NORTHERN BEACHES

Concrete pool builders on the Northern Beaches.

Steel-reinforced concrete pools from Manly to Palm Beach. A family practice based in Belrose, building Sydney pools since 1968.

Our home ground

The coast we build on.

Wright Pools has worked the Northern Beaches as concrete pool builders from our Belrose yard since 1968. Swimming pool construction on this coast is our home ground, and we know the land because we have dug it. The peninsula runs on Hawkesbury sandstone, with deep coastal sand near the beaches, alluvial flats in the valleys, and bush blocks through the forest. Each one changes how a concrete shell is engineered.

We know the council too. Every suburb here sits under Northern Beaches Council, formed in 2016 from the old Manly, Warringah and Pittwater councils. That means coastal lagoon flood controls, foreshore building lines on the harbour and Pittwater, and bush-fire assessments through the forest. We know what each one asks for before we break ground.

Choose your suburb below for the local detail, or call us on 02 9450 0788 to talk through a site.

What we build

Northern Beaches pool builders, across every style.

As concrete pool builders on the Northern Beaches, we build the full range in steel-reinforced concrete, engineered in house for the block it sits on.

Most of our work here is residential concrete pools, drawn alongside the home's architect. On the sloping harbour and clifftop blocks of the peninsula we build infinity pools that run the water out to the view. On tight courtyards and terraces we build plunge pools to the same shell standard as a full pool, and for year-round swimming we build enclosed indoor pools. We also take on commercial swimming pool builds for the clubs, schools and developments across the region.

Planning and approval

What council asks for on the Northern Beaches.

Every suburb on this page sits under Northern Beaches Council, formed in 2016 from the former Manly, Warringah and Pittwater councils. One council now, but the ground beneath it still changes street by street, and the approval path changes with it.

A pool goes through either as a complying development certificate or as a full development application through council. Which one you are on has less to do with the pool than with what your land is flagged for. Four flags come up again and again on this coast.

01
Coastal lagoon catchments
Narrabeen, Dee Why, Curl Curl and Manly are ICOLLs, lagoons that open and close to the sea. Blocks inside their flood catchments need a Flood Management Report lodged with the application, and those catchments reach further inland than most owners expect.
02
Bush fire prone land
Much of the forest, and the bush blocks through Ingleside, Oxford Falls and Duffys Forest, sits on mapped bush fire prone land. That adds a Bush Fire Risk Assessment to the application. It changes the paperwork rather than the pool.
03
Foreshore building lines
Work close to the harbour or the Pittwater foreshore is assessed under the regional environmental plan covering Sydney Harbour and its foreshores. It sets how close the shell and its plant can sit to the water.
04
Warriewood Valley
Warriewood Valley runs under its own Water Management Specification, covering stormwater and setbacks from the watercourses through the valley. It is the one pocket of the region with a rulebook of its own.

Knowing which path your block is on early is what keeps a timeline honest. A complying development certificate usually lands in two to six weeks. A development application through council commonly runs two to four months. Both sit inside the six to nine months most projects take from the first site visit to the first swim. More detail in our guide to pool approval in NSW.

By suburb

Every Northern Beaches suburb we build in.

Our process

Four steps, start to handover.

01
Consultation and site visit
We meet at your home, walk the space, listen to the brief. No charge, no pressure.
02
Design and engineering
We draft the pool to suit the architecture and the soil. Structural engineering happens in house.
03
Construction
Excavation, steel, shotcrete, finish. Our supervisors stay on the project from day one to handover.
04
Handover and care
A full walk-through of pump, filter, lighting and care. Our team stays available long after handover.

See more of our work in the full gallery.

Why Wright Pools

A family practice since 1968.

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Very reliable and professional company. I would highly recommend them.
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From the very first conversation through construction and well after completion, the entire team was genuinely customer focused. We could not be happier.
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Frequently asked

Northern Beaches pool questions.

Do I need council approval for a pool on the Northern Beaches?
Yes, in one of two forms. Many pools go through as a complying development certificate, which usually lands in two to six weeks. Where the block is flagged for flood, bush fire or foreshore, it goes through Northern Beaches Council as a development application, commonly two to four months. Which path you are on is worth establishing early, because it sets the front end of the timeline.
Which Northern Beaches suburbs sit in a coastal lagoon flood catchment?
The four lagoons are Narrabeen, Dee Why, Curl Curl and Manly. They are ICOLLs, which means they open and close to the sea, and their flood catchments reach further inland than most owners expect. If your block sits inside one, the application needs a Flood Management Report.
What happens if my block is bush fire prone?
It adds a Bush Fire Risk Assessment to the application. This comes up most through the forest suburbs and the bush blocks around Ingleside, Oxford Falls and Duffys Forest. It changes the paperwork rather than the pool itself.
Can you build near the Pittwater or harbour foreshore?
Yes. Foreshore work is assessed under the regional environmental plan covering Sydney Harbour and its foreshores, which sets how close the shell and its plant can sit to the water. We have built on foreshore and clifftop blocks across the peninsula. The assessment is part of the job.
How long does a concrete pool take on the Northern Beaches?
Construction runs about fourteen to twenty weeks. Counted from the first site visit to the first swim, including design and approval, most projects run six to nine months. Sandstone, steep access and lagoon or bush fire paperwork are what stretch it.
Where is your yard, and do you cover the whole region?
Our yard is in Belrose, which puts us inside the Northern Beaches rather than driving into it. We build from Manly through to Palm Beach and across the forest, and our supervisors are on Northern Beaches sites most days.

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