NSW Building Leads

Get fresh building and development application (DA) leads from all 131 NSW councils — filtered by trade, location, status, and date.

Who is this for?

• Pool builders — find every new pool DA in your area
• Solar & battery installers — catch new solar/battery projects as they're lodged
• Builders & developers — track new dwellings, knockdown rebuilds, and dual occupancies
• Kitchen & bathroom renovators — find alterations and additions DAs in target suburbs
• Landscapers & fencing contractors — discover new builds that will need outdoor work
• Building suppliers — monitor construction activity by council area
• Architects & designers — find upcoming projects to pitch services
• Property investors — spot development activity in target postcodes

Example output

{
  "applicationNumber": "PAN-650353",
  "council": "Blacktown City Council",
  "status": "Under Assessment",
  "applicationType": "Development Application",
  "developmentDescription": "Dwelling house,Swimming pool,Fences",
  "tradeTags": ["new_dwelling", "pool"],
  "lodgementDate": "2026-10-20",
  "determinationDate": null,
  "address": "12 SMITH STREET ROOTY HILL 2766",
  "suburb": "ROOTY HILL",
  "postcode": "2766",
  "lat": -33.77,
  "lng": 150.84,
  "googleMapsUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=-33.77,150.84",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/map",
  "changeType": "new",
  "attribution": "© State Government of NSW and NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-28T03:00:00.000Z"
}

How to use

1. Click "Start" with the default settings to get recent DAs from all councils.
2. Filter by trade — select one or more trade presets (e.g. "Swimming pools", "Solar & battery") to only get relevant leads.
3. Narrow by location — enter specific councils, suburbs, postcodes, or use radius search around a point.

Input explained

Field	Description	Default
Councils	Filter by specific NSW council names (exact match).	All councils
Suburbs	Filter by suburb name (case-insensitive).	All suburbs
Postcodes	Filter by 4-digit Australian postcode.	All postcodes
Radius search	Only return DAs within km of a lat/lng point.	Disabled
Lodged from / to	Date range for DA lodgement.	Last 7 days
Application statuses	Filter by status (On Exhibition, Under Assessment, Determined, etc.).	All statuses
Trade presets	Filter by trade category — pool, solar, new dwelling, demolition, etc.	All trades
Keywords include	Only return DAs whose description contains these words.	None
Keywords exclude	Exclude DAs whose description contains these words.	None
Only new records	Monitor mode — only output records not seen in previous runs.	Off
Monitor key	Key-value store name for tracking seen records across runs.	nsw-da-leads-monitor
Track status changes	Also output records whose status changed since last run.	Off
Max results	Maximum number of records to output.	500

Trade presets

Preset	What it matches
Swimming pools	Pool, spa, pool fencing
Solar & battery	Solar panels, photovoltaic, battery storage
New dwellings	New houses, dwelling construction
Knockdown rebuild	Demolition + new dwelling
Granny flat / secondary dwelling	Secondary dwellings, granny flats
Dual occupancy / duplex	Dual occupancy, duplex developments
Demolition	Demolition of existing structures
Alterations & additions	Renovations, extensions, alterations
Subdivision	Land subdivision, strata, Torrens title
Commercial fitout	Shop/office fitout, change of use

Pricing

Pay per result: $0.01 USD per DA record output.

• 100 leads = $1.00
• 500 leads = $5.00
• 1,000 leads = $10.00

No start fee. You only pay for records actually output.

Scheduling & monitor mode

Set up a daily or weekly schedule and enable monitor mode to only receive new DAs:

1. Set Only new records to true.
2. Set a Monitor key (e.g. my-pool-leads). Use the same key every run.
3. Schedule the Actor to run daily or weekly.

Each run only outputs DAs that weren't in previous runs. Enable Track status changes to also get notified when a DA's status changes (e.g. from "Under Assessment" to "Approved").

Integrations

API

Access results programmatically via the Apify API:

$curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/{DATASET_ID}/items?token={YOUR_TOKEN}"

Webhooks & automation

• n8n — use the Apify node to trigger workflows on new leads
• Make (Integromat) — connect via the Apify module
• Zapier — use the Apify integration
• Google Sheets — export directly from the dataset

AI agents & MCP

This Actor works with the Apify MCP server for AI agent integration. Ask Claude, ChatGPT, or other agents to fetch NSW DA data.

FAQ

How often is the data updated? The NSW Planning Portal updates its DA data daily. Run this Actor daily for the freshest leads.

Which councils are covered? All 131 NSW councils that use the Planning Portal. Since 1 July 2021, all NSW councils are mandated to use the Portal for DAs.

Does this include CDCs (Complying Development Certificates)? Yes — the API includes both DAs and CDCs. Filter by Application type if you only want DAs.

Can I filter by estimated cost of development? Not currently — the NSW Planning Portal API does not include cost data in its open data feed.

How far back does the data go? The Portal has data from January 2019 onwards.

Does this include applicant contact details? No. We deliberately exclude personal information to comply with Australian privacy laws. This Actor provides project details and location data for lead generation, not personal data.

Data source & attribution

Data sourced from the NSW Planning Portal Online DA Data API.

© State Government of NSW and NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure.

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.

Disclaimer

This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the NSW Government, the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, or the NSW Planning Portal. Data accuracy depends on the source API. Use at your own risk.