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Planning Street Cards

The Planning Street Cards provide information about historical building and development applications from about 1908 to the 1990s.

Until 1945-55, only building applications appear on the cards. Development applications were not required by law until after 1945.

The street cards show all the applications submitted to the Council whether or not the original files and plans still exist. To see if the records have survived and are available you will have to check Archives Investigator or (for post-1987 records) ask the archivists.

[Note: to learn about the optimal search strategy in Archives Investigator for finding applications files/plans, click on the < more about ... > button, then on < search tips > and read the section on < structured search > strategy.]

The street cards have been separated into a number of sets, because over time they became divided between different Councils as municipal boundaries changed, and because of changes to recordkeeping practices in the past.

Each set of cards is arranged alphabetically according to the names of the streets in the area covered by the cards. Within each street, cards are then arranged numerically by street address. The cards are not always in perfect order so it can pay to scout around within the set, to find the address you are seeking. Some streets which have lots of cards are subdivided into sections (for example by odd and even street numbers).

City 1908-1928

This set of cards shows building applications for streets within the City boundaries at that time. This set of cards is archival records series CRS 710 and more information is available in Archives Investigator in the series note.
Browse the street cards City 1908-1928 >

City 1929-1994

Applications for streets within the City at that time, except for areas transferred to other Councils in 1968 and 1988. This set of cards is archival records series CRS 533 and more information is available in Archives Investigator in the series note.
Browse the street cards City 1929-1994 >>

South Sydney 1929-1988

Applications for streets in the area that was South Sydney City Council 1989-2004. All cards for this area back to 1929 are in this set. This set of cards is part of archival records series CRS 533 and more information is available in Archives Investigator in the series note.
Browse the street cards South Sydney 1929-1994 >>

Newtown (Marrickville) 1949-1968

Applications for streets in the part of Newtown transferred to Marrickville Council in 1968. The cards cover only the period (1949-1968) when this area was managed by the City of Sydney. Marrickville Council kindly made the cards available to be copied.
Browse the street cards Newtown 1949-1968 >>

Paddington 1949-1968

Applications for Paddington streets, in the area transferred to Woollahra Council in 1968. The cards cover only the period (1949-1968) when this area was managed by the City of Sydney. Woollahra Council kindly made the cards available to be copied.
Browse the street cards Paddington 1949-1968 >>

Glebe 1949-1999

Applications for the transferred to Leichhardt Council in 1968. The cards cover the period from 1949 (when Glebe was incorporated into the City of Sydney). The cards were created by Leichhardt Council some time after 1968, so pre-1968 information is retrospective and may not be complete. This set of cards is archival records series CRS 1099 and more information is available in Archives Investigator in the series note.
Browse the street cards Glebe 1949-1999 >>

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