Public Notices

Development Application Notices

In accordance with the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and/or City of Newcastle's (CN) Community Participation Plan the below proposed development applications fall into one or more of the following categories and therefore are notified for community awareness.

  • Designated development;
  • Nominated integrated development;
  • Threatened species development;
  • Class 1 aquaculture development;
  • Potentially hazardous or potentially offensive development; or
  • Demolition in Heritage Conservation Area.

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Proposed Leases  

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Interim Heritage Order Notices

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Outdoor Trading Applications

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Road Naming Proposals

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Traffic and Parking Amendment Notices

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Property and Asset Notices

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Community Lands Notices

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Strategic Planning Notices

Expressions of Interest: Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge Holders

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Study for the Newcastle Local Government Area 

City of Newcastle (CN) invites Aboriginal persons or organisations who may have an interest or hold knowledge of cultural significance of Aboriginal story(ies), object(s) and/or place(s) in the land, sky and waters of the Newcastle Local Government Area (LGA), to register their interest in participating in the consultation process for the preparation of an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Study for this area.

The Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Study is an important part of the Newcastle Citywide Heritage Study. It aims to provide a better understanding of the Aboriginal cultural heritage of the Newcastle LGA including its history, archaeology, and culturally significant places, and identify ways to strengthen recognition, protection and management into the future. It will replace the 2005 Aboriginal Heritage Study.6

The study area (Newcastle LGA) has a total land area of 186.8 sq kms. It is bounded by the suburbs of Tarro, Hexham, Kooragang and Stockton in the north, Newcastle East, Newcastle, The Hill, Bar Beach and Merewether in the east, Adamstown Heights, Kotara, New Lambton Heights, Rankin Park and Elermore Vale in the south, Wallsend, Minmi, Lenaghan, Black Hill and Beresfield in the west.

For more information, including a map of the Newcastle LGA, please visit CN’s Newcastle Citywide Heritage Study project webpage.

To register your interest, please respond in writing, with a list of any relevant Aboriginal people/organisations who should be consulted with respect to this project:

Attention: Simon Duffy

City of Newcastle

PO Box 489 

Newcastle NSW 2300

Or via email: 

[email protected] 

Registrations are open from 2 May to 6 June 2026.


Draft Amended Planning Agreement and Explanatory Note – 6 Whistle Lane, Wickham (formerly 73 – 79 Railway Lane, Wickham) 

A Planning Agreement (PA) was entered into on 25 July 2018 relating to the development approved under development application (DA2018/00773). The PA contributes $955,000.00 towards community infrastructure and public amenities supporting the implementation of Wickham Masterplan Update (July 2022). 

DA2018/00773 has been modified by MA2025/00278 which has resulted in administrative amendments to the PA. 

A modification application (MA2026/00016) has been recently lodged to increase the floor area of balconies for units 1.01 and 3.03 and the height of the privacy screening for unit 2.02.

MA2025/00016 is on public notification and can be viewed on CN's Application Tracker.

The current modification application triggers a administrative amendment to the Amended Planning Agreement and Explanatory Note (VPA2026/01000) to refer to the new application number, MA2026/00016. No other changes are proposed.  

How to make a submission: 

The public notification period is from 18 May 2026 to 16 June 2026. 

Submissions can be made using our online submissions form.


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Finance Notices

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