How long does rezoning take in Bellingen 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
- 1
- full register history
- Active last 12 months
- 0
- by latest status date
- Approval rate
- —
- no outcomes recorded yet
- 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
- 119
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 31
- Determined
- 84
- Withdrawn
- 4
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
- 91 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 301
- determined applications
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date | Gazettal | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellingen LEP 2010 - Review the permissible land uses in the E4 Environmental Living Zone | Withdrawn | 20 Aug 2021 | · | · |
Planning disputes
13 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Bellingen Shire Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| David Supple by his tutor Rachel Supple v Bellingen Shire Council [2016] NSWSC 1882 TORT – negligence - Council – maintenance of roadways – where cyclist suffered severe head and brain injuries after hitting “shove” in road – highway cases notoriously difficult – confidential advice - best interests of plaintiff - settlement approved by Court | NSWSC | 16 Dec 2016 |
| Bellingen Shire Council v Colavon Pty Limited [2012] NSWCA 34 TORTS - negligence - duty of care - roads - failure to install guide posts - public or other authorities - special statutory power under Civil Liability Act 2002, s 43A TORTS - negligence - duty of care - roads - failure to install guide posts - identification of relevant risk - Civil Liability Act 2002, s 5B TORTS - negligence - duty of care - roads - failure to install guide posts - public or other authorities - whether Council exercising special statutory power under Roads Act 1993, s 87 CIVI | NSWCA | 9 Mar 2012 |
| Bellingen Shire Council v Lamir-Pike (No 2) [2010] NSWLEC 197 INJUNCTIONS AND DECLARATIONS :- interlocutory injunction to restrain dance party without development consent. | NSWLEC | 5 Oct 2010 |
| Bellingen Shire Council v Lamir-Pike [2010] NSWLEC 195 INJUNCTIONS AND DECLARATIONS :- councils' application for interlocutory injunction to restrain dance party for which development consent required but not obtained. | NSWLEC | 1 Oct 2010 |
| Colavon Pty Limited trading as Thormans Transport v Bellingen Shire Council [2008] NSWCA 355 NEGLIGENCE – roads – liability of roads authority – failure to carry out road work – immunity under s 45 Civil Liability Act 2002 – material facts which must be pleaded – whether installation of guideposts at side of road constitutes “road work” within meaning of section 45 - PROCEDURE – Courts and judges generally – whether reasons of trial judge inadequate – where resolution of case did not depend entirely on credibility - NEW TRIAL – Particular grounds – where trial judge has not dealt adequa | NSWCA | 19 Dec 2008 |
| Environment Protection Authority v Bellingen Shire Council [2003] NSWLEC 42 Prosecution :- breach of licence condition - penalty | NSWLEC | 17 Dec 2002 |
| Bellingen Shire Council V Darryl Andrew Woollard [1999] NSWLEC 55 :- clearing without consent - guilty plea | NSWLEC | 17 Feb 1999 |
| Bellingen Shire Council V Stuart Kenneth North [1999] NSWLEC 52 :- clearing without consent | NSWLEC | 16 Feb 1999 |
| TIPPER v WILLIAMS (NO 2) [1994] NSWCA 312 | NSWCA | 6 May 1994 |
| PACIFIC FORMWORK PTY LTD v BIGNILL [1992] NSWCA 176 | NSWCA | 5 Aug 1992 |
| Fuller v Bellingen Shire Council & Anor [1988] NSWLEC 126 :- | NSWLEC | 13 July 1988 |
| Fuller v Bellingen Shire Council & Anor [1988] NSWLEC 125 :- | NSWLEC | 16 June 1988 |
| Lopiglow Pty Ltd v Bellingen Shire Council [1988] NSWLEC 112 :- | NSWLEC | 23 Mar 1988 |
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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.