How long does rezoning take in Armidale Regional Council?
Every figure below is computed from the official register records for this council. Counts and gazettal years come from full register history; pipeline duration only from what we have directly observed.
- Amendments tracked
- 4
- full register history
- Active last 12 months
- 1
- by latest status date
- Approval rate
- 100%
- of 3 recorded outcomes
- Observed pipeline duration
- —
- insufficient data yet (0 of 5 cases observed)
Development applications · last 12 months
Applications lodged in this council in the trailing 12 months, by current status. Counted directly from the development application register.
- Total lodged
- 217
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 41
- Determined
- 168
- Withdrawn
- 8
See all development applications in Armidale Regional Council
Decision speed
How quickly this council determines a development application, measured from lodgement to determination across every decided application that carries both dates.
- Median time to decision
- 47 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 56 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 508
- determined applications
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date | Gazettal | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reclassification and Rezoning of 7-9 Caroline Crescent, Armidale | Lodged | 30 Apr 2026 | · | Approved |
| Planning Proposal No. 18 Altering the Lot Size of Land at 90 Kurrawatha Avenue, Armidale | Withdrawn | 14 Jan 2024 | · | Approved |
| Armidale Dumaresq LEP 2012 - to amend the minimum lot size of Lot 1 DP 34495, Lot 9 DP 112693, Lots 515 - 517, 730 and 733 DP 755808, 267 Long Swamp Road, Armidale to facilitate seven rural small holding lots | Withdrawn | 14 Mar 2022 | · | Approved |
| Removal of Lot 54 DP 596242, 1A Dorothy Avenue, Armidale from Item No I067 in Schedule 5 - Environmental Heritage. | Withdrawn | 28 Nov 2020 | · | · |
Planning disputes
8 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Armidale Regional Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Armidale Regional Council v Cox [2025] NSWLEC 45 CIVIL ENFORCEMENT — Orders to remove waste under Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) not complied with — Waste removal order — Service of summons effected | NSWLEC | 9 May 2025 |
| Armidale Regional Council v O'Connor [2020] NSWLEC 77 CIVIL ENFORCEMENT – proceedings to remedy or restrain a threatened breach of the Local Government Act 1993 – Council meeting called to consider motion to terminate general manager’s contract – whether power to terminate general manager’s contract is an implied power under s 334 of the Local Government Act 1993 or an entitlement under the terms of the contract – whether exercise of implied statutory power conditioned by procedural fairness requirements – whether Councillors failed to accord proce | NSWLEC | 23 June 2020 |
| Armidale Regional Council v O’Connor (No 2) [2020] NSWLEC 54 CIVIL PROCEDURE — Injunction — Urgent injunction sought to restrain councillors from voting on Council motion — Removal of Chief Executive Officer —Extension of interlocutory relief | NSWLEC | 12 May 2020 |
| Armidale Regional Council v O’Connor (No 3) [2020] NSWLEC 56 CIVIL PROCEDURE — Injunction — Urgent injunction sought to restrain councillors from voting on Council motion — Removal of Chief Executive Officer — Reasons for grant and extension of injunctive relief | NSWLEC | 12 May 2020 |
| Armidale Regional Council v O’Connor [2020] NSWLEC 53 CIVIL PROCEDURE — Injunction — Urgent injunction sought to restrain councillors from voting on Council motion — Removal of Chief Executive Officer — Balance of convenience where Council meeting is imminent — Injunctive relief granted | NSWLEC | 11 May 2020 |
| Armidale Regional Council v Vorhauer (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 56 LAND LAW – possession of land – unpaid rates and charges – local council’s right of sale – contract of sale with vacant possession – failure of occupiers to vacate land in response to statutory notice – proceedings commenced by Council – defences previously struck out – no appearance by defendants – right of council to possession – where sale price exceeded outstanding rates and charges – whether legal costs of the proceedings amounted to expenses in connection with the sale – s 718 Local Govern | NSWSC | 11 Feb 2020 |
| Armidale Regional Council v Vorhauer [2019] NSWSC 1153 CIVIL PROCEDURE – Pleadings – Striking out – No reasonable cause of action or defence – Tendency to cause prejudice, embarrassment or delay – Abuse of process | NSWSC | 6 Sept 2019 |
| University of New England v Attorney General of New South Wales & Ors [2009] NSWSC 1020 EQUITY - trusts and trustees - trustees - their appointment - assessment of fitness of new trustee - trust relating to the operation of a regional art gallery. | NSWSC | 24 June 2009 |
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How these numbers are computed
- Volume and gazettals per year count register records directly, full history from the source register.
- Approval rate is recorded outcomes beginning “Approved” over all recorded outcomes. Cases still in flight have no outcome and are excluded.
- Observed pipeline duration is the median days between our first and last stage observation for cases we watched move into approved/gazetted: an observed duration accruing since 12 June 2026, not lodgement-to-gazettal elapsed time, which the registers' list data cannot support. Medians are suppressed below 5 observed cases rather than reported on thin samples.
- Development applications are counted directly from the development application register over the trailing 12 months, grouped by their current canonical status. The full list is on the applications page.