Development applications in Central Coast 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
- 2078
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 574
- Determined
- 1399
- Withdrawn
- 105
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
- 68 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 102 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 4,055
- determined applications
Planning disputes
20 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Central Coast Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Painters Lane Developments Pty Ltd v Central Coast Council (No 2) [2025] NSWLEC 105 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — Judicial review — Further amended summons seeking declaration that deferred commencement consent has not lapsed — Interpretation of development consents and conditions — Whether applicant has satisfied deferred commencement condition by provision of a deed — Whether the condition requires Council to reach state of satisfaction — Declaratory relief granted | NSWLEC | 16 Sept 2025 |
| Metro Cinemas Lakehaven Pty Ltd v Central Coast Council [2025] NSWSC 931 REAL PROPERTY – Commercial lease of premises for a cinema complex – landlord obliged to replace seats when they reach “end of their economic life” – competing cinemas upgraded seats to reclining seats – whether fixed-back seats reached end of economic life – question of construction – no point of principle | NSWSC | 18 Aug 2025 |
| King v Central Coast Council; Maycock v Central Coast Council; Sethan King bht Maycock v Central Coast Council [2025] NSWSC 870 CIVIL PROCEDURE — Approval of settlement of liability pursuant to s 76 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) — Settlement approved | NSWSC | 4 Aug 2025 |
| Environment Protection Authority v Central Coast Council [2024] NSWLEC 141 CRIMINAL – sentencing for breach of condition of environment protection licence – early guilty plea – failure to maintain rising main in proper and efficient manner – relevance of financial crisis of amalgamated council and appointment of administrator to objective seriousness of offence considered – extent of environmental harm – application of s 10, s 10A of Criminal (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 not appropriate – mitigating circumstances considered – order for restoration project made – pen | NSWLEC | 20 Dec 2024 |
| Caruana v Central Coast Council [2023] NSWLEC 108 CIVIL PROCEDURE — review of Registrar’s decision | NSWLEC | 17 Oct 2023 |
| Denny v Optus Mobile Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] NSWLEC 57 COSTS – successful applicant in judicial review proceedings entitled to costs in absence of disentitling conduct – liability for costs of respondents who filed submitting appearance – consent authority liable to pay costs – beneficiary of development consent declared invalid not subject to costs order in circumstances of case | NSWLEC | 1 June 2023 |
| Denny v Optus Mobile Pty Ltd [2023] NSWLEC 27 JUDICIAL REVIEW – challenge to approval of telecommunications tower – failure of consent authority to be satisfied of matters required under cl 4.6 of Gosford Local Environment Plan 2014 in considering application to vary cl 4.5 height of building development standard | NSWLEC | 16 Mar 2023 |
| Norman v Central Coast Council [2022] NSWLEC 120 JUDICIAL REVIEW: whether deferred development consent condition imposing a 12 month time limit for compliance with conditions validly imposed by the council – condition invalid. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION: principles of construction – where provisions of legislation contradictory– presumption against surplusage – presumption that provisions of legislation are to be construed harmoniously – use of extrinsic material to assist in the construction of legislation – whether drafting error in Covid-19 eme | NSWLEC | 19 Sept 2022 |
| Environment Protection Authority v Central Coast Council [2020] NSWLEC 157 EVIDENCE - admissibility - exceptions to the hearsay rule provided by s 87(1)(b) of the Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) (the Evidence Act) - alleged admission - whether alleged admission was made with authority for the purposes of s 87(1)(b) of the Evidence Act - alleged admission not made with authority - whether alleged admission was made within the scope of the maker’s employment for the purposes of s 87(1)(b) of the Evidence Act - alleged admission not made within the scope of the maker’s employment | NSWLEC | 19 Nov 2020 |
| Central Coast Council v Bhandari [2020] NSWLEC 161 CIVIL ENFORCEMENT - use of a caravan as a dwelling where such use is prohibited - use of a portable toilet in conjunction with the caravan without having approval as a wastewater management system - failure to obey an order to clean up unhealthy and hazardous vegetation - Respondent (owner of the site including the caravan and the portable toilet) presently in India - Respondent served with all relevant papers - Respondent indicates that he did not wish to take part in the hearing - Council seek | NSWLEC | 23 Oct 2020 |
| Central Coast Council v Pastoral Investment Land & Loan Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1039 COSTS – plaintiff’s claim and defendant’s cross-claim dismissed – evidence and time taken at hearing was divided approximately equally between the claim and the cross-claim – late amendments by plaintiff resulted in additional hearing time being required – whether plaintiff should bear all of those additional costs – whether appropriate to order that each party bear its own costs of proceedings | NSWSC | 7 Aug 2020 |
| Pastoral Investment Land & Loan Pty Ltd v Central Coast Council [2020] NSWLEC 85 APPEAL - appeal against Commissioner’s decision on questions of law – dismissal of proceedings for want of prosecution with due despatch under r 12.7 UCPR – whether misdirection, misconstruction and misapplication of r 12.7 – absence of assessment of significance of impacts on threated fauna species – significance assessment not a jurisdictional fact – absence of significance assessment not fatal to determining development application – absence of significance assessment did not delay proceeding | NSWLEC | 8 July 2020 |
| Central Coast Council v Pastoral Investment Land & Loan Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 777 CONTRACT — breach — parties enter into a Deed which contemplates a re-zoning of defendant’s land so that it is partly zoned industrial and partly zoned conservation — Deed provides for defendant to lodge a development application to subdivide the land into two lots to reflect the zonings — Deed further provides for the defendant to transfer to the Council the conservation lot following approval of the subdivision — defendant lodges development application for subdivision and vegetation clearing | NSWSC | 19 June 2020 |
| Verde Terra Pty Ltd v Central Coast Council [2019] NSWLEC 166 PROCEDURE: application to set aside subpoenas and a notice to produce—whether oppressive—whether lacking any legitimate forensic purpose—applicable legal principles—application dismissed. EVIDENCE: whether a claim for legal professional privilege or without prejudice privilege is a proper basis to set aside subpoenas and a notice to produce—exceptions to claim of privilege to communications made to further an illegal purpose—loss of privilege where joint-retainer—loss of privilege by reason of w | NSWLEC | 1 Nov 2019 |
| AMT Planning Consultants Pty Ltd t/as Coastplan Consulting v Central Coast Council [2018] NSWCA 289 PLANNING LAW – existing use rights – development consents granted in 1980 and early 1983 for use as a caravan park – conditions restricted use of the caravan park to short term accommodation – use as a caravan park prohibited from 5 May 1983 – whether existing use rights as a caravan park limited to short term accommodation – whether conditions can be taken into account in characterising existing use – whether a condition referring to the Council’s Caravan Code had an ambulatory operation. | NSWCA | 28 Nov 2018 |
| Verde Terra Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (No 3) [2018] NSWLEC 161 APPLICATION FOR JOINDER - application by council to be joined to Class 1 appeal seeking variation to the Environment Protection Licence for a landfill located in the council’s local government area - application opposed by operator of the landfill - application not opposed by the Environment Protection Authority - if joinder rejected, alternative basis for participation sought pursuant to a “Double Bay Marina” order - tests for joinder pursuant to r 6.24(1) of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2 | NSWLEC | 18 Oct 2018 |
| Norcross Pictorial Calendars Pty Ltd v Central Coast Council [2018] NSWSC 1475 CIVIL PROCEDURE – application for claim to be summarily dismissed or struck out | NSWSC | 2 Oct 2018 |
| Central Coast Council v 40 Gindurra Road Somersby Pty Ltd [2018] NSWLEC 79 INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION - application to restrain filling of land – filling allegedly in contravention of development consents and complying development certificate – serious question to be heard – balance of convenience, including protecting public interest, favours restraining the filling until serious questions heard and determined –interlocutory injunction granted | NSWLEC | 29 May 2018 |
| Coastplan Consulting v Central Coast Council [2018] NSWLEC 47 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – appeal against refusal of development application – use prohibited in the zone – whether use covered by existing use rights – whether existing use rights limited to short-term caravan accommodation – applicable principles | NSWLEC | 10 Apr 2018 |
| Central Coast Care v Wyong Shire Council [2003] NSWLEC 17 Question of Law :- preliminary questions of law - State Environmental Planning Policy No. 5 - Housing for Older People or People with a Disability - amendment - no jurisdiction to allow amendment | NSWLEC | 13 Feb 2003 |
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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.