Development applications in Sutherland Shire 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
- 995
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 1
- Under assessment
- 253
- Determined
- 698
- Withdrawn
- 43
See all development applications in Sutherland Shire Council
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
- 99 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 115 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 1,916
- determined applications
Planning disputes
20 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Sutherland Shire Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Sutherland Shire Council v Taylor (No 2) [2026] NSWLEC 68 COSTS – Class 4 proceedings – r 42.1 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) – whether other order should be made as to the whole or any part of the costs – s 98(4)(c) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) – whether party to whom costs are to be paid entitled to specified gross sum instead of assessed costs | NSWLEC | 10 June 2026 |
| Sutherland Shire Council v Taylor [2026] NSWLEC 64 CIVIL ENFORCEMENT — failure to comply with an order given under s 124 of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) — declaration and orders to remedy breach — further time for compliance | NSWLEC | 28 May 2026 |
| Lo v Sutherland Shire Council [2024] NSWLEC 76 PROCEDURE – review of senior deputy registrar’s decision to allow expert planning evidence dismissed – no error of law established – no procedural unfairness established | NSWLEC | 26 July 2024 |
| Pesic v Sutherland Shire Council [2019] NSWLEC 38 APPEAL – appeal from Local Court – appeal against severity of sentence – appeal dismissed | NSWLEC | 2 Apr 2019 |
| Gray v Sutherland Shire Council [2016] NSWLEC 64 APPEAL – appeal against Commissioner’s decision on questions of law – refusal of development consent for boarding house – determination by Commissioner that necessary development consent condition could not lawfully be imposed – whether Commissioner’s finding that condition could not lawfully be imposed an error of law – whether Commissioner’s finding that condition not for proper planning purpose an error of law – whether Commissioner’s finding that condition manifestly unreasonable an error of | NSWLEC | 1 June 2016 |
| Aitchison v Sutherland Shire Council [2016] NSWLEC 48 INTERPRETATION – meaning of use of plural terms in s 34AA(1)(a)(i) of Land and Environment Court Act 1979 – plurals used to describe categories not to cover instances of multiple occurrences in any application to the Court of the term used in the provision | NSWLEC | 2 May 2016 |
| Sutherland Shire Council v Major [2015] NSWCA 243 DAMAGES – personal injury – non-economic loss – whether the primary judge made a wholly erroneous estimate of the damages suffered – use of earlier decisions of courts for the purpose of establishing an appropriate award – Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 17A DAMAGES – personal injury – past and future economic loss – use of buffer – whether the primary judge made a wholly erroneous estimate of the damages suffered DAMAGES – personal injury – paid domestic assistance – whether the evidence esta | NSWCA | 20 Aug 2015 |
| Sutherland Shire Council v Major [2014] NSWCA 403 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for a conditional stay of | NSWCA | 24 Nov 2014 |
| Ebsworth v Sutherland Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 536 Appeal :- Want of prosecution - Stay of proceedings - Appeal dismissed | NSWLEC | 17 Aug 2006 |
| Stewart v Sutherland Shire Council (No 2) [2005] NSWLEC 771 Question of Law - Subdivision :- Whether definition of "internal allotment" applies to land the subject of the applicant's development application | NSWLEC | 16 Dec 2005 |
| Ebsworth v Sutherland Shire Council [2005] NSWLEC 603 Development Application :- consent to amended plans - criteria for determination. | NSWLEC | 24 Oct 2005 |
| Wallis & Moore Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council [2005] NSWLEC 397 Development Consent :- contribution paid under s 94 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act - whether developers entitled to refund of contributions - whether Council abandoned works - whether bus-only link constitutes roadworks Practice and procedure - orders - consent orders - whether orders final or interlocutory - whether Court has power to alter consent orders | NSWLEC | 19 Aug 2005 |
| SUTHERLAND SHIRE COUNCIL v HENSHAW [2004] NSWCA 386 NEGLIGENCE - highway - pedestrian injured by fall at hole in broken edge of asphalt paving on footpath - consideration of significance of observability of hazard - consideration whether duty of care owed if the hazard can be observed by pedestrian - extensive consideration of Brodie at [163] - Trial Judge's findings of negligence and no contributory negligence were reasonably available - appeal dismissed | NSWCA | 10 Dec 2004 |
| Sutherland Shire Council v Stamatakakos [2002] NSWCA 406 Personal injury - Trip on crack in pathway - Evidence - Sufficient probative value - Contributory negligence - Arguable error below monetary limit so as not to attract a grant of leave | NSWCA | 21 Aug 2002 |
| Oosthuizen v Sutherland Shire Council [2001] NSWLEC 137 Costs :- class one proceedings - application for costs order or alternatively costs in respect of one issue - whether issue was unreasonably pursued by council - issue supported by expert evidence - conduct of council justified - no exceptional circumstances - no order for costs | NSWLEC | 19 July 2001 |
| Foster v Sutherland Shire Council [2001] NSWLEC 89 Question of Law :- order issued pursuant to s 121B of the EP&A Act requiring appellant to cease using such premises for short term accommodation - terms of order uncertain - order invalid | NSWLEC | 7 June 2001 |
| Sutherland Shire Council v Obradovic [2001] NSWLEC 69 Costs :- in class 4 | NSWLEC | 14 Mar 2001 |
| Sutherland Shire Council v Obradovic [2001] NSWLEC 68 Compensation :- s 181 Local Goverment Act 1993 - whether s 124 orders unreasonable and unsubstantiated | NSWLEC | 14 Mar 2001 |
| Gilderthorpe Investment v Sutherland Shire Council [2000] NSWLEC 153 Question of Law :- Preliminary determination - whether proposal is "townhouse" development - meaning of requirement - that each dwelling have individual access. | NSWLEC | 18 July 2000 |
| Sutherland Shire Council v Owners Corporation of Strata Plan 60215 and Anor [1999] NSWLEC 279 Development :- Council approving development subject to conditions including grant of carriageway in favour of adjacent land - council issuing linen plan prior to satisfaction of condition requiring grant of carriageway - registration of strata plan - respondent objecting to grant of right of way - order implementing carriageway as required by development consent. | NSWLEC | 22 Dec 1999 |
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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.