Planning Proposal to reclassify and rezone a portion of Woodchester Close Reserve, Castle Hill
- Status date
- 16 Feb 2026
- Exhibition
- ·
- Gazettal
- ·
- Outcome
- Approved
The Hills Shire Council
Council profile →- Amendments tracked
- 16
- Last 12 months
- 6
- DAs / yr
- 1,448
- Approval rate
- 80%
How to object or make a submission
Your next step if this rezoning affects you. Submissions are how the decision-maker hears from the community.
- 1 Rezonings (planning proposals) are placed on public exhibition by the council or the NSW Department of Planning. Anyone can make a submission during that window.
- 2 Lodge your submission with the council, or through the NSW Planning Portal where the proposal is exhibited there. State your address, whether you support or object, and your reasons.
- 3 Submissions are public and are reported to the decision-maker. Focus on planning grounds: amenity, traffic, overshadowing, density, heritage and local character.
General information about the public submission process, not legal advice. Confirm the current process and deadlines with the council or the official source before acting.
Stage history
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Lodged
source label: “pre-exhibition/Gateway Implementation”
Status date 16 Feb 2026 · Observed 12 June 2026 → current
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- FSR and HOB changes in Norwest Service / Showground Precinct (8/2025/PLP) Assessment· 14 Jan 2026
- Tallawong Town Centre Lodged· 25 Aug 2025
- 7 City View Road, Pennant Hills Withdrawn· 14 June 2023
Planning disputes in The Hills Shire Council
Tribunal and court decisions naming this council, newest first. A signal of contested development in the area, not legal advice.
- Fred Caterson Champions Inc. v The Hills Shire Council (No 4) [2026] NSWLEC 55 NSWLEC· 12 May 2026· Fred Caterson Champions Inc. v The Hills Shire Council (No 4) [2026] NSWLEC 55 COSTS – whether costs thrown away should be ordered payable after decision to allow vacation of hearing dates has been determined – each party to pay own costs
- Fred Caterson Champions Inc trading as Fred Caterson Champions v The Hills Shire Council trading as The Hills Shire Council [2026] NSWCA 24 NSWCA· 10 Mar 2026· Fred Caterson Champions Inc trading as Fred Caterson Champions v The Hills Shire Council trading as The Hills Shire Council [2026] NSWCA 24 APPEALS – leave to appeal – where application for leave to rely on expert report refused in the Land and Environment Court – whether leave to appeal should be granted to reconsider that decision
- Fred Caterson Champions Inc v The Hills Shire Council (No 3) [2026] NSWLEC 16 NSWLEC· 19 Feb 2026· Fred Caterson Champions Inc v The Hills Shire Council (No 3) [2026] NSWLEC 16 INTERLOCUTORY INJUNCTION – application for interlocutory order restraining work by local council of development of playing fields – whether serious question to be tried – whether irreparable harm caused if no order made – claim of acting in public interest – balance of convenience – delay in making application – application dismissed
- Fred Caterson Champions Inc. v The Hills Shire Council (No 2) [2026] NSWLEC 11 NSWLEC· 10 Feb 2026· Fred Caterson Champions Inc. v The Hills Shire Council (No 2) [2026] NSWLEC 11 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – stay of proceedings ordered to enable appeal of interlocutory
- Fred Caterson Champions Inc. trading as Fred Caterson Champions v The Hills Shire Council trading as The Hills Shire Council [2025] NSWLEC 139 NSWLEC· 4 Dec 2025· Fred Caterson Champions Inc. trading as Fred Caterson Champions v The Hills Shire Council trading as The Hills Shire Council [2025] NSWLEC 139 NOTICE OF MOTION – application for extension of time for commencing proceedings – r 59.10(2) of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 – application for expert evidence in Class 4 judicial review proceedings – r 31.19 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005
- The Hills Shire Council v Needham [2020] NSWLEC 107 NSWLEC· 5 Aug 2020· The Hills Shire Council v Needham [2020] NSWLEC 107 PROCEDURE – application to vacate hearing dates – application granted – applicant to pay costs of vacation