How long does rezoning take in Wentworth Shire 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
- 100%
- of 1 recorded outcome
- 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
- 245
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 39
- Determined
- 196
- Withdrawn
- 10
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
- 49 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 67 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 498
- determined applications
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date | Gazettal | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wentworth LEP 2011 Amendment No. 10 - Additional Permitted Use - Jewel Markets, Sturt Highway, Gol Gol | Withdrawn | 25 Aug 2021 | · | Approved |
| Rezone RU1 land known as part 'Kelso Station', Pooncarie Rd Wentworth to permit rural residential development | Withdrawn | 28 Nov 2020 | · | · |
Planning disputes
18 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Wentworth Shire Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Peregrine Mineral Sands Pty Ltd v Wentworth Shire Council [2015] NSWLEC 41 COSTS: - Class 3 proceedings - appeal against levying of a rate on the ground that the land is not rateable or not rateable to a particular ordinary or special rate - s 574 of the Local Government Act 1993 - proceedings discontinued - whether it is fair and reasonable for Court to make an order for the payment of costs - r 3.7 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 (NSW) - whether applicants’ claim had reasonable prospects of success - attempts by applicants to limit costs not relevant to order f | NSWLEC | 25 Mar 2015 |
| Peregrine Mineral Sands Pty Ltd v Wentworth Shire Council [2014] NSWCA 429 CONTRACTS - general contractual principles - construction and interpretation of contracts - where local council signed agreement with mining company for rates | NSWCA | 11 Dec 2014 |
| Wentworth Shire Council v Bemax Resources Limited and Ors (costs) [2013] NSWSC 1364 COSTS - whether or not costs should be ordered on the usual basis - whether the cost order should reflect the act that the relevant clause of the agreement was ultra vires - whether discovery was unnecessarily extensive - whether the class 3 proceedings were hopeless or the presumption under rule 3.7(3) of the Land and Environment Court Rules 2007(NSW) should be followed - whether the fact that proceedings were erroneously commenced against the joint venturers for the Gingko rates should have a | NSWSC | 12 Sept 2013 |
| Wentworth Shire Council v Bemax Resources Limited and Ors [2013] NSWSC 1047 CONTRACTS - construction of the contract - whether a clause limited council rates to $100K (plus "pegged" increases) for twenty years - issue of material to which the Court can have regard in the case of ambiguity and the relevance of the outcome of a particular construction (illegality or void contract) - alternative claims in estoppel and rectification raised but not determined. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - whether the council's agreement to fix rates for twenty years in the manner contained in clause | NSWSC | 2 Aug 2013 |
| Peregrine Mineral Sands Pty Ltd v Wentworth Shire Council [2012] NSWLEC 237 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: transfer of proceedings to the Supreme Court | NSWLEC | 19 Oct 2012 |
| PETTIGREW v WENTWORTH SHIRE COUNCIL [2012] NSWSC 624 TORTS - negligence - plaintiff lost control of motor vehicle - presence of loose gravel on road at difficult corner - claim against the local authority responsible for maintenance of road - whether local authority responsible for gravel being on road - content of duty of care - foreseeability of risk of harm - breach of duty by depositing gravel on road and/or failing to erect appropriate sign - causation - contributory negligence - failure of driver to keep a proper lookout - DAMAGES - nature a | NSWSC | 12 June 2012 |
| Berryman v Joslyn; Wentworth Shire Council v Joslyn (2) [2004] NSWCA 239 COSTS - contributory negligence - first appeal reversed by High Court - party successful on remitted hearing re contributory negligence - ultimate liability reduced - determination of costs in first and remitted hearing | NSWCA | 16 July 2004 |
| Berryman v Joslyn; Wentworth Shire Council v Joslyn [2004] NSWCA 121 TORTS - negligence - contributory negligence - apportionment of liability - whether primary judge erred in assessment of contributory negligence - whether there ought to be separate findings of contributory negligence made in respect of each defendant - whether the original finding of apportionment ought to be disturbed - s74 Motor Accidents Act 1988 (NSW). | NSWCA | 23 Apr 2004 |
| Berryman v Joslyn & AnorWentworth Shire Council v Joslyn & Anor [2001] NSWCA 95 Tort - negligence - road accident - whether public road - failure to erect warning sign - assessment of contributory negligence - defence of 'joint illegal activity' - appeal CA 40942/99 dismissed - appeal CA 40888/99 allowed - cross appeal dismissed. | NSWCA | 11 Apr 2001 |
| Murray Darling Community Care Incorporated and Coomealla Aboriginal Housing Company Ltd v Wentworth Shire Council [2000] NSWLEC 236 :- Ratings Appeal - whether land used or occupied for the purposes of a public benevolent institution - costs - whether exceptional circumstances | NSWLEC | 7 Nov 2000 |
| COOMEALLA ABORIGINAL HOUSING CO LIMITED v. WENTWORTH SHIRE COUNCIL [1998] NSWLEC 125 (15 June 1998) [1998] NSWLEC 56 :- Exemption from rates - public charity or public benevolent institution.. | NSWLEC | 15 June 1998 |
| COOMEALLA ABORIGINAL HOUSING PTY LIMITED v. WENTWORTH SHIRE COUNCIL [1998] NSWLEC 107 (7 May 1998) [1998] NSWLEC 57 :- | NSWLEC | 7 May 1998 |
| MINISTER FOR MINERAL RESOURCES v BRANTAG PTY LTD [1997] NSWCA 206 | NSWCA | 20 Nov 1997 |
| MINISTER FOR MINERAL RESOURCES v BRANTAG PTY LTD [1997] NSWCA 207 | NSWCA | 20 Nov 1997 |
| CARISTE PTY LTD and ANOR v THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLUE MOUNTAINS [1996] NSWCA 92 | NSWCA | 18 Nov 1996 |
| ROHATGI v MEDICAL TRIBUNAL OF NEW SOUTH WALES and ANOR [1994] NSWCA 270 | NSWCA | 20 Apr 1994 |
| JOHNSON v IPEC TRANSPORT GROUP [1993] NSWCA 147 | NSWCA | 27 Aug 1993 |
| CHIEF COMMISSIONER FOR BUSINESS FRANCHISE (TOBACCO) v PINSON PTY LTD [1989] NSWCA 36 | NSWCA | 2 May 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.