How long does rezoning take in Bathurst 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 1 recorded outcome
- 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
- 418
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 59
- Determined
- 351
- Withdrawn
- 8
See all development applications in Bathurst 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
- 38 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 48 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 860
- determined applications
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date | Gazettal | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Lambert Street, Bathurst | Lodged | 10 June 2026 | · | Approved |
| North Street Perthville Correction of Residential Zoning Boundary | Withdrawn | 10 July 2023 | · | · |
| WITHDRAWN AND NOT PROCEEDING INCORPORATED INTO SI LEP Rezoning of 207-213 Sydney Road, Bathurst for bulky goods development and public open space | Withdrawn | 28 Nov 2020 | · | · |
| NOT PROCCEEDING - Bathurst Interim LEP 2005 Heritage amendment | Withdrawn | 28 Nov 2020 | · | · |
Planning disputes
17 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Bathurst Regional Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Bathurst Regional Council v Natural Resources Access Regulator (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 1113 COSTS – general rule that costs follow the event –discretion to order otherwise – material considerations – proceedings brought by public authorities – issue of public importance – public interest in transparency of regulation – neither party wholly successful – no order as to costs | NSWSC | 23 Aug 2022 |
| Bathurst Regional Council v Natural Resources Access Regulator [2022] NSWSC 846 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review of official caution – effect of caution on legal rights – availability of declaration – establishing basis of alleged error ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING – water – water management work approval – interpretation – condition to maintain outflow equal to lesser of inflow or pipe capacity – condition to release percentage of storage conserved in preceding inflow event – determining volume of releases ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING – offences – penalty notice offence – use | NSWSC | 28 June 2022 |
| Bathurst Regional Council v Department of Planning, Industry and Environment trading as Natural Resources Access Regulator [2021] NSWLEC 109 JUDICIAL REVIEW – | NSWLEC | 8 Oct 2021 |
| Prefabricated Buildings Pty Ltd v Bathurst Regional Council (No 2) [2017] NSWLEC 111 COSTS – Class 3 application – whether a departure from the presumptive rule that each party bears its costs is warranted – whether it is fair and reasonable in the circumstances to award costs – whether the applicant acted unreasonably – whether the proceedings centred around a question of law | NSWLEC | 30 Aug 2017 |
| Prefabricated Buildings Pty Ltd v Bathurst Regional Council [2017] NSWLEC 44 STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – whether Council can charge for services based on availability of services and actual use of services – Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) s 501 and s 502 | NSWLEC | 24 Apr 2017 |
| Adrenaline Pty Ltd v Bathurst Regional Council [2015] NSWCA 123 APPEALS - notice of contention - whether respondent permitted to raise defences not run at trial - Council not permitted to run defences of causation or change of position - Council permitted to run defence of good consideration - whether question of law which was not fully argued, not determined by primary judge and not necessary to decide should be decided LOCAL GOVERNMENT - power to fix fee for services - whether Council obliged to comply with Chapter 15 Part 10 of Local Government Act 1993 ( | NSWCA | 11 May 2015 |
| Trackcorp Adrenalin Pty Ltd v Bathurst Regional Council (No.3) [2014] NSWSC 690 CONTRACT - breach - contract permitting plaintiff to hold motor sport event - exclusivity provision - whether defendant breached provision by allowing other promoters to conduct events substantially similar to plaintiff's event - no breach established EQUITY - remedies - rectification - alleged common intention not established NEGLIGENCE - existence of duty of care - whether duty owed by one contracting party to another to ensure no breach of exclusivity provision - duty not found to exist TRADE | NSWSC | 30 May 2014 |
| Trackcorp Adrenalin Pty Ltd v Bathurst Regional Council [2013] NSWSC 1699 EVIDENCE - client legal privilege - waiver - whether party acted inconsistently with objecting to evidence of instructions given to lawyers - Evidence Act 1995, s 122(2) | NSWSC | 19 Nov 2013 |
| Trackcorp Adrenalin Pty Ltd v Bathurst Regional Council (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1701 EVIDENCE - client legal privilege - waiver - loss of privilege in legal advice due to voluntary disclosure of substance of advice - whether party acted inconsistently with objecting to evidence of instructions and other documents relating to advice - Evidence Act 1995, s 122(2) | NSWSC | 19 Nov 2013 |
| Manning v Bathurst Regional Council (No 2) [2013] NSWLEC 186 JUDICIAL REVIEW: whether council under an obligation to notify adjoining property owner of proposed development - whether failure to notify was manifestly unreasonable - whether re-notification of the development an appropriate order under s 25B of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 - whether demolition of the development appropriate. | NSWLEC | 31 Oct 2013 |
| Bathurst Regional Council as Trustee for the Bathurst City Council Crown Reserves Reserve Trust v Thompson (No 2) [2012] NSWCA 420 COSTS - offer of compromise | NSWCA | 14 Dec 2012 |
| Bathurst Regional Council as Trustee for the Bathurst City Council Crown Reserves Reserve Trust v Thompson [2012] NSWCA 340 TORT - negligence - visitor slipping on steps of rotunda in park - park including rotunda property of a trust - Council trustee of trust - relationship between Council and trust not explored at trial - whether s 42 Civil Liability Act 2002 applied to Council as trustee - whether Council could rely upon "principles" in s 42 without calling any evidence - application of s 5B Civil Liability Act 2002 - whether defect in steps reasonably foreseeable by Council - if so what if any was a reasonable re | NSWCA | 26 Oct 2012 |
| Bathurst Regional Council v Taylor [2012] NSWLEC 226 APPEAL - s 56A of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 - question of law - development application - construction of clause in planning instrument - whether commissioner failed to take into account the policy in clause - whether in imposing development consent conditions which engaged clause commissioner was required but failed to apply clause - no power to grant development consent | NSWLEC | 4 Oct 2012 |
| Manning v Bathurst Regional Council [2012] NSWLEC 127 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: application for leave to amend summons - consequential vacation of | NSWLEC | 1 June 2012 |
| Bathurst Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering The Crown Lands Act [2007] NSWLEC 495 Subpoena :- production of documents - publicly adopted copying fee - disinterested third party - statutory procedure to waive or reduce fee | NSWLEC | 15 Aug 2007 |
| King, Markwick, Taylor & Ors v Bathurst Regional Council [2006] NSWLEC 505 Judicial Review :- s 94 contribution conditions - not authorised by contributions plan - modification of development consents to delete s 94 contribution conditions and require roadworks - whether Council was satisfied that proposed modification of minimal environment impact and development as modified substantially the same development - severance | NSWLEC | 7 Sept 2006 |
| Thorncraft & Anor v Bathurst Regional Council & Anor [2005] NSWLEC 571 Development Application :- dwelling house on rural land - minimum allotment area requirement - non-compliance - application of State Environmental Planning Policy No. 1 - Development Standards - undesirable precedent | NSWLEC | 14 Sept 2005 |
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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.