Some planning applications attract considerably more community interest than others. In 2016 hundreds of people in the local community opposed the loss of a historic Sydney building. Their efforts succeeded in saving this building, their much loved hotel, due in no small part to their comments on PlanningAlerts.
However you probably would not have heard about this application unless you lived nearby.
Now we bring you the trending applications so you can see what people find most popular or contentious. This page shows you the top 20 recent applications from across Australia that people have made the most comments on.
Demolish existing shop, dwelling houses and petrol station on the site and construct a new part 3/ part 4 storey residential flat building comprising of 28 units, with associated basement parking
Demolition of existing building and construction of five storey mixed use building, containing ground floor commercial, 10 residential apartments, 43 boarding rooms and 3 levels of basement carparking
Demolition of Existing Dwelling, Detached Slab and Other Class 10a Ancillary Structures and of Existing Swimming Pool and Pool Fence
New hotel development
Material Change of Use – Community Use (Place of Worship) and Caretaker’s Residence
Post Request(S72) Demolition of an existing dwelling and boundary fencing and construction of two (2) dwellings on a lot within a Heritage Overlay.
Development of 11 dwellings and removal of native vegetation
Application for demolition of dwelling and outbuilding
Remove two (2) Alexander Palms, two (2) European Nettle tree, one (1) Camphor tree, one (1) Cotton Wood. Prune three (3) Alexander Palms, one (1) Canary Island Palm, one (1) Bangalay Eucalyptus, one (1) Silky Oak, One (1) White Mulberry.
To continue extended trading hours of the Sly Fox hotel Public Bar - 5.00pm to 3.00am the following day Mondays to Saturdays and 10.00am to 12.00 midnight Sundays, Salon Bar (gaming room) 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
A six storey building comprising six shops and 33 dwellings above a basement car park and a reduction in the car parking requirements and waiver of the loading bay requirement in accordance with the endorsed plans Proposed amendment: see Urbis cover letter dated 9 April, 2018
Tree Application - 8 x tree removal or pruning.
Material Change of Use - Development Permit for a Service Station
The construction of a four-storey apartment building (16 dwellings), associated basement car parking and the reduction in the car parking requirements at Clause 52.06
To demolish existing improvements, subdivide the land into 2 Torrens title lots and construct a 2 storey dwelling house on each lot
Display of Signage
Dwelling House
Multi Dwelling Housing - and Strata Subdivision
Medical Centre
Demolition of existing structures and Construction of Three (3) Storey Boarding House with Basement parking with a total of 15 rooms
