Development applications in Newcastle City 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
- 1462
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 294
- Determined
- 1089
- Withdrawn
- 79
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
- 31 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 55 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 2,995
- determined applications
Planning disputes
20 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Newcastle City Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Partington v Newcastle City Council [2014] NSWSC 1315 | NSWSC | 2 June 2014 |
| Partington v Newcastle City Council [2014] NSWSC 352 PROCEDURE - civil - interlocutory relief; application for - relief sought for council to remove barricade erected around a caravan and for access to be provided to plaintiff to effect repair and maintenance work on caravan - no prima facie basis disclosed by plaintiff for relief - no arguable case based on purported oral agreement for plaintiff to have access to park to undertake repairs and removal of caravan during specified period - balance of convenience does not favour grant of relief. | NSWSC | 26 Feb 2014 |
| Newcastle Muslim Association Incorporated v Newcastle City Council [2012] NSWLEC 20 EXPERT EVIDENCE:- whether leave should be granted to the parties to a Class 1 development refusal appeal to provide copies of expert reports to objectors who wish to consider them for the purposes of their objections to the amended proposal - implied undertaking of a party not to use documents provided by the other party under compulsion of the Court other than for the purposes of the proceedings until received in evidence except with the leave of the Court - whether provision of expert reports | NSWLEC | 17 Feb 2012 |
| Save Our Figs Inc v General Manager Newcastle City Council [2011] NSWLEC 207 INJUNCTIONS:-whether interlocutory injunction should be granted that respondents not cause destruction or removal of certain trees - whether serious question to be tried - whether general manager of council, when discharging function under s 335(1) Local Government Act, was bound to consider an offer by Premier - meaning of obligation to consider - whether balance of convenience favours grant of interlocutory injunction. | NSWLEC | 17 Nov 2011 |
| Aldi Stores v Newcastle City Council [2010] NSWLEC 227 APPEAL :- appeal pursuant to s 56A - whether there was a mischaracterisation of the use of the proposed development as both a "shop" and a "local shop" - whether there was a denial of procedural fairness - appeal upheld - whether the proceedings should be remitted or whether the consent should be granted - consent granted | NSWLEC | 3 Nov 2010 |
| Newcastle City Council v Wescombe [2009] NSWCA 265 PROCEDURE - costs- appeals as to costs- leave required- applicant Council sought to reverse costs orders made against it in Land and Environment Court- Class 4 proceedings in Land and Environment Court brought by Council had been partly settled and otherwise dismissed- application of UCPR- Calderbank letter- leave to appeal refused. - PROCEDURE - costs- jurisdiction- courts of limited jurisdiction. | NSWCA | 24 July 2009 |
| Newcastle City Council v Wescombe (No 2) [2008] NSWLEC 324 Practice and Procedure :- whether should set aside consent orders and | NSWLEC | 18 Dec 2008 |
| Newcastle City Council v Wescombe [2008] NSWLEC 301 Costs :- exercise of the Court's discretion to award costs where no finding on the merits and proceedings dismissed in part - whether disentitling conduct | NSWLEC | 27 Oct 2008 |
| Pepperwood Ridge Pty Ltd v Newcastle City Council [2006] NSWCA 122 ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING – local environment plan – zoning – purpose of zone objectives – application of the State Environmental Planning Policy (Seniors Living) 2004 – identification of land by description – identification of land for purposes of the State Environmental Planning Policy (Seniors Living) 2004 - WORDS AND PHRASES – “identification” – “description” | NSWCA | 14 June 2006 |
| NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL v TRAVIS McSHANE (NO 3) [2005] NSWCA 437 Legal profession - cap on costs recoverable "in connection with" personal injury damages claims - whether cap in Legal Profession Act 1987, s198D extends to appeal costs. (D) | NSWCA | 9 Dec 2005 |
| Bernasconi v Newcastle City Council [2005] NSWCA 422 APPEAL – leave to appeal – NEGLIGENCE - Pedestrian injured when she tripped and fell on an uneven section of footpath in shopping mall – whether primary judge placed excessive emphasis on the issue of obviousness of risk in finding Council had not breached its duty of care – relevance of earlier falls in the mall – leave to appeal refused (ND) | NSWCA | 5 Dec 2005 |
| NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL v McSHANE (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 250 Costs - Calderbank offer - whether s198D of the Legal Profession Act extends to costs in the Court of Appeal (D) | NSWCA | 25 July 2005 |
| Newcastle City Council v Winwood [2005] NSWLEC 294 Costs :- whether Council claim satisfied - whether proceedings justifiably commenced continued and settled - whether Respondent acted unreasonably | NSWLEC | 3 June 2005 |
| Newcastle City Council v McShane [2004] NSWCA 425 PERSONAL INJURY - footbridge in park blocked off by plastic mesh - plaintiff running for train at night - did not see mesh - fell and was injured - whether insufficient illumination - whether fact plaintiff not keeping proper lookout meant no duty of care - hazard created when defendant could have used more visible means of blocking footbridge - was duty of care - breach of duty of care - CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE - whether finding of contributory negligence open - DAMAGES - claim to buffer becaus | NSWCA | 1 Dec 2004 |
| Newcastle City Council v Lindsay [2004] NSWCA 198 TORTS - NEGLIGENCE - Reasonable foreseeability - Obvious danger - Warning - Uneven footpath - Dangerous situation - Creation of - Distraction - JUDGES - BIAS - Application to disqualify for bias - Reasonable apprehension bias - Pre | NSWCA | 22 June 2004 |
| Newcastle City Council v. Mason [2004] NSWCA 108 TORT - Negligence - Hole in footpath - Whether a hazard - Whether council knew or ought to have known of it. | NSWCA | 29 Mar 2004 |
| JCTW Savage v Newcastle City Council [2003] NSWLEC 431 Costs :- exercise of Court's discretion to award costs in Class 1 proceedings - proceedings discontinued because of amendments made to Development Control Plan - whether discontinuance reasonable in circumstances | NSWLEC | 25 Nov 2003 |
| Fernance Family Holdings v Newcastle City Council [2003] NSWLEC 114 Costs :- in class 1 proceedings-Costs Motion seeking to modify an expired development consent. Motion bound to fail. Costs awarded. | NSWLEC | 21 Mar 2003 |
| Salvation Army v Newcastle City Council [2000] NSWLEC 36 Development :- characterisation - existing use rights - consistency with zone objectives - public interest | NSWLEC | 3 Mar 2000 |
| Newcastle City Council v Bellevale Homes Pty Ltd [2000] NSWLEC 9 Injunctions and Declarations :- discretion | NSWLEC | 28 Jan 2000 |
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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.