Rezoning Hub · Planning briefing
Prepared 13 June 2026
Gunnedah Shire Council
NSW · register name Gunnedah Shire Council
Snapshot
- Rezonings tracked
- 5
- Applications, 12 mo
- 115
- Approval rate
- 100%
- Median decision
- 76 days
Development applications, last 12 months
- Total
- 115
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 35
- Determined
- 76
- Withdrawn
- 4
Typically decided in a median of 76 days (mean 91), across 213 determined applications.
Live rezoning pipeline
Proposals still moving through the system here, before they are gazetted.
| Proposal | Stage | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| Part of 637 Castlereagh Highway, Menah | Lodged | 31 May 2026 |
| 118 Abattoirs Road, Menah | Lodged | 31 Mar 2026 |
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date |
|---|---|---|
| Part of 637 Castlereagh Highway, Menah | Lodged | 31 May 2026 |
| 118 Abattoirs Road, Menah | Lodged | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Planning Proposal for Additional Permitted Land Use, 127-141 Lochrey Road, Gunnedah | Withdrawn | 30 Oct 2023 |
| Gunnedah Housekeeping 2018 | Withdrawn | 25 Aug 2021 |
| Gunnedah LEP 2012 - Housekeeping LEP | Withdrawn | 28 Nov 2020 |
Planning disputes
Planning and environment court and tribunal matters naming this council, newest first.
Gunnedah Shire Council v Woodhead [2020] NSWLEC 131
NSWLEC· 7 Sept 2020
Burgess v Gunnedah Shire Council [2010] NSWLEC 97
NSWLEC· 11 June 2010
Mathews v Council of the Shire of Gunnedah [2010] NSWSC 412
NSWSC· 5 May 2010
McILVAIN v THE COUNCIL OF THE SHIRE OF GUNNEDAH [1998] NSWCA 152
NSWCA· 2 Oct 1998
COUNCIL OF THE SHIRE OF GUNNEDAH v MORGAN-MOFFATT [1995] NSWCA 104
NSWCA· 8 Aug 1995