How long does rezoning take in Bega Valley Shire 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
- 3
- by latest status date
- Approval rate
- 100%
- of 4 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
- 334
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 72
- Determined
- 255
- Withdrawn
- 7
See all development applications in Bega Valley Shire 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
- 57 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 87 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 756
- determined applications
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date | Gazettal | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Amendments to Bega Valley LEP 2013 | On exhibition | 11 June 2026 | · | Approved |
| 66 Edgell Lane, Bombira | Assessment | 26 May 2026 | · | Approved |
| Bega Urban Land Release Planning Proposal | Post-exhibition | 20 Apr 2026 | · | Approved |
| Planning Proposal to remove the deferred status of land at Tura Beach and facilitate the development of a Bunnings Warehouse. | Withdrawn | 5 Dec 2021 | · | Approved |
Planning disputes
17 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Bega Valley Shire Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Bega Valley Shire Council v Kenpass Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 399 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – whether adjudication determination under Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 should be quashed – adjudicator determined that the payment schedule did not contain valid reasons for withholding payment and that the adjudication response advanced new reasons which the adjudicator was not permitted to consider – whether the adjudicator failed to comply with mandatory requirements of Act – whether there was a substantial denial of procedural fai | NSWSC | 17 Apr 2024 |
| Boydtown Pty Ltd v Minister for Planning and Public Spaces [2023] NSWLEC 47 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – planning proposal to amend Bega Valley Local Environmental Plan 2013 (NSW) – extension of time to commence proceedings under r 59.10(2) UCPR – Gateway Determination subject to conditions – decision to endorse planning proposal – decision to approve revised planning proposal – meaning of planning proposal – Minister’s power to make Gateway Determination under s 56 EPA Act – whether decision is ultra vires – whether relevant considerations taken into account | NSWLEC | 3 May 2023 |
| Friends of Glebe Wetlands Incorporated v Littlewoods Civil Contracting Pty Ltd [2022] NSWLEC 21 JUDICIAL REVIEW: whether modification approval invalid because of absence of delegation to grant council officer approval – no delegation – approval made absent power to do so and therefore invalid – whether appropriate to grant declaratory relief in circumstances where parties consent to declaration being made – whether a proper contradictor – declaration made – second respondent to pay applicant’s and first respondent’s costs. | NSWLEC | 21 Mar 2022 |
| South East Forest Rescue Inc v Allied Natural Wood Enterprises Pty Ltd [2021] NSWLEC 124 JUDICIAL REVIEW - first determination of development application declared invalid - consent authority makes second determination of development application - second determination of development application challenged - works proposed by development application substantially completed at time of second determination - application for declaration that second determination invalidly made - submitting appearances except as to costs by development applicant and by consent authority - consent authorit | NSWLEC | 11 Nov 2021 |
| South East Forest Rescue Inc v Allied Natural Wood Exports Pty Ltd and Anor [2021] NSWLEC 89 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — Ground of review other than procedural fairness — Delegation of power — No delegation of power to grant development consent to council officer ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING — Land and Environment Court — Jurisdiction and powers — Discretionary powers — Grant of declaratory and injunctive relief | NSWLEC | 24 Aug 2021 |
| Bega Valley Shire Council v Williams [2018] NSWLEC 124 SENTENCING – plea of guilty to offence of carrying out development without a development consent – unlawful vegetation clearing in public reserve – mid-level of low range of objective seriousness – mitigating circumstances – whether proceedings should have been commenced in Local Court – penalty imposed – limited costs order made | NSWLEC | 3 Sept 2018 |
| Pitty v Bega Valley Shire Council [2012] NSWLEC 242 JUDICIAL REVIEW: objectors' challenge to a grant of development consent for a restaurant on land across a zone boundary - jurisdictional error - satisfaction of zone objectives - failure to consider mandatory relevant matters. | NSWLEC | 29 Oct 2012 |
| Northey v Bega Valley Shire Council [2012] NSWCA 28 PROCEDURE - application for order setting aside order of dismissal for want of prosecution - whether order of dismissal made "irregularly" because of non-observance of rule 18.3 - order made in absence of party - whether any factor making it unjust that the order should stand - application dismissed | NSWCA | 6 Mar 2012 |
| South East Forest Rescue Incorporated v Bega Valley Shire Council and South East Fibre Exports Pty Ltd [2011] NSWLEC 250 JUDICIAL REVIEW - development consent for wood pellet plant - failure to consider relevant matters - consistency with zone objectives - public submissions - ecologically sustainable development - climate change | NSWLEC | 16 Dec 2011 |
| Northey v Bega Valley Shire Council [2010] NSWSC 527 ESTOPPEL - estoppel in pais - equitable estoppel - general principles – ESTOPPEL - estoppel in pais - matters against which estoppel does not prevail - statutory provisions – where by statute council can consent to erection of structures on a public road but consent is revocable at any time and for any reason – consent cannot be made irrevocable by estoppel – ESTOPPEL - estoppel in pais - application of doctrine to public authorities – roads authorities – ESTOPPEL - estoppel in pais - who are bo | NSWSC | 25 May 2010 |
| Northey v Bega Valley Shire Council [2008] NSWLEC 319 Jurisdiction :- dismissal for want of jurisdiction | NSWLEC | 10 Dec 2008 |
| Merimbula Nominees Pty Limited v Bega Valley Shire Council [2007] NSWLEC 529 Appeal :- under s 56A of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 - appeal limited to an error of law - failure to have regard to centrally relevant material - misinterpretation of a retail economic study - inadequacy of reasons - no error of law | NSWLEC | 7 Nov 2007 |
| Minister for Planning v Bega Valley Shire Council and Boydtown Pty Limited [2006] NSWLEC 529 Development Consent :- proper consent authority for application to modify development consent | NSWLEC | 25 Aug 2006 |
| D'Arcy v Bega Valley Shire Council [No 2] [2003] NSWLEC 183 Question of Law :- previous judgments delivered on questions of law in these Class 1 proceedings and related Class 4 proceedings - whether questions of law posed should be answered | NSWLEC | 22 July 2003 |
| Bega Valley Shire Council v D'Arcy [2002] NSWLEC 225 Construction and Interpretation :- interpretation of Bega Valley Local Environmental Plan 1987 - concessional allotments - existing holding - deeming provisions - whether further subdivision to create lots for dwelling houses is prohibited | NSWLEC | 17 Oct 2002 |
| D'Arcy v Bega Valley Shire Council [2002] NSWLEC 88 Question of Law :- Preliminary determination of questions whether proposed subdivision creating concessional lots is permissible development | NSWLEC | 26 June 2002 |
| Environment Protection Authority v. Bega Valley Shire Council [1998] NSWLEC 86 :- | NSWLEC | 14 Aug 1998 |
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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.