people who barely use them. Everything here is premium, and the budgets follow.

● What the data says

Pearl Beach runs renovation / extension first, with swimming pool / spa (26) close behind: renovation / extension leads at 45 of 132 DAs on record. A Prestige-tier market on a $1.7M median, a typical job runs $230k, approvals are down 6% year on year.

$494k
4 Coral Crescent
Erection of a new structure · 2 Sep 2026
$190k
49 Crystal Avenue
Dwelling house · 25 Aug 2026
$330k
13 Pearl Parade
Dwelling house · 5 Aug 2026
$180k
38 Emerald Avenue
Residential Accommodation · 30 Jul 2026
Not stated
22 Tourmaline Avenue
Dwelling house · 24 Jul 2026
$115k
10 Jade Place
Dwelling house · 2 Jul 2026
$90k
57 Tourmaline Avenue
Dwelling house · 7 May 2026
$150k
50 Cornelian Road
Dwelling house · 5 May 2026
$230k
56 Diamond Road
Demolition · 8 Apr 2026
$452k
40 Crystal Avenue
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 24 Mar 2026
$878k
38 Cornelian Road
Dwelling house · 5 Feb 2026
$500k
4 Amethyst Avenue
Dwelling house · 22 Dec 2025
$190k
New Home , 25 Aug 2026
$180k
New Home , 30 Jul 2026
$115k
New Home , 2 Jul 2026
$90k
New Home , 7 May 2026
$150k
New Home , 5 May 2026
Renovate-and-stay

34% of approvals are alterations and additions, so the work here is improving homes, not replacing them, your customer is a settled owner-occupier.

Rebuild market

35% of approvals are new builds or demolitions, so knock-down-rebuild is a genuine slice here, not just extensions.

Big-ticket jobs

the typical $230k approval is about 14% of the $1.7M median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

$5.97M
4 Coral Crescent
Demolition · 25 Nov 2024
$2.39M
62 Coral Crescent
Demolition · 20 May 2025
$2.12M
3 Pearl Parade
Dwelling · 21 Jan 2022
$1.38M
2 Green Point Road
Balconies · 4 Nov 2021
$1.36M
36 Coral Crescent
Dwelling · 17 Dec 2020

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
132
Total on record
15
Last 12 months
$230k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 132 DAs by category
Renovation / Extension45
Swimming Pool / Spa26
Demolition24
New Dwelling22
Granny Flat / Secondary6
Other4
Deck / Balcony / Fence3
Commercial / Change of use1
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 65-74 (138 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Umina Beach Public School
Primary · Umina Beach

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

Which council handles development applications in Pearl Beach?
Pearl Beach sits in the Central Coast Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Central Coast Council lodges for Pearl Beach from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Pearl Beach?
In the last 365 days, Central Coast Council lodged 15 development applications in Pearl Beach. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
How do I get DA alerts for Pearl Beach?
A weekly SMS, every Monday morning, listing the new DAs in Pearl Beach that match your trade. No app. Reply STOP to cancel.
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One trade, one area, weekly. Every new Pearl Beach approval that matches your trade, texted with the address and the job. $35/month, reply STOP anytime.