How long does rezoning take in Bayside 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
- 5
- full register history
- Active last 12 months
- 2
- 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
- 579
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 100
- Determined
- 444
- Withdrawn
- 35
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
- 70 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 87 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 1,199
- determined applications
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date | Gazettal | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reclassification of part of the Stewart Street East car park | Post-exhibition | 31 Mar 2026 | · | Approved |
| Affordable Housing Contribution Scheme Housekeeping update | Lodged | 29 Oct 2025 | · | Approved |
| Deletion of Additional Permitted Uses 34 & 35 from Schedule 1 of Bayside LEP 2021 | Withdrawn | 31 Jan 2024 | · | Approved |
| 187 Slade Road, Bexley North (Refer to RR-2022-20 & PP-2022-2456) | Withdrawn | 1 Dec 2022 | · | · |
| 146-154 O'Riordan Street, Mascot | Withdrawn | 6 July 2021 | · | · |
Planning disputes
19 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Bayside Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Bayside Council v Morton [2025] NSWSC 483 CIVIL PROCEDURE – consent | NSWSC | 16 May 2025 |
| Bayside Council v Kelly [2024] NSWLEC 125 CONTEMPT – orders for removal of unused vehicles and other waste materials – respondents failed to purge contempt despite attempts – respondents convicted of contempt – costs awarded on usual basis | NSWLEC | 29 Nov 2024 |
| Bayside Community Recreation Club Inc v Bayside Council [2024] NSWSC 960 COSTS – appropriate costs order where interlocutory order resolves substantive dispute – order that each party bear their own costs – no question of principle | NSWSC | 6 Aug 2024 |
| Bayside Council v Outdoor Systems Pty Limited [2024] NSWLEC 1 ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING – consent –duration or lapsing of development consent – breach of s 4.3 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) – prohibited development – declarations and injunctive relief – stay of injunctive relief | NSWLEC | 31 Jan 2024 |
| Gouros & Ors v Order of AHEPA NSW Incorporated; Order of AHEPA NSW Incorporated v Gouros & Ors [2023] NSWSC 1502 COSTS – Party/party – General rule that costs follow the event – Where parties narrowed the issues in dispute after the hearing of this proceeding commenced – Where defendant successful in defence of issues contested in hearing – Whether order for costs should be made for period prior to narrowing of issues. | NSWSC | 4 Dec 2023 |
| Gouros & Ors v Order of AHEPA NSW Incorporated [2023] NSWSC 1281 CIVIL PROCEDURE — Inherent power — Abuse of process — Where plaintiffs are largely similar to parties or witnesses in previous proceedings that determined largely the same issues — Where the plaintiffs seeks to reagitate declarations of the NSW Court of Appeal as properly construed — Whether discretion to dismiss the claims for relief for abuse of process should be exercised. CIVIL PROCEDURE — Parties — Misjoinder or non-joinder — Where members of an incorporated association or an appropriate re | NSWSC | 31 Oct 2023 |
| Bayside Council v Zein [2023] NSWLEC 42 CONTEMPT OF COURT – sentence – plea of guilty- wilful contempt in failing to comply with development control order over lengthy period – contrition and remorse accepted – fine imposed – imposition of periodic fine suspended to provide final opportunity to purge contempt | NSWLEC | 14 Apr 2023 |
| Friends of Gardiner Park Inc v Bayside Council (No 2) [2022] NSWLEC 61 COSTS – public interest litigation – judicial review – upgrade of sporting fields in heritage-listed park – proceedings unsuccessful – whether proceedings brought in the public interest – whether unreasonable conduct of litigation – interlocutory application extended unreasonably – no order as to costs except for part of interlocutory application | NSWLEC | 18 May 2022 |
| Friends of Gardiner Park Inc v Bayside Council [2022] NSWLEC 22 JUDICIAL REVIEW – determinations to upgrade sports fields in heritage-listed park – whether development consent required – consent required for demolition of a building or heritage item – whether “demolition” – development for purpose of recreation area may be carried out without consent – whether development for that purpose – duty to assess environmental impact of activity – assessment of heritage impacts – whether miscarried – modification of activity – whether assessment of modified activity | NSWLEC | 22 Mar 2022 |
| Calibre Construction Corp Pty Limited v Bayside Council [2021] NSWSC 758 CONTRACTS – construction – dispute between contractor and local council under contract for property development – contractor agreed to undertake public works as payment in kind of contributions under s 94 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) – where council alleges contractor still owes a debt under the agreement – where council also alleges contractor failed to rectify defects in works – council now withholding bank guarantees provided by contractor by way of security – w | NSWSC | 25 June 2021 |
| Bayside Council v Estate of Goodman (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 654 CIVIL PROCEDURE – Parties – Representative order – | NSWSC | 8 June 2021 |
| Friends of Gardiner Park Inc v Bayside Council (No 2) [2021] NSWLEC 14 ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING – Land and Environment Court – practice and procedure – variation of undertaking – heritage item – leave granted | NSWLEC | 9 Feb 2021 |
| Friends of Gardiner Park Inc v Bayside Council [2020] NSWLEC 176 INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION: application to restrain Council from upgrading sporting fields – whether consent needed to carry out upgrade – whether environmental impact statement required – whether undertaking not to demolish specific heritage items sufficient – whether upgrade remediation works requiring consent – whether plans of management breached by upgrade – whether future use of park after upgrade inconsistent with active recreation use under plans of management – whether irreparable harm t | NSWLEC | 14 Dec 2020 |
| Gibbins v Bayside Council [2020] NSWSC 1795 CIVIL PROCEDURE – where plaintiff seriously injured on water slide – where plaintiff seeking production of engineering report – objection to production – client legal privilege – whether document created for dominant purpose of legal advice | NSWSC | 11 Dec 2020 |
| Bayside Council v Estate of Goodman [2019] NSWSC 530 CIVIL PROCEDURE — Parties — Representative order — What can and should the Court do, where a plaintiff with a proper claim is prevented from proceeding by the death of a defendant, and the failure of persons interested in the estate to obtain a formal grant of representation, or to consent to an order that they represent the estate CIVIL PROCEDURE — Parties — Representative order — Effect of UCPR r 7.10(2) – Appointing representative to a deceased estate or continuing proceedings against decease | NSWSC | 13 May 2019 |
| Bayside Council v Karimbla Properties (No 3) Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 257 LAND AND ENVIRONMENT – categorising rateable land – assessment of the rates payable by the owner of land during the period of development – whether the dominant use of land can be categorised as “for residential accommodation” when the relevant land is being developed for the purpose of the construction of residential apartments – s 516(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) considered | NSWCA | 14 Nov 2018 |
| Bayside Council v Toplace Pty Ltd [2017] NSWLEC 120 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for proceedings against First Respondent to be dismissed under rule 13.4 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 – application for allegations against First Respondent in Points of Claim to be struck out under rule 14.28 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 – whether reasonable cause of action against First Respondent disclosed – whether First Respondent’s rights, interests or liabilities may be affected if relief sought in the proceedings granted | NSWLEC | 1 Sept 2017 |
| Karimbla Properties v Council of the City of Sydney; Bayside City Council; and North Sydney Council [2017] NSWLEC 75 CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION – proper construction of s 516(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 1993 – correctness and applicability of decision in Meriton Apartments Pty Ltd v Parramatta City Council [2003] NSWLEC 309 – applicability of the Recovery of Imposts Act 1962 – Court’s jurisdiction to order payment or repayment of money. RATING – whether vacant land to be classified as “residential” or “business”. | NSWLEC | 26 June 2017 |
| Bayside Council v V Corp Constructions Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 120 CONTRACTS – breach of contract – deed required respondent developer to “procure replacement” of above ground electricity cables with underground cables in accordance with Energy Australia’s requirements – Energy Australia refused permission to undertake works – whether developer’s resultant failure to procure work constituted breach of agreement – whether Energy Australia’s approval necessary condition of fulfilment DAMAGES – alleged loss suffered by Council as result of breach of contract by de | NSWCA | 31 May 2017 |
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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.