How long does rezoning take in Waverley 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
- 6
- full register history
- Active last 12 months
- 1
- by latest status date
- Approval rate
- 100%
- of 4 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
- 644
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 114
- Determined
- 489
- Withdrawn
- 41
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
- 69 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 84 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 1,358
- determined applications
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date | Gazettal | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Proposal to Reclassify Community Land as Operational Land at 5A Waldron Street, Sandringham | Post-exhibition | 5 May 2026 | · | Approved |
| 34-36 Flood Street, Bondi Heritage Listing | Withdrawn | 13 June 2024 | · | Approved |
| Waverley Council Affordable Housing Contributions Scheme Planning Proposal | Withdrawn | 26 Oct 2023 | · | Approved |
| Charing Square - 203-231 Bronte Road and 94-98 Carrington Road, Waverley | Withdrawn | 16 Mar 2023 | · | Approved |
| 203-231 Bronte Road and 94-98 Carrington Road, Waverley | Withdrawn | 23 Aug 2021 | · | · |
| Rezone land to B4 Mixed Use and apply Active Street Frontage at 122 Bronte Road, Bondi Junction | Withdrawn | 12 Sept 2020 | · | · |
Planning disputes
20 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Waverley Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Rodney Duarte v Waverley Council [2022] NSWLEC 53 PROCEDURE: application for expedition – application for injunctive relief – application for removal of indoor ducted air conditioning unit – application for dismissal – legal principles – failure to join all necessary parties to the proceedings – no jurisdiction to determine claims – no reasonable causes of action disclosed – expedition refused – proceedings dismissed. | NSWLEC | 9 May 2022 |
| Whitfield v Waverley Council [2015] NSWLEC 207 SUBDIVISION – creation of two units from one – the separation – acoustic impacts – separation of electricity supply | NSWLEC | 10 Dec 2015 |
| SDHA Pty Ltd v Waverley Council [2015] NSWLEC 65 APPEAL: appeal against | NSWLEC | 24 Apr 2015 |
| Waverley Council v Walsh [2014] NSWLEC 195 CIVIL ENFORCEMENT - failure to comply with a s 121B order issued under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 - dilapidated house - risk to human safety - declaratory and remediation orders made - legal costs and repair expenses awarded. | NSWLEC | 19 Dec 2014 |
| Goldberg v Waverley Council [2008] NSWLEC 49 Development Application :- subdivision into two allotments - engineering feasibility of development - visual impact - vehicle and pedestrian access - permissibility of purpose - unlikely to significantly affect the environment - limited visibility for vehicles and pedestrians - public safety | NSWLEC | 3 Mar 2008 |
| Notaras v Waverley Council & Anor [2007] NSWCA 333 BUILDING CONTROL AND TOWN PLANNING – Environmental planning instruments – Whether Development Control Plans binding on Council - BUILDING CONTROL AND TOWN PLANNING – Consent and approval of councils – Whether Council decision to allow development which exceeds restrictions in Development Control Plans is Wednesbury unreasonable - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Submissions – Where limited leave granted to submit further submissions on certain points after | NSWCA | 26 Nov 2007 |
| Goldberg v Waverley Council [2007] NSWLEC 259 Jurisdiction :- whether under s 39(2) Land and Environment Court Act 1979 the Court, for the purposes of hearing and disposing of an appeal from a council development refusal, has council’s functions and discretions as roads authority to grant consent for roadwork under s138 Roads Act 1993 and (in relation to that consent) as determining authority under Part 5 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 | NSWLEC | 25 May 2007 |
| Waverley Council v Ferreira [2005] NSWCA 418 NEGLIGENCE - liability of Council as occupier - claim for mental trauma - death of child occurring in park managed by Council - discussion of factors set out in s 5B of Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) - Council's breaches of duty. - NEGLIGENCE - contributory negligence - whether child aged 12 could perceive the relevant risk - s 5R of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW). D | NSWCA | 1 Dec 2005 |
| Waverley Council v Boris Meck [2005] NSWLEC 655 Development Consent :- Carrying out development without consent - Existing development consent for an attached dual-occupancy development – Additional work undertaken without approval – Plea of guilty – Mitigating factors | NSWLEC | 20 Sept 2005 |
| Segal & Anor v Waverley Council [2005] NSWCA 310 ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING - | NSWCA | 15 Sept 2005 |
| Molnar v Waverley Council [2005] NSWLEC 308 Costs :- Fair and reasonable costs Application for concurrence by Chief Judge of a Commissioner's costs determination | NSWLEC | 9 June 2005 |
| C M Hairis Architects v Waverley Council [2003] NSWLEC 404 Appeal :- Section 56A of the Land and Environment Court Act (1979) Whether errors of law disclosed in the Commissioner's | NSWLEC | 19 Dec 2003 |
| Trustees of the Christian Brothers (Waverley College) v Waverley Council [2003] NSWLEC 176 Appeal :- review of Registrar's decision - not fully appraised of circumstances to vacate | NSWLEC | 15 July 2003 |
| WAVERLEY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL v SWAIN [2003] NSWCA 61 TORTS - Negligence - Jury trial - Whether verdict against the evidence and against the weight of the evidence - Whether no evidence capable of sustaining verdict - TORTS - Negligence - Liability of statutory authority - Breach of duty of care by failure to erect warning signs and positioning of flags on beach - Where swimmer dived under wave and hit submerged sandbar | NSWCA | 3 Apr 2003 |
| Waverley Municipal Council v Cheowiry [2003] NSWCA 12 Leave to appeal - extension of time - applicant stated would not appeal, then changed its mind - unsatisfactory reason for change of mind - refusing application would not cause injustice to applicant - extension of time refused. | NSWCA | 5 Feb 2003 |
| Waverley Council v Ibrahim & Anor. [2003] NSWLEC 67 Injunctions and Declarations :- Respondents not proved to be conducting business at time of hearing-injunction refused-Respondents to pay Council's costs but limited to costs incurred up to the first day of the hearing. | NSWLEC | 4 July 2002 |
| Waverley Municipal Council v Wagner [2002] NSWCA 10 TORT- Accident on highway- No evidence as to who carried out work on item causing accident- Plaintiff must fail- Proposition 1 of Powell JA in Lake Macquarie CC v Bottomley endorsed. (D) | NSWCA | 8 Feb 2002 |
| Ibrahim v Waverely Council [2001] NSWLEC 281 Costs :- discontinuance | NSWLEC | 7 Dec 2001 |
| Waverley Council v Refkin Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 242 Local Government [244]- Consent validity- Low cost housing- Supreme Court normally follow Land and Environment Court on these issues. - Local Government [275]- Supreme Court- Challenge to jurisdiction- Mareva injunction application- Plaintiff objects to court considering basic issues- Proceedings dismissed. | NSWSC | 9 Mar 2000 |
| DANZEY v SHAI-HEE [1988] NSWCA 33 | NSWCA | 7 Oct 1988 |
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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.