Rezoning Hub · Planning briefing
Prepared 13 June 2026
Lithgow City Council
NSW · register name Lithgow City Council
Snapshot
- Rezonings tracked
- 4
- Applications, 12 mo
- 173
- Approval rate
- 100%
- Median decision
- 76 days
Development applications, last 12 months
- Total
- 173
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 39
- Determined
- 127
- Withdrawn
- 7
Typically decided in a median of 76 days (mean 97), across 344 determined applications.
Live rezoning pipeline
Proposals still moving through the system here, before they are gazetted.
| Proposal | Stage | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| Lithgow Local Environmental Plan 2014: Housekeeping Amendments | Assessment | 25 May 2026 |
| Former Wallerawang Power Station | Lodged | 25 July 2025 |
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date |
|---|---|---|
| Lithgow Local Environmental Plan 2014: Housekeeping Amendments | Assessment | 25 May 2026 |
| Former Wallerawang Power Station | Lodged | 25 July 2025 |
| Lithgow LEP 2014 Housekeeping Amendment | Withdrawn | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Lidsdale Spot Rezoning | Withdrawn | 17 June 2021 |
Planning disputes
Planning and environment court and tribunal matters naming this council, newest first.
Bell Quarry Rehabilitation Project Pty Ltd v Lithgow City Council [2022] NSWLEC 123
NSWLEC· 10 Oct 2022
Lithgow City Council v Newera Defendo Pty Ltd [2020] NSWLEC 34
NSWLEC· 24 Apr 2020
Lithgow City Council v Newera Defendo Pty Ltd [2019] NSWLEC 188
NSWLEC· 5 Dec 2019
Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) v Miller; Miller v Lithgow City Council [2015] NSWCA 320
NSWCA· 15 Oct 2015
Miller v Lithgow City Council [2014] NSWSC 1579
NSWSC· 28 Nov 2014
Miller v Lithgow City Council [2013] NSWSC 427
NSWSC· 30 Apr 2013