DA Notice

Suburbs / Central Coast / Terrigal

NSW Planning fileCentral Coast Council2260Updated daily

TerrigalDA activity & market read

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

Get Terrigal DAs · $35/moGovernment DA data
Terrigal boundaryTerrigal 2260
12,730
Population
43
Median age
$2,056/wk
Household income
108
DAs (12 mo)
$1.25M
Median house
$122k
Median DA cost

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

● Local knowledge

Terrigal is the Coast's marquee beach: high-value renovations, view houses reworked, and the hospitality churn of the main strip. Tight, pricey blocks where a reno is rarely just a reno, the top of the residential and fit-out market down here.

● What the data says

Terrigal runs renovation / extension first, with swimming pool / spa (229) close behind: renovation / extension leads at 276 of 907 DAs on record. A Prestige-tier market on a $1.25M median, a typical job runs $122k, approvals are down 14% year on year.

$1.39M
244 Terrigal Drive
Erection of a new structure · 17 Sep 2026
$700k
116 Hastings Road
Dwelling house · 16 Sep 2026
$135k
47 Reginald Drive
Swimming pool · 15 Sep 2026
$788k
81 Beaufort Road
Dwelling house · 10 Sep 2026
$12k
5 Prince Of Wales Court
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 9 Sep 2026
$90k
25 Raymond Terrace
Swimming pool · 4 Sep 2026
$59k
19 Casino Street
Erection of a new structure · 1 Sep 2026
$1.74M
31 Hillcrest Street
Dwelling house · 31 Aug 2026
$850k
6 Tiarri Crescent
Dual occupancy (attached) · 26 Aug 2026
$526k
81 Hastings Road
Demolition · 18 Aug 2026
$500k
63 Bellevue Crescent
Dwelling house · 18 Aug 2026
$150k
2 55 Kurrawyba Avenue
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 11 Aug 2026
Withdrawn
New Home , 16 Sep 2026
Withdrawn
New Home , 1 Sep 2026
$59k
New Home , 31 Aug 2026
$1.74m
New Home , 31 Aug 2026
$850k
Dual Occupancy , 26 Aug 2026
$526k
New Home , 18 Aug 2026
$500k
New Home , 18 Aug 2026
$150k
Dual Occupancy , 11 Aug 2026
$220k
New Home , 16 Jul 2026
$234k
New Home , 13 Jul 2026
$1.7m
Dual Occupancy , 8 Jul 2026
$150k
New Home , 7 Jul 2026
$25k
New Home , 6 Jul 2026
$49k
New Home , 24 Jun 2026
$35k
New Home , 24 Jun 2026
$450k
New Home , 24 Jun 2026
$245k
New Home , 23 Jun 2026
$22k
New Home , 22 Jun 2026
Withdrawn
New Home , 18 Jun 2026
$15k
New Home , 16 Jun 2026
$1.12m
Dual Occupancy , 3 Jun 2026
$30k
New Home , 1 Jun 2026
$49k
New Home , 18 May 2026
$182k
New Home , 14 May 2026
$200k
New Home , 14 May 2026
$66k
New Home , 13 May 2026
$800k
New Home , 1 May 2026
$119k
New Home , 30 Apr 2026
$57k
New Home , 22 Apr 2026
Withdrawn
New Home , 21 Apr 2026
$8.92m
Units , 15 Apr 2026
$36k
New Home , 10 Apr 2026
$8.78m
New Home , 10 Apr 2026
Renovate-and-stay

30% 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 $122k approval is about 10% of the $1.25M median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

Lifestyle spend

25% of approvals are pools, decks and fencing, a discretionary-spend signal for pool, landscape and fencing trades.

$24.15M
92-96 Terrigal Esplanade
Demolition · 7 Jan 2025
$16.04M
19 Painters Lane
Residential flat building · 5 Sep 2023
$16M
10 Painters Lane
Shop top housing · 23 Aug 2023
$11.2M
15 Kurrawyba Avenue
Shop top housing · 15 Sep 2020
$10.77M
5 Church Street
Shop top housing · 13 Oct 2021

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
907
Total on record
108
Last 12 months
$122k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 907 DAs by category
Renovation / Extension276
Swimming Pool / Spa229
New Dwelling122
Demolition73
Dual Occupancy / Multi57
Deck / Balcony / Fence46
Other39
Subdivision29
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 (1,779 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Terrigal High School
Secondary · Terrigal
Terrigal Public School
Primary · Terrigal
Erina Heights Public School
Primary · Erina Heights
Avoca Beach Public School
Primary · Avoca Beach

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

Which council handles development applications in Terrigal?
Terrigal sits in the Central Coast Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Central Coast Council lodges for Terrigal from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Terrigal?
In the last 365 days, Central Coast Council lodged 108 development applications in Terrigal. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
How do I get DA alerts for Terrigal?
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