How long does rezoning take in Singleton 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
- 2
- full register history
- Active last 12 months
- 0
- by latest status date
- Approval rate
- —
- no outcomes recorded yet
- 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
- 328
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 65
- Determined
- 258
- Withdrawn
- 5
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
- 32 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 50 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 708
- determined applications
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date | Gazettal | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singleton Council - Amendments to Flood Prone Land Provisions | Withdrawn | 25 Aug 2021 | · | · |
| Gillieston Heights Southern Precinct | Withdrawn | 30 Jan 2021 | · | · |
Planning disputes
20 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Singleton Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter Development Brokerage Pty Limited trading as HDB Town Planning and Design v Singleton Council [2022] NSWLEC 64 ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING — class 1 appeal — application to modify a development consent pursuant to s 4.56 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) — electricity generating power plant — coal tailings used as fuel — addition of biomass as fuel source — whether proposed development substantially the same — not substantially the same — appeal dismissed | NSWLEC | 3 June 2022 |
| NSW Electoral Commissioner v Kempsey Shire Council (No 3) [2022] NSWSC 409 RELIEF – challenge to Local Government elections – timing of declaration that elections void – costs | NSWSC | 5 Apr 2022 |
| NSW Electoral Commissioner v Kempsey Shire Council (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 282 JUDICIAL REVIEW – challenge to three Local Government elections – failure of technology assisted voting on election day – small number of voters disenfranchised – disproportionate effect on election due to use of proportional system of voting – standing of Electoral Commissioner to make application – whether breach of Local Government Act in conduct of election – test of materiality of breach to outcome – approach to determining materiality to outcome – whether materiality assessed by attempting | NSWSC | 17 Mar 2022 |
| NSW Electoral Commissioner v Kempsey Shire Council (No 1) [2022] NSWSC 164 EVIDENCE – summary taken from electronic records – active database – Evidence Act s 50 | NSWSC | 18 Feb 2022 |
| S J Connelly CPP Pty Ltd and Kate Singleton Pty Ltd t/as Planners North v Northern Regional Planning Panel (No 2) [2019] NSWLEC 199 JUDICIAL REVIEW – refusal by Northern Regional Planning Panel of site compatibility certificate under State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability) 2004 due to operation of State Environmental Planning Policy (Coastal Management) 2018 – whether State Environmental Planning Policy (Coastal Management) 2018 (CM SEPP) or State Environmental Planning Policy No 14 – Coastal Wetlands and State Environmental Planning Policy No 71 – Coastal Protection apply due to | NSWLEC | 19 Dec 2019 |
| S J Connelly CPP Pty Ltd and Kate Singleton Pty Ltd t/as Planners North (ABN 56 291 496 553) v Northern Regional Planning Panel [2019] NSWLEC 156 PROCEDURE – leave to re-open case when | NSWLEC | 28 Oct 2019 |
| Nichols v Singleton Council (No 3) [2012] NSWSC 367 PROCEDURE - | NSWSC | 19 Apr 2012 |
| Nichols v Singleton Council (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 1517 LOCAL GOVERNMENT - complaint against councillor - review of complaint - conduct of review - the Local Government Act 1993 - the Council's Code of Conduct - construction of the Code - whether the reviewer failed to adhere to the Act and the Code - whether general manager and /or delegate acted contrary to their obligations under the Act and the Code - whether report into the complaint should be quashed ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - construction of Local Government Act 1993 - construction of Council's Code | NSWSC | 9 Dec 2011 |
| Nichols v Singleton Council [2011] NSWSC 946 PROCEDURE - | NSWSC | 25 Aug 2011 |
| Charlton v Moore ( No 3) [2009] NSWLEC 48 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE :- whether hearing dates should be vacated. | NSWLEC | 18 Mar 2009 |
| Charlton v Moore (No 2) [2009] NSWLEC 47 JUDICIAL REVIEW :- Practice and procedure - whether council should be ordered to furnish a written statement setting out the reaons for its challenged decision purusant to Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 r 4.3. | NSWLEC | 17 Mar 2009 |
| Charlton v Moore [2009] NSWLEC 61 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE :- test for joinder of a party. | NSWLEC | 16 Mar 2009 |
| Charlton v Moore [2009] NSWLEC 25 EVIDENCE :- Legal professional privilege - whether solicitors' letter attracted legal advice privilege insofar as it went beyond formal advice as to the law and indicated what should be done in the relevant legal context. | NSWLEC | 9 Mar 2009 |
| EUI Pty Limited v Singleton Council [2008] NSWLEC 178 Section 96 Application :- extension of time for filing appeal; principles | NSWLEC | 21 May 2008 |
| SINGLETON SHIRE COUNCIL v. BRODIE & ANOR. [1999] NSWCA 37 HIGHWAYS - Negligence and nuisance - Injuries to user of highways - Liability of highway authority - In respect of what matters; HIGHWAYS - Negligence and nuisance - Injuries to user of highways - Liability of highway authority - Nonfeasance and Misfeasance | NSWCA | 16 Mar 1999 |
| MINES RESCUE BOARD OF NEW SOUTH WALES v SINGLETON COUNCIL [1998] NSWCA 144 | NSWCA | 13 Nov 1998 |
| VEGHELYI v THE LAW SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES [1995] NSWCA 483 | NSWCA | 6 Oct 1995 |
| FANMAC Ltd v JOHN FAIRFAX GROUP Pty Ltd [1993] NSWCA 92 | NSWCA | 29 Apr 1993 |
| RW MILLER AND CO PTY LTD v SHORTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL [1990] NSWCA 152 | NSWCA | 27 Mar 1990 |
| ADMONT HOLDINGS PTY LTD v LOWE [1989] NSWCA 238 | NSWCA | 17 Oct 1989 |
Discovery signals matched on council name. We link to the public judgment; we do not reproduce its text.
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.