Development applications in Wollondilly 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
- 1137
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 204
- Determined
- 874
- Withdrawn
- 59
See all development applications in Wollondilly 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
- 24 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 53 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 2,231
- determined applications
Planning disputes
20 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Wollondilly Shire Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Wollondilly Shire Council v Khoder (No 2) [2025] NSWLEC 53 SENTENCE – civil contempt – failure to comply with court orders – guilty plea – wilful contempt – capacity to pay a fine – fine imposed | NSWLEC | 2 June 2025 |
| Muscat Developments Pty Ltd v Wollondilly Shire Council [2023] NSWLEC 121 APPEAL – question of law – Commissioner’s decision to refuse consent to remediation works – misconstruction of applicable statutory instrument – misdirection by consideration of non-applicable statute – no error of law in wrong findings of fact. | NSWLEC | 9 Nov 2023 |
| Cavanagh v Wollondilly Shire Council (No 2) [2019] NSWLEC 181 SEPARATE QUESTION – whether proposed development prohibited under cl 4.1B of the Wollondilly Local Environmental Plan 2011 – proper construction of cl 4.1B – development permissible | NSWLEC | 22 Nov 2019 |
| Cavanagh v Wollondilly Shire Council [2019] NSWLEC 105 CIVIL PROCEDURE: application for the determination of a separate question of law – question if resolved in favour of the council is entirely dispositive of the proceedings – delay in applying for the separate question – proceedings set down for two day hearing – substantial savings in terms of experts’ costs and legal fees if separate question resolved in favour of council – application granted. | NSWLEC | 24 July 2019 |
| Lend Lease Communities (Wilton) Pty Ltd v Wollondilly Shire Council [2016] NSWLEC 111 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION –- proposed fire trials/cycle ways/pedestrian paths in environmentally sensitive lands –- no objection to cycle way/pathway element –- additional impact of constructing as fire trials –- provisions of the LEP –- provisions of the DCP –- construction as fire trials acceptable DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION –- proposed vegetation clearing –- approval is sought | NSWLEC | 30 Aug 2016 |
| Wollondilly Shire Council v McAllister [2016] NSWLEC 96 JOINDER: whether necessary for council to join third party to civil enforcement proceedings – third party owner of land upon which alleged unlawful development carried out – whether interests of third party directly affected by orders sought in the hearing – hearing adjourned to enable third party to be joined to proceedings. | NSWLEC | 2 Aug 2016 |
| Ironlaw Pty Ltd v Wollondilly Shire Council (No 2) [2013] NSWLEC 146 PROCEDURE - summary dismissal of an appeal under s 97(1)(b) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act) - development application not accompanied by an environmental impact statement - application identified as being for designated development only after commencement of the appeal - whether absence of an environmental impact statement at the time of commencing appeal rendered the appeal incompetent - whether reliance could be placed upon s 82(1) of the EPA Act - whether devel | NSWLEC | 10 Sept 2013 |
| 820 Cawdor Road Pty Ltd v Wollondilly Shire Council [2013] NSWLEC 8 DEVELOPMENT CONSENT - order made in Class 1 proceedings for separate and preliminary | NSWLEC | 7 Feb 2013 |
| Ironlaw Pty Ltd v Wollondilly Shire Council [2012] NSWLEC 262 PROCEDURE - interlocutory application for separate question to be heard in Class 1 proceedings pursuant to Pt 28 r 28.2 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 - whether separate and preliminary question should be ordered - parties agree that question will have significant impact on remaining issues for determination and will result in considerable savings in costs and time - separate question ordered | NSWLEC | 29 Nov 2012 |
| Camilleri v Wollondilly Shire Council [2009] NSWLEC 136 PROSECUTION :- appeals from Local Court against conviction and against sentence. | NSWLEC | 3 Aug 2009 |
| Costelloe v Wollondilly Shire Council [2007] NSWLEC 706 Construction and Interpretation :- whether later lot created from lot within original holding subject to some limit on number of lots applying to original holding in LEP - purposive approach to statutory construction | NSWLEC | 24 Oct 2007 |
| James Godfrey v Wollondilly Shire Council (No 2) [2007] NSWLEC 280 Appeal :- resolution of outstanding issues - development consent granted - costs - whether fair and reasonable for applicant to pay part of Council's costs - development application insufficiently clear and not accompanied by adequate information - applicant ordered to pay part of Council's costs | NSWLEC | 24 May 2007 |
| James Godfrey v Wollondilly Shire Council [2007] NSWLEC 33 Development Consent :- permissible development - rural industry - earthmoving establishment - retail plant nursery - consistency with zone objectives - impacts of development - proposed ameliorative measures | NSWLEC | 30 Jan 2007 |
| Cooper v Wollondilly Shire Council [2004] NSWLEC 145 Development Application :- refusal of caravan park - existing noise environment not suitable - SIS required where experts disagree on likely significant impact | NSWLEC | 7 Apr 2004 |
| Wollondilly Shire Council v Brogan Box Pty Ltd [2002] NSWLEC 139 Prosecution :- Water pollution-mitigating factors | NSWLEC | 28 Mar 2002 |
| Lynette Mary Styles v Wollondilly Shire Council [2002] NSWCA 67 LOCAL GOVERNMENT - confidentiality of documents - disclosure to the public - meetings - conduct of meetings - expulsion of councillor from meetings of council and its committee - code of conduct - utility of appeal - D | NSWCA | 13 Mar 2002 |
| Styles v Wollondilly Shire Council (No.3) [2001] NSWLEC 133 Costs :- in class 4 proceedings - application for indemnity costs and for costs of notice of motion - principles to be applied | NSWLEC | 16 May 2001 |
| Styles v Wollondilly Shire Council [2001] NSWLEC 18 Local Government :- confidentiality of documents - access of councillors to information - closure of meetings to the public - questions of order at meetings - expulsion of councillors from meetings of Council and its committees - minutes of meetings Injunctions and Declarations - privative clauses - discretion - power to award "general damages" if discretion exercised to grant declaratory relief | NSWLEC | 1 Mar 2001 |
| Mitchell v Wollondilly Shire Council [2000] NSWLEC 54 Development :- Application for development consent for pet cremator - industry industries and commercial premises prohibited within the zone - proposed use not constituting an industry - proposed use being commercial use - commercial use prohibited | NSWLEC | 21 Mar 2000 |
| Wollondilly Shire Council v Laurie John Deveigne [1999] NSWLEC 264 Orders :- non-compliance - land used as rubbish dump | NSWLEC | 12 Nov 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.