DA Notice

Suburbs / Central Coast / Pretty Beach

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Pretty BeachDA activity & market read

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

Pretty Beach boundaryPretty Beach 2257
314
Population
57
Median age
$1,818/wk
Household income
8
DAs (12 mo)
$1.5M
Median house
$200k
Median DA cost

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

● What the data says

Pretty Beach runs renovation / extension first, with swimming pool / spa (13) close behind: renovation / extension leads at 32 of 62 DAs on record. A Prestige-tier market on a $1.5M median, a typical job runs $200k, approvals are up 14% year on year.

$567k
86 Heath Road
Dwelling house · 15 Jun 2026
$400k
12 Venice Road
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 11 Jun 2026
$72k
12 Venice Road
Erection of a new structure · 10 Apr 2026
$150k
7 Como Parade
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 9 Mar 2026
$120k
8 Venice Road
Dwelling house · 22 Jan 2026
$215k
262 Araluen Drive
Demolition · 12 Jan 2026
$10k
173 Heath Road
Dwelling house · 10 Dec 2025
$101k
177 Heath Road
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 24 Oct 2025
$330k
48 Venice Road
Shed · 16 Sep 2025
$118k
149 Heath Road
Erection of a new structure · 17 Jun 2025
$88k
20 Pretty Beach Road
Dwelling house · 13 Jun 2025
$406k
167 Heath Road
Dwelling house · 3 Jun 2025
$567k
New Home , 15 Jun 2026
$400k
Deck or Pergola , 11 Jun 2026
$72k
New Home , 10 Apr 2026
Renovate-and-stay

52% 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 $200k approval is about 13% of the $1.5M median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

Lifestyle spend

21% of approvals are pools, decks and fencing, a discretionary-spend signal for pool, landscape and fencing trades.

$1.14M
102 Heath Road
Dwelling · 9 Feb 2022
$920k
10 Pretty Beach Road
Demolition · 15 Feb 2023
$856k
10A Como Parade
Dwelling · 22 Jul 2022
$818k
19 Pretty Beach Road
Dwelling · 9 Sep 2023
$771k
108 Heath Road
Dwelling house · 27 Jun 2024

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
62
Total on record
8
Last 12 months
$200k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 62 DAs by category
Renovation / Extension32
Swimming Pool / Spa13
New Dwelling11
Demolition3
Other2
Granny Flat / Secondary1
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 (71 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Pretty Beach Public School
Primary · Pretty Beach
Ettalong Public School
Primary · Ettalong Beach
Empire Bay Public School
Primary · Empire Bay
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 Pretty Beach?
Pretty Beach sits in the Central Coast Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Central Coast Council lodges for Pretty Beach from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Pretty Beach?
In the last 365 days, Central Coast Council lodged 8 development applications in Pretty Beach. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
How do I get DA alerts for Pretty Beach?
A weekly SMS, every Monday morning, listing the new DAs in Pretty Beach that match your trade. No app. Reply STOP to cancel.
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One trade, one area, weekly. Every new Pretty Beach approval that matches your trade, texted with the address and the job. $35/month, reply STOP anytime.