Rezoning Hub · Planning briefing
Prepared 13 June 2026
Muswellbrook Shire Council
NSW · register name Muswellbrook Shire Council
Snapshot
- Rezonings tracked
- 6
- Applications, 12 mo
- 147
- Approval rate
- 100%
- Median decision
- 49 days
Development applications, last 12 months
- Total
- 147
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 20
- Determined
- 125
- Withdrawn
- 2
Typically decided in a median of 49 days (mean 68), across 301 determined applications.
Live rezoning pipeline
Proposals still moving through the system here, before they are gazetted.
| Proposal | Stage | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| Schedule an additional permitted use at 893 Paterson Rd, Woodville | Assessment | 28 Apr 2026 |
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date |
|---|---|---|
| Schedule an additional permitted use at 893 Paterson Rd, Woodville | Assessment | 28 Apr 2026 |
| Additional Permitted Uses (Stage 1) - Bayswater Power Station | Withdrawn | 1 Apr 2025 |
| Muswellbrook Local Environmental Plan 2009 - New Shire Wide LEP | Withdrawn | 28 Feb 2022 |
| Muswellbrook Bypass Realignment | Withdrawn | 24 Nov 2021 |
| PP018 Rezone the former Forestry site - 72-74 Maitland Street, Muswellbrook | Withdrawn | 29 Oct 2021 |
| Amendment 13 Muswellbrook LEP 2009 - Woodlands Ridge Extension | Withdrawn | 30 Jan 2021 |
Planning disputes
Planning and environment court and tribunal matters naming this council, newest first.
CWO Pty Ltd v Muswellbrook Shire Council [2024] NSWLEC 61
NSWLEC· 24 June 2024
Mangoola Coal Operations Pty Ltd v Muswellbrook Shire Council [2023] NSWCA 275
NSWCA· 21 Nov 2023
Mangoola Coal Operations Pty Ltd v Muswellbrook Shire Council [2023] NSWSC 262
NSWSC· 27 Mar 2023
Mangoola Coal Operations Pty Ltd v Muswellbrook Shire Council (No 2) [2022] NSWLEC 129
NSWLEC· 7 Nov 2022
Mangoola Coal Operations Pty Limited v Muswellbrook Shire Council [2021] NSWCA 46
NSWCA· 25 Mar 2021
Mangoola Coal Operations Pty Ltd v Muswellbrook Shire Council [2020] NSWLEC 66
NSWLEC· 11 June 2020