Development applications in Mid-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
- 1062
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 164
- Determined
- 862
- Withdrawn
- 36
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
- 34 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 58 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 2,461
- determined applications
Planning disputes
16 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Mid-Coast Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-Coast Council v Gazecki and Anor [2025] NSWLEC 79 CONTEMPT— Practice and procedure — Contempt motions alleging breach of undertaking — Amended motion seeking leave to amend contempt motions — Filing and service of affidavit evidence — Leave granted | NSWLEC | 31 July 2025 |
| Cheers v Mid Coast Council [2024] NSWSC 1553 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – jurisdictional error – procedural fairness – | NSWSC | 4 Dec 2024 |
| Mid-Coast Council v Gazecki (No 2) [2024] NSWLEC 103 COSTS – award of costs to applicant council in interlocutory proceedings following unsuccessful notice of motion seeking to change terms of undertaking by respondents | NSWLEC | 3 Oct 2024 |
| Mid-Coast Council v Gazecki [2024] NSWLEC 88 PROCEDURE – whether court should release respondents from an undertaking and accept new undertaking which is not agreed by applicant local council | NSWLEC | 20 Aug 2024 |
| United Petroleum Pty Ltd v Whitehorn Estates Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 1512 CIVIL PROCEDURE – summary disposal – dismissal of proceedings – abuse of process – where both Equity and Common Law proceedings relate to consequences of a fire which destroyed part of leased premises – whether cause of action estoppel or Anshun estoppel arises – inappropriate to express view as to outcome of the pleaded defences unless no real question exists – reasonably arguable that no cause of action or Anshun estoppel arises – summary dismissal refused | NSWSC | 14 Dec 2023 |
| Coastal Service Centres Pty Ltd v United Petroleum Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 326 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: parties to proceedings – whether applicants for joinder ought to have been joined as parties to the proceedings – whether applicants for joinder are persons whose joinder is necessary to the determination of all matters in dispute in the proceedings – whether rights or liabilities of joinder applicants liable to be directly affected by orders sought in those proceedings (if made). | NSWSC | 4 Apr 2023 |
| Cox v Mid-Coast Council [2021] NSWCA 190 NEGLIGENCE – dangerous recreational activities – appellant suffered injury in mid-air collision between light aircraft and Ferris wheel – appellant engaged in dangerous recreational activity of landing at an unregulated aircraft landing area – whether appellant suffered harm as the result of the materialisation of an obvious risk of a dangerous recreational activity – appropriate level of generality when characterising risk – obviousness of risk – appellant’s harm resulted from manifestation of | NSWCA | 31 Aug 2021 |
| Arndell BHT Arndell v Old Bar Beach Festival Incorporated; Cox v Mid-Coast Council [2020] NSWSC 1710 TORTS – personal injuries – two cases – psychiatric injury – public authority – Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) – flying as dangerous recreational activity – collision between aircraft and Ferris wheel – no damages allowed for Pilot – damages to occupant of Ferris wheel – joint and several liability | NSWSC | 1 Dec 2020 |
| Mid-Coast Council v Tea Garden Farms Pty Ltd (formerly known as LDF Enterprise Pty Ltd); Tea Garden Farms Pty Ltd (formerly known as LDF Enterprise Pty Ltd) v Mid-Coast Council [2017] NSWLEC 136 CONSENT ORDERS – leave granted to change name of party – proposed consent orders finalise both Class 1 and Class 4 proceedings orders appropriate – orders made | NSWLEC | 25 Sept 2017 |
| Port Macquarie-Hastings Council v Diveva Pty Limited ABN 34 003 779 815 trading as Mid Coast Road Services [2017] NSWCA 4 PROCEDURE – stay of | NSWCA | 1 Feb 2017 |
| Environment Protection Authority v Mid Coast County Council trading as Mid Coast Water [2003] NSWLEC 416 Prosecution :- guilty plea - discharge of raw sewage by county council - obligations of public authorities | NSWLEC | 20 Nov 2003 |
| READ v CARMODY and ANOR [1998] NSWCA 182 | NSWCA | 23 July 1998 |
| NORRIS and ANOR v ILLAWARRA NEWSPAPER HOLDINGS PTY LTD [1998] NSWCA 162 | NSWCA | 18 Mar 1998 |
| COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LTD v PELOSI [1996] NSWCA 114 | NSWCA | 2 Feb 1996 |
| KOGARAH GOLF CLUB LTD v SULLIVAN [1993] NSWCA 155 | NSWCA | 23 Apr 1993 |
| CHURTON v CHRISTIAN [1988] NSWCA 23 | NSWCA | 10 June 1988 |
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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.