Development applications in Broken Hill City Council
We have no rezoning amendments on record for this council yet, but we track its development applications. The figures below are counted directly from the development application register over the last 12 months.
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
- 136
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 16
- Determined
- 117
- Withdrawn
- 3
See all development applications in Broken Hill City 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
- 35 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 47 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 275
- determined applications
Planning disputes
13 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Broken Hill City Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Council of the City of Broken Hill v Redenbach Group Pty Ltd (No 2) [2026] NSWSC 367 CIVIL PROCEDURE – Orders – Final orders – Form of orders appropriate to give effect to | NSWSC | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Council of the City of Broken Hill v Redenbach Group Pty Ltd trading as Redenbach Legal [2026] NSWSC 262 CONTRACT — Formation — Intention to contract — Where Council invited legal practice to tender to be appointed to panel — Whether after accepting tender proposals Council entered into separate costs agreements — Whether any “uplift” or “deferred” fee agreement reached orally or by conduct by Council employees FIDUCIARY DUTIES — Breach of fiduciary duties — Where legal practice received money on trust for Council – Whether legal practice entitled to distribute money where no authorisation from Cou | NSWSC | 25 Mar 2026 |
| In the matter of Boss Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 554 COSTS — Gross sum costs order — Successful defendant — Risk that plaintiffs unable to meet costs order — Modest costs in issue — Jurisdictional issue ought to have been taken by defendant — Discount warranted — Gross sum costs of 40% of solicitor party costs ordered. | NSWSC | 14 May 2019 |
| In the matter of Boss Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 543 CORPORATIONS — Winding up — Statutory demand — Application to set aside — Whether application validly served — Application sent by email to defendant’s solicitor on last day — Email address not provided on statutory demand as a means of service — Email did not come to the attention of solicitor until outside 21 day period — Service invalid — No jurisdiction — Application dismissed. | NSWSC | 2 May 2019 |
| Broken Hill City Council v Unique Urban Built Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 825 COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION – Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 (NSW) – application for an order that the plaintiff and first defendant be referred to arbitration – arbitration agreement – whether there is an operative agreement between the parties to submit to arbitration – the meaning of inoperative – where the person prescribed in the contract to nominate an arbitrator does not exist – whether non-existence of person prescribed to nominate an arbitrator renders the agreement inoperative; HELD – the | NSWSC | 5 June 2018 |
| Broken Hill City Council v Tumanic [2012] NSWLEC 162 COSTS: ex parte application for leave to discontinue and an order for costs - use of premises contrary to conditions of consent - supervening event of owner re-entering the premises and taking possession - leave to discontinue granted - costs sought in fixed amount - disentitling conduct of respondents - order for the payment of fixed costs not logical, fair or reasonable based on available information - costs payable as agreed or assessed. | NSWLEC | 16 July 2012 |
| CPT Manager Limited (acting as trustee of the Broken Hill Trust) v Broken Hill City Council [2010] NSWLEC 69 JUDICIAL REVIEW :- apprehended bias - pre | NSWLEC | 10 June 2010 |
| WILKINS v COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROKEN HILL [2005] NSWCA 468 NEGLIGENCE – public swimming pool – diving accident – quadriplegia – warning signs – appeal on causation finding – whether breach materially contributed to injury – where breach was a pattern of non-enforcement of prohibition on diving – where plaintiff did not appreciate risk – whether plaintiff would have heeded prohibition had there been stricter enforcement – use of evidence of disobedient conduct – attitude towards authority - permissibility of inferring causation from breach – persuasive o | NSWCA | 20 Dec 2005 |
| Paul Jonathon Keith WILKINS v COUNCIL Of The City of BROKEN HILL [2004] NSWSC 503 | NSWSC | 22 June 2004 |
| O'Dwyer v Broken Hill City Council [2000] NSWCA 20 APPEAL FROM COMPENSATION COURT - NO ERROR OF LAW - NO QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE | NSWCA | 24 Feb 2000 |
| POONAN v FRANK WHIDDON MASONIC HOMES OF NEW SOUTH WALES [1998] NSWCA 172 | NSWCA | 25 June 1998 |
| GEORGE WESTON FOODS LIMITED T/AS TIP TOP BAKERIES v RANTINO [1991] NSWCA 99 | NSWCA | 8 Aug 1991 |
| CUSTOM CREDIT CORPORATION LTD v CENEPRO PTY LTD [1991] NSWCA 68 | NSWCA | 7 Aug 1991 |
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How these numbers are computed
- 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.