Valentine is home to number of convenience and specialty shops, including a butcher, post office, GP office, petrol station, newsagent and a bowling club. Source ↗
● What the data says
Valentine runs swimming pool / spa first, with renovation / extension (76) close behind: swimming pool / spa leads at 101 of 296 DAs on record. A Prestige-tier market on a $940k median, a typical job runs $63k.
Recent approvals
$32k
11 Albert Street
Demolition · 22 Sep 2026
$940k
78 Dilkera Avenue
Demolition · 21 Sep 2026
$50k
37 Trafalgar Crescent
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 10 Sep 2026
26% 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
26% of approvals are new builds or demolitions, so knock-down-rebuild is a genuine slice here, not just extensions.
Lifestyle spend
34% of approvals are pools, decks and fencing, a discretionary-spend signal for pool, landscape and fencing trades.
Major projects · biggest approvals by value
$3.23M
23 Lurnea Crescent
Demolition · 10 Nov 2025
$2.75M
8 Berringar Road
Demolition · 1 Aug 2025
$1.68M
29 Valentine Crescent
Demolition · 6 Jul 2026
$1.58M
125 Dilkera Avenue
Pools / decks / fencing · 18 May 2023
$1.4M
79 Dilkera Avenue
Dwelling · 29 Sep 2021
Development activity
DAs lodged
Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
296
Total on record
39
Last 12 months
$63k
Median cost
1110
What they're building
All 296 DAs by category
Swimming Pool / Spa101
Renovation / Extension76
New Dwelling41
Demolition37
Deck / Balcony / Fence20
Granny Flat / Secondary7
Other6
Subdivision4
Who lives here
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 5-14 (837 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Schools nearby
Valentine Public School
Primary · Valentine
Floraville Public School
Primary · Belmont
Eleebana Public School
Primary · Eleebana
Belmont High School
Secondary · Belmont
Belmont Public School
Primary · Belmont
Belmont North Public School
Primary · Belmont North
NSW public schools within ~3.5 km. Source: NSW Department of Education schools master dataset.
Common questions
Which council handles development applications in Valentine?
Valentine sits in the Lake Macquarie City Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Lake Macquarie City Council lodges for Valentine from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Valentine?
In the last 365 days, Lake Macquarie City Council lodged 39 development applications in Valentine. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
How do I get DA alerts for Valentine?
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