How long does rezoning take in Richmond 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
- 7
- full register history
- Active last 12 months
- 1
- by latest status date
- Approval rate
- 100%
- 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
- 200
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 17
- Determined
- 181
- Withdrawn
- 2
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
- 37 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 45 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 400
- determined applications
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date | Gazettal | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Permitted Use on Lot 22 DP 628242, 202 Caniaba Road, Caniaba | Post-exhibition | 10 Feb 2026 | · | Approved |
| Palmers Island Rural Supplies store | Withdrawn | 15 Aug 2023 | · | Approved |
| PP2019/0001 - Industrial Land Rezoning - 3243 Bruxner Highway (Hare Street) Casino | Withdrawn | 15 June 2022 | · | Approved |
| PP2019/0003 - Industrial Land Rezoning - Bruxner Highway (Johnston Street) Casino | Withdrawn | 15 June 2022 | · | Approved |
| Richmond Valley LEP 2012 - Rezone Lots 100 to 111 DP 755627 Bruxner Highway, Casino, from RU1 Primary Production to IN1 General Industrial and apply a 750m2 minimum lot size | Withdrawn | 25 Aug 2021 | · | Approved |
| Rezoning of land at 48 Lincoln Avenue and Amendment to the minimum lot size at 49 Lincoln Avenue, McLeans Ridges | Withdrawn | 25 Aug 2021 | · | · |
| Rezoning Johnston Street, Casino from from RU1 Primary Production to IN1 General Industrial | Withdrawn | 13 May 2021 | · | · |
Planning disputes
20 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Richmond Valley Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| MacLean v Richmond Valley Council [2026] NSWCA 66 APPEALS — Leave to appeal — appeal brought out of time — extension of time granted — application for leave to appeal from a decision that the Council did not owe and did not breach the duty of care alleged — issues of principle — leave to appeal granted NEGLIGENCE — Personal injury — pedestrian tripped against a “raised lip” on concrete footpath in early morning light — internal Council policy for the assessment and maintenance of footpaths — whether Council owed a duty of care to respond to the | NSWCA | 22 Apr 2026 |
| Goldcoral Pty Ltd (Receiver and Manager Appointed) v Richmond Valley Council [2024] NSWLEC 77 ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING – Consent development application – concept proposal for residential subdivision and detailed proposal for first stage – prior unauthorised works for different subdivision – whether development consent can be granted to amend and use some unauthorised works – mapped coastal wetlands on land – subdivision of whole land but not part of land mapped coastal wetlands – whether development is designated development – applicable environmental planning instrument – current instr | NSWLEC | 31 July 2024 |
| Goldcoral Pty Ltd v Richmond Valley Council (No 2) [2023] NSWLEC 106 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – notice of motion to vacate hearing – notice of motion to review Registrar’s decision | NSWLEC | 17 Oct 2023 |
| Richmond Valley Council v JLT Risk Solutions Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 273 COSTS – indemnity costs – whether plaintiff should have known that its case was hopeless prior to the commencement of the final hearing - no question of principle | NSWSC | 24 Mar 2023 |
| Richmond Valley Council v JLT Risk Solutions Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1761 CONTRACT – where plaintiff and defendant were parties to a deed establishing a mutual risk scheme for the pooling of local councils’ property and public liability/professional indemnity risks and the insurance of those pooled risks – where plaintiff was a local council whose risks had been pooled and insured in accordance with the deed since 2000 and defendant was the manager of the scheme – where plaintiff and each other party to the deed appointed the defendant to advise the Board of the schem | NSWSC | 19 Dec 2022 |
| Young v Richmond Valley Council [2021] NSWCA 255 APPEALS — Leave to appeal — where applicant seeks leave to appeal from summary dismissal — where applicant had brought proceedings for recovery of land against party other than the registered proprietor — where no viable claim | NSWCA | 26 Oct 2021 |
| Richmond Valley Council v JLT Risk Solutions Pty Ltd (Merck Orders No 2) [2021] NSWSC 658 REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDINGS – Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Part 10 – Merck order – observations on what is not permissible in the Merck order process and final articulation of certain questions | NSWSC | 9 June 2021 |
| Richmond Valley Council v JLT Risk Solutions Pty Ltd (Costs – Declassing Motion) [2021] NSWSC 584 COSTS – Failed application by the defendant for an order that proceedings no longer continue as a class action – Heard together with an application for Merck orders – Declassing application fails – Court makes Merck orders identifying common questions – Whether the defendant should pay the costs of the declassing application – HELD – It should | NSWSC | 24 May 2021 |
| Young v Richmond Valley Council (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 525 CIVIL PROCEDURE – summary disposal – plaintiff claims title by adverse possession over parcels of land said to be owned by the Crown – parcels of land vested in local Council as public roads – plaintiff’s claim against second defendant State of New South Wales bound to fail – proceedings summarily dismissed against second defendant | NSWSC | 12 May 2021 |
| Richmond Valley Council v JLT Risk Solutions Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 383 REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDINGS – Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) (the Act) pt 10 – motion for an order that the proceedings be declassed pursuant to s 161 of the Act – motion for a “Merck order” determining that certain questions are common for the purpose of the trial in accordance with s 175(1)(c) of the Act – plaintiff and group members are local councils in New South Wales which were parties with the defendant to a Deed establishing a scheme for the purposes of purchasing for the councils insuran | NSWSC | 16 Apr 2021 |
| Young v Richmond Valley Council [2020] NSWSC 514 CIVIL PROCEDURE — summary disposal — dismissal of proceedings — claim to ownership of lands by virtue of adverse possession – Defendant Council contends that claim is bound to fail because lands are public roads that vested in it pursuant to s 232 of the Local Government Act 1919 (NSW) and remain so vested pursuant to s 145(3) of the Roads Act 1993 (NSW) – whether roads closed in 1963 pursuant to Public Roads Act 1902 (NSW) – where evidence of historical ownership of lands not sufficient to show | NSWSC | 8 May 2020 |
| Richmond Valley Council v Jardine Lloyd Thompson Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 126 CIVIL PROCEDURE – representative proceedings – group members – identifying – where group members are local government councils – where some group members have ongoing commercial relationships with defendant insurance broker CIVIL PROCEDURE – representative proceedings – conduct of proceedings – whether plaintiff should disclose any insurance procured other than through defendant – whether direction should be made for service of plaintiff’s evidence | NSWSC | 21 Feb 2019 |
| Jenner v Richmond Valley Council [2016] NSWLEC 115 APPEAL – leave to appeal against two convictions in local court – appeal against sentences in local court – defendant entered pleas of guilty in local court – miscarriage of justice justifying grant of leave to appeal not established – exercise of sentencing discretion to confirm magistrate’s decisions | NSWLEC | 5 Sept 2016 |
| McGeary v Richmond Valley Council [2012] NSWLEC 204 COMPULSORY ACQUISITION - disputed claim for decrease in value of retained land - disputed claim for disturbance loss being cost of a quantity surveyor's report regarding replacement cost of water tank on acquired land where the applicants abandoned a claim for that replacement cost. | NSWLEC | 6 Sept 2012 |
| Richmond Valley Council v Ison [2011] NSWLEC 142 PROCEDURE: application to vacate hearing made on day of hearing - application granted due to ill health and personal difficulties of respondent - respondent ordered to pay applicant's costs thrown away | NSWLEC | 12 Aug 2011 |
| Richmond Valley Council v Willis [2009] NSWLEC 195 CIVIL ENFORCEMENT :- failure to carry out work in accordance with orders made by Court - consideration of financial circumstances - Defendant given time to carry out works | NSWLEC | 30 Oct 2009 |
| Exhibition Marketing Pty Limited ACN 010 519 329 v Richmond Valley Council [2008] NSWSC 1253 CONVEYANCING – Contract for sale of land – Whether contract validly terminated – Whether implied or express obligation on part of Purchaser to construct drainage works – Whether Vendor could terminate for failure to register easement within time specified - Whether repudiation of contract – HELD: No express or implied obligation to construct drainage works – Vendor unable to terminate for failure to register easement without first allowing a further reasonable time –Vendor under express or impli | NSWSC | 26 Nov 2008 |
| Buyinbin Aboriginal Corporation v Richmond Valley Council [2005] NSWLEC 702 Rating :- whether an appeal lies against a charge made for services in respect of non-rateable land. Appeal:- whether an appeal can be made against a charge made in respect of land that is rate exempt. | NSWLEC | 14 Dec 2005 |
| Lismore City Council v Richmond Valley Council & Anor [2003] NSWLEC 295 Development Application :- appeal - monetary contribution - condition - reasonableness - s 94 not applicable to contributions to neighbouring local government area | NSWLEC | 18 Nov 2003 |
| Richmond Valley Council v Standing [2002] NSWCA 359 Tort - negligence - duty of care - existence and scope of duty - whether council owed plaintiff a duty of care to ensure pavement in a safe condition - nonfeasance - Local government - councils - liability in tort - nonfeasance - relevance of budgetary allocation for pavement repairs to assessment of breach of any duty of care - ND | NSWCA | 4 Nov 2002 |
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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.