How long does rezoning take in City of Parramatta 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
- 32
- full register history
- Active last 12 months
- 7
- by latest status date
- Approval rate
- 82%
- of 11 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
- 738
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 184
- Determined
- 523
- Withdrawn
- 31
See all development applications in City of Parramatta 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
- 70 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 84 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 1,402
- determined applications
Recent amendments
Planning disputes
20 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming City of Parramatta Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| City of Parramatta Council v Transport for NSW [2026] NSWSC 294 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – whether reviewable error of law – jurisdictional fact – whether existence of a registered interest in land in a jurisdictional fact – whether a registered planning agreement is a legal interest in land | NSWSC | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Darley v City of Parramatta Council [2025] NSWSC 990 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – local government – judicial review – complaint about councillor – Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) – Council’s Code of Conduct and applicable administrative procedures – construction of Act, Code and procedures – whether conduct reviewer and investigator adhered to the Code and procedures – whether complaints co-ordinator acted contrary to the Code and procedures – whether complaints co-ordinator exceeded authority – whether general manager adhered to requirements of Act – wh | NSWSC | 29 Aug 2025 |
| City of Parramatta Council v Sydney Metro [2024] NSWLEC 23 LAND LAW — Compulsory acquisition — Compensation — Assessment of amount payable — Market value — Adjoining owner premium — Special value — Disturbance | NSWLEC | 21 Mar 2024 |
| Chatterton v City of Parramatta Council [2022] NSWSC 1603 LAND LAW – statutory modification of easements – where two rights of way granted in 1922 to provide access to public road – where character of land changed from rural land to suburbia – where dominant tenements are now a reserve owned by Council and subdivided lots – where pedestrian use continues – where obstacles on right of way and long period of non-use by motor vehicles and other modes of transportation – whether easement allows users to go to, from and across land – whether continued exist | NSWSC | 23 Nov 2022 |
| City of Parramatta Council v Sydney Trees Excavation and Demolition Pty Ltd [2021] NSWLEC 71 ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENCES: defendant convicted of three offences of breaching the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 – guilty pleas – sentencing principles – extent of environmental harm caused by the commission of the offences – state of mind of offender at the time of the commission of the offences – objective seriousness of the commission of the tree removal offences moderate – objective seriousness of the commission of the tree protection offence low – no prior convictions – remorse | NSWLEC | 7 July 2021 |
| City of Parramatta Council v Grand Epping Pty Ltd [2021] NSWLEC 70 ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENCES: defendant convicted of two offences of aiding, abetting, counselling, or procuring breaches of s 4.2(1)(b) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 – guilty plea – sentencing principles – extent of environmental harm caused by the commission of the offences – state of mind of offender at the time of the commission of the offences – objective seriousness of the commission of the tree removal offence moderate to high – objective seriousness of the commission of | NSWLEC | 2 July 2021 |
| Boensch v City of Parramatta Council [2020] NSWLEC 163 APPEAL - appeal pursuant to s 56A of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 against a | NSWLEC | 27 Nov 2020 |
| HP Subsidiary Pty Ltd v City of Parramatta Council [2020] NSWLEC 135 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – residential flat buildings – jurisdictional preconditions to grant of consent – satisfaction of preconditions – traffic generated by development – whether traffic management works required to prevent illegal manoeuvres – whether development not to be approved until traffic management works constructed | NSWLEC | 8 Oct 2020 |
| DVCI Pty Ltd v City of Parramatta Council [2020] NSWLEC 31 ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING — Land and Environment Court — Practice and procedure —Motion to set aside an order to vacate hearing dates – Order set aside | NSWLEC | 16 Apr 2020 |
| TL & TL Tradings Pty Ltd v City of Parramatta Council [2019] NSWLEC 160 NOTICE OF MOTION – deemed refusal of application to modify development consent which provided for use of land as a brothel subject to a two-year trial period – modification sought a continuation of the use on a permanent basis – motion filed by applicant to strike out sole contention in respondent’s statement of facts and contentions and vacate conciliation conference listed – motion dismissed – conciliation conference listing vacated | NSWLEC | 1 Nov 2019 |
| Barrak v City of Parramatta Council [2019] NSWCA 213 LOCAL GOVERNMENT — powers, functions and duties — power of mayor and council to expel councillor for “act of disorder” — whether describing mayor as “clown” during meeting an “act of disorder” — whether power of expulsion validly exercised — whether dispute suitable for adjudication by Land and Environment Court WORDS AND PHRASES — “act of disorder” — Local Government (General) Regulation 2005, r 256 | NSWCA | 3 Sept 2019 |
| Stapleton v City of Parramatta Council [2019] NSWSC 895 CIVIL PROCEDURE – Summary disposal – Dismissal of proceedings – No reasonable cause of action disclosed – Non-appearance of plaintiff – Want of due despatch COSTS – Party/Party | NSWSC | 10 July 2019 |
| Barrak v City of Parramatta Council [2019] NSWLEC 59 LOCAL GOVERNMENT - closed council meeting - councillor expelled by Lord Mayor - expulsion was for committing act of disorder (for calling the Lord Mayor a “clown”) - was conduct disorderly - conduct disorderly - was expulsion by Lord Mayor without resolution of council valid - expulsion invalid - no utility in bare declaration - no relief granted LOCAL GOVERNMENT - closed council meeting - councillor makes comments about external legal advisers - were comments an act of disorder - comments a bre | NSWLEC | 29 Apr 2019 |
| Stapleton v City of Parramatta Council [2019] NSWSC 123 EMPLOYMENT LAW - the contract of service and rights, duties and liabilities as between employer and employee - duration and termination of employment – interlocutory application to restrain termination – no prima facie case of threatened breach | NSWSC | 18 Feb 2019 |
| Barrak v City of Parramatta Council [2018] NSWLEC 67 APPEAL - s 56A appeal against | NSWLEC | 2 May 2018 |
| Parramatta Business Freedom Association Inc v Parramatta City Council [2012] NSWLEC 139 JUDICIAL REVIEW - whether council sought to erect notices banning smoking under s 632 Local Government Act 1993 and whether it had power to do so - whether no smoking conditions in outdoor dining approvals issued by council to restaurants on footways of public roads under Local Government Act 1993 s 68 Part E and Roads Act 1993 ss 125 and 126 are invalid - whether council's no smoking policy amended a development consent. | NSWLEC | 20 June 2012 |
| Parramatta City Council v Transport Construction Authority [2011] NSWLEC 49 COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND - whether valid compensation notice issued - whether Court has jurisdiction over purported Class 3 objection to amount of compensation offered - whether good cause for failure to lodge objection within 90 days - whether general provision in a deed settling other disputes between the parties barred the Class 3 compensation claim. | NSWLEC | 31 Mar 2011 |
| Mac's Pty Ltd v Minister Administering Local Government Act 1993 and Parramatta City Council [2007] NSWLEC 623 Judicial Review :- whether council proposing to acquire land for the purpose of exercising any of its functions – whether council proposing to compulsorily acquire land which adjoins or lies in the vicinity of other land proposed to be compulsorily acquired – whether council proposing to acquire land for purpose of resale – whether land proposed to be acquired adjoins or lies in the vicinity of other land to be acquired at the same time for a purpose other than a purpose of re-sale – meaning of | NSWLEC | 27 Sept 2007 |
| Midson Road Joint Venture v Parramatta City Council; Seven Network (Operations) Limited v Parramatta City Council [2004] NSWLEC 381 Development Application :- consent orders for the filling of an old brickworks site prior to the carrying out of residential development - maximum number of trucks to be permitted to enter the site per day - noise dust and traffic impacts | NSWLEC | 2 June 2004 |
| WOOLWORTHS LTD v CAMPBELLS CASH AND CARRY PTY LTD and ORS [NO 3] [1996] NSWCA 564 | NSWCA | 2 Dec 1996 |
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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.