How long does rezoning take in Narrabri 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
- 4
- full register history
- Active last 12 months
- 2
- by latest status date
- Approval rate
- 100%
- of 2 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
- 127
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 9
- Determined
- 118
- Withdrawn
- 0
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
- 38 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 268
- determined applications
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date | Gazettal | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reclassification of Council Owned Land at 115-117 Henry Street, Quirindi | Assessment | 9 June 2026 | · | Approved |
| Narrabri Bowling Club | Lodged | 31 May 2026 | · | Approved |
| Narrabri LEP 2012 - Rezoning of land at Boggabri for industrial purposes to create an additional net 34 hectares of IN1 General Industrial | Withdrawn | 13 Dec 2022 | · | · |
| Narrabri LEP 2012 - Broaden the range of permissible land uses and objectives in the RU1 Primary Production Zone | Withdrawn | 28 Nov 2020 | · | · |
Planning disputes
4 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Narrabri Shire Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Loder v Narrabri Shire Council (No 2) [2021] NSWLEC 33 COSTS – unsuccessful applicant in Class 4 proceedings seeking variation of usual costs order on basis that public interest litigation – vacancy in civic office of counsellor following absence from three consecutive council meetings – “something more” identified in Caroona Coal Action Group Inc v Coal Mines Australia Pty Ltd (No 3) (2010) 173 LGERA 280; [2010] NSWLEC 59 not demonstrated – usual costs order made | NSWLEC | 15 Apr 2021 |
| The Development & Environmental Professionals’ Association v Narrabri Shire Council [2020] NSWSC 1444 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application to strike out pleadings – Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 rr 13.4 and 14.28 – Whether the Court lacks jurisdiction to declare contracts unfair or void under section 106 of the Industrial Relation Act – Application dismissed | NSWSC | 19 Oct 2020 |
| Loder v Narrabri Shire Council [2020] NSWLEC 109 CIVIL ENFORCEMENT – no breach of Local Government Act 1993 by local council in treating position of councillor vacant | NSWLEC | 7 Aug 2020 |
| McNeil v Narrabri Shire Council [2013] NSWCA 112 LOCAL GOVERNMENT –- whether order made by council under s 124 of Local Government Act valid – whether order stated what was required to be done LOCAL GOVERNMENT – whether order under item 21 of s 124 for demolition valid LOCAL GOVERNMENT – whether trespass by council where order referred only to one of two parcels of real property on the premises – where order referred to address of premises containing both parcels LOCAL GOVERNMENT – whether s 124 order invalid for lack of jurisdicti | NSWCA | 9 May 2013 |
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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.