Rezoning Hub · Planning briefing
Prepared 13 June 2026
Newcastle City Council
NSW · register name Newcastle City Council
Snapshot
- Rezonings tracked
- 1
- Applications, 12 mo
- 1,462
- Approval rate
- n/a
- Median decision
- 31 days
Development applications, last 12 months
- Total
- 1462
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 294
- Determined
- 1089
- Withdrawn
- 79
Typically decided in a median of 31 days (mean 55), across 2,995 determined applications.
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment 16 Newcastle LEP 2012 - Planning controls for land affected by a Local Government Area boundary adjustment - Newcastle and Lake Macquarie | Withdrawn | 30 Jan 2021 |
Planning disputes
Planning and environment court and tribunal matters naming this council, newest first.
Partington v Newcastle City Council [2014] NSWSC 1315
NSWSC· 2 June 2014
Partington v Newcastle City Council [2014] NSWSC 352
NSWSC· 26 Feb 2014
Newcastle Muslim Association Incorporated v Newcastle City Council [2012] NSWLEC 20
NSWLEC· 17 Feb 2012
Save Our Figs Inc v General Manager Newcastle City Council [2011] NSWLEC 207
NSWLEC· 17 Nov 2011
Aldi Stores v Newcastle City Council [2010] NSWLEC 227
NSWLEC· 3 Nov 2010
Newcastle City Council v Wescombe [2009] NSWCA 265
NSWCA· 24 July 2009