How long does rezoning take in Gunnedah 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
- 5
- full register history
- Active last 12 months
- 2
- by latest status date
- Approval rate
- 100%
- of 3 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
- 115
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 35
- Determined
- 76
- Withdrawn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
- 76 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 91 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 213
- determined applications
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date | Gazettal | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of 637 Castlereagh Highway, Menah | Lodged | 31 May 2026 | · | Approved |
| 118 Abattoirs Road, Menah | Lodged | 31 Mar 2026 | · | Approved |
| Planning Proposal for Additional Permitted Land Use, 127-141 Lochrey Road, Gunnedah | Withdrawn | 30 Oct 2023 | · | Approved |
| Gunnedah Housekeeping 2018 | Withdrawn | 25 Aug 2021 | · | · |
| Gunnedah LEP 2012 - Housekeeping LEP | Withdrawn | 28 Nov 2020 | · | · |
Planning disputes
5 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Gunnedah Shire Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Gunnedah Shire Council v Woodhead [2020] NSWLEC 131 CIVIL ENFORCEMENT - failure to comply with clean-up orders made pursuant to s 124 of the Local Government Act 1993 - premises in an unhealthy and unsafe condition - owner of premises ordered to clean them up within 60 days - substitute performance order appropriate if premises not cleaned up as ordered COSTS - Council seeks gross sum costs order - appropriate that gross sum costs order be made - property owner ordered to pay Council’s costs in the gross sum of $8,500 within 28 days | NSWLEC | 7 Sept 2020 |
| Burgess v Gunnedah Shire Council [2010] NSWLEC 97 INJUNCTIONS AND DECLARATIONS :- modification application of development consent granted - modifications consented to were not of "minimal environmental impact" - consent orders made | NSWLEC | 11 June 2010 |
| Mathews v Council of the Shire of Gunnedah [2010] NSWSC 412 REAL PROPERTY - Caveats - Application for extension - whether interest caveatable. - STAMP DUTY - Admissability of unstamped documents. | NSWSC | 5 May 2010 |
| McILVAIN v THE COUNCIL OF THE SHIRE OF GUNNEDAH [1998] NSWCA 152 | NSWCA | 2 Oct 1998 |
| COUNCIL OF THE SHIRE OF GUNNEDAH v MORGAN-MOFFATT [1995] NSWCA 104 | NSWCA | 8 Aug 1995 |
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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.