Parramatta. DAs worth $206.2m approved

Parramatta City Council approved 830 development applications, valued at $206.2 million, in 2009-10, according to the Department of Planning’s latest Local Development Performance Monitoring Report. Council determined 247 commercial/retail/office applications and 37 industrial applications. Overall, council received 881 DAs and refused 51, or 5.8 per cent. These were valued at $10.5 million.