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Development applications in Mid-Western Regional 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
339
last 12 months
Lodged
0
Under assessment
85
Determined
244
Withdrawn
10

See all development applications in Mid-Western Regional 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
49 days
half are decided faster than this
Average
72 days
a few slow cases pull this up
Based on
645
determined applications

Planning disputes

15 on record

Planning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Mid-Western Regional Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.

MatterCourtDecided
Dubow v Mid-Western Regional Council (No 3) [2021] NSWCA 279 APPEAL – application for leave to appeal – judicial review of conduct of local council – whether local council an impounding authority – powers of council officers to impound stock straying on public road – whether alpacas are stock or animals PROCEDURE – costs – availability of gross costs order – notice of intention to make gross costs order – whether procedural unfairnessNSWCA17 Nov 2021
Dubow v Mid-Western Regional Council (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 223 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for leave to appeal – stay of enforcement of costs order – referral for pro bono assistance – motion dismissedNSWCA16 Sept 2021
Dubow v Mid-Western Regional Council [2021] NSWCA 175 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – appeal – stay pending hearing of application for leave to appeal – gross costs order – stay of enforcementNSWCA9 Aug 2021
Dubow v Mid-Western Regional Council [2021] NSWSC 922 COSTS — Application for gross sum costs order pursuant to s 98(4) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) — Plaintiff unsuccessful at final hearing and various pre-trial applications — Need for several directions hearings and notices of motion prior to final hearing arose because of plaintiff’s conduct — Reduction of gross sum to ensure plaintiff is not prejudiced by the applicationNSWSC28 July 2021
Dubow v Mid-Western Regional Council [2021] NSWSC 767 COSTS — Party/Party — General rule that costs follow the event — Application made by plaintiff for a different order — The impecuniosity of a party is not a ground for refusing to make an order for costs against that party — The existence of parallel proceedings by the same parties in a different forum do not bear on the costs order made by this Court — No relationship between pre-proceedings offers and the defendant’s success in these proceedings — Plaintiff’s entitlement to receive advice pro NSWSC25 June 2021
Dubow v Mid-Western Regional Council [2021] NSWSC 699 CIVIL PROCEDURE — Commencement of proceedings — Summons — Prejudice to defendant arising from an extension of time for filing would not be substantial — No significant delay — Time for filing the further amended summons extended pursuant to Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 59.10 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — Judicial review — Relief sought pursuant to s 69 of the Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) — Whether the impounding and sale of the plaintiff’s alpacas complied with the relevant statutory proviNSWSC16 June 2021
Dubow v Mid-Western Regional Council [2021] NSWSC 225 CIVIL PROCEDURE – summary disposal – dismissal of proceedings – where triable factual and legal questions CIVIL PROCEDURE – application for determination of separate question – where time for judicial review expired – whether an extension of time should be determined prior to final hearing CIVIL PROCEDURE – claim seeking judicial review of decisions by local council to impound and sell stock – application to amend amended summons – application granted on condition of compliance with UCPR, r 59.4NSWSC12 Mar 2021
Dubow v Mid-Western Regional Council [2020] NSWSC 1649 CIVIL PROCEDURE – Registrars – review of Registrar’s decision – where Registrar refused leave to issue subpoena – where no legitimate forensic purpose to issue subpoena – whether plaintiff was required to join additional parties as defendants – where parties are not necessary parties to the proceedingsNSWSC18 Nov 2020
Mid-Western Regional Council v Peabody Pastoral Holdings Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 322 COSTS - rating appeals brought against Council - Council abandoned defence shortlyNSWCA19 Sept 2013
Peabody Pastoral Holdings Pty Limited v Mid-Western Regional Council [2013] NSWLEC 86 COSTS - appeals against categorisations of rateable lands by Council - appeals settled by consent orders of the Court - applicant subsequently applies for a costs order - no order for costs unless fair and reasonable in the circumstances - whether Council's conductNSWLEC6 June 2013
Wilpinjong Coal Pty Limited v Mid-Western Regional Council; Ulan Coal Mines Limited v Mid-Western Regional Council [2012] NSWLEC 277 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - joinder of causes of action - appeals against multiple declarations of category for rating purposes of different parcels of rateable land - leave sought to include multiple appeals in same originating process - appeal against declaration of category not a 'cause of action' - no power to grant leave - separate appeals necessaryNSWLEC19 Dec 2012
Mid Western Community Action Group Incorporated v Mid-Western Regional Council & Anor (No 2) [2008] NSWLEC 143 Judicial Review :- conditional validity of development consent - declarations as to validity under s 25C - statutory scheme for validating consents - apprehended bias - discretion -NSWLEC15 Apr 2008
Matic v Mid-Western Regional Council [2008] NSWLEC 113 Construction and Interpretation :- environmental planning instrument - permissibility of subdivision - rural land - concessional allotment - subdivision permissible with consentNSWLEC17 Mar 2008
Mid Western Community Action Group Inc v Mid-Western Regional Council & Stockland Development Pty Limited [2007] NSWLEC 411 Judicial Review :- development consent - whether development consent lacked finality - whether development consent left open the possibility of a significantly different development - deferred commencement conditions - whether consent granted in breach of requirements of local environmental plan - whether consent granted in breach of obligations of procedural fairness - whether condition relating to planning agreement was invalid - discretion - availability of order for conditional validity of cNSWLEC18 July 2007
Fairview Estate Vineyard Pty Limited v Mid-Western Regional Council [2005] NSWLEC 555 Question of Law :- State Environmental Planning Policy (Seniors Living) 2004 - whether SEPP applies - land adjoining land zoned for urban purposes - whether land zoned rural-residential zoned primarily for urban purposes - whether land zoned special uses zoned primarily for urban purposesNSWLEC14 Dec 2005

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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.

Computed from 339 records from nsw-caselaw / nsw-online-da / NSW Planning Portal (PPR) / VIC Amendments Online, fetched 13 June 2026; data © state planning departments, licensed CC BY 4.0.

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