How long does rezoning take in Nambucca Valley 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
- 0
- by latest status date
- Approval rate
- 80%
- of 5 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
- 327
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 35
- Determined
- 285
- Withdrawn
- 7
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
- 27 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 35 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 765
- determined applications
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date | Gazettal | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Proposal 23 – Rezone land at 261 South Arm Road, Urunga. | Withdrawn | 1 Oct 2024 | · | Approved |
| Valla Urban Growth Area zoning amendment | Withdrawn | 22 Aug 2024 | · | Rejected |
| Nambucca LEP 2010 - Amendment No. 30 - part 99-100 Ocean Beach Drive, Valla Beach | Withdrawn | 4 Oct 2022 | · | Approved |
| Planning Proposal Nambucca Local Environmental Plan Amendment No. 28 Waste Management Facility Expansion Rezoning RU3 Forestry to SP2 Waste Management Facility | Withdrawn | 26 Aug 2022 | · | Approved |
| Nambucca LEP 2010 - Reclassify from Community to Operational land, rezone from RE1 Public Recreation to R1 General Residential and introduce appropriate development controls on part Lot 45 DP 228703, 99-101 Ocean View Drive, Valla Beach. | Withdrawn | 13 Oct 2021 | · | Approved |
Planning disputes
4 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Nambucca Valley Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Davis v Dodevski [2021] NSWLEC 93 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – failure of council to comply with precondition in local environmental plan in granting development consent for a dwelling on rural zoned land less than 100 ha in area an error of law – no entitlement to build a dwelling on under sized lot in rural landscape zone –development consent invalid | NSWLEC | 27 Aug 2021 |
| Community Housing Limited v Clarence Valley Council [2015] NSWCA 327 COURTS – jurisdiction – supervisory jurisdiction of superior courts – whether supervisory jurisdiction impliedly excluded by specific right of appeal - Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), ss 574, 674 – Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 20 CHARITABLE TRUST – whether providing housing for low income persons charitable – whether providing training, vocational and skills development charitable LOCAL GOVERNMENT – rating – exemptions – whether landowner was a public charity – whether landowner | NSWCA | 19 Oct 2015 |
| Community Housing Limited v Clarence Valley Council [2014] NSWLEC 193 RATING - exemption - whether company is a public benevolent institution or public charity - whether land owned by the company exempt from the payment of rates in accordance with Local Government Act s 556(1) (h). | NSWLEC | 23 Dec 2014 |
| Nambucca Valley Conservation Association v Nambucca Shire Council [2010] NSWLEC 38 JUDICIAL REVIEW :- validity of development consent for rural-residential subdivision – whether council refused consent or, if so, whether council officer had authority to refuse – whether species impact statement required – jurisdictional fact whether development likely to significantly affect threatened species, populations or ecological communities – whether environmental management plan or draft condition requiring same had to be | NSWLEC | 18 Mar 2010 |
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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.