Planning disputes

Every planning and environment court and tribunal decision we track, matched to a council, in one table. Filter by state, posture or who won, search any party, court or keyword, sort any column, and click through to the council or the full public judgment.

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5,942 decisions on record across 369 councils. Outcome, development type and who won are read from each judgment by an LLM (340 analysed so far). Use the enriched view or the won-by filter to see only those; the rest are marked pending and fill in as analysis runs.

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National planning disputes
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Parklands Blue Metal Pty Ltd v Sunshine Coast Regional Council & Ors [2026] QPEC 23QLDSunshine Coast CouncilQPECPendingPendingPending11 June 2026No. 5
Sutherland Shire Council v Taylor (No 2) [2026] NSWLEC 68NSWSutherland Shire CouncilNSWLECPendingPendingPending10 June 2026COSTS – 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
Hall v Cairns Regional Council & Anor [2026] QPEC 22QLDCairns Regional CouncilQPECGrantedIndustrialApplicant5 June 2026
Gympie Terrace Pty Ltd v Noosa Shire Council [2026] QPEC 24QLDNoosa Shire CouncilQPECPendingPendingPending5 June 2026
Chamberlain v Kiloren Pty Ltd (Costs of Motion) [2026] NSWSC 643NSWUpper Lachlan Shire CouncilNSWSCPendingPendingPending4 June 2026COSTS — interlocutory application — motion for gross sum costs order dismissed — whether costs should be costs in the cause — whether dismissal or motion constituted “event” for costs purposes — application of rr 42.1 and 42.7 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) — no basis for costs in the cause
Anderson v Snowy Monaro Regional Council [2026] NSWSC 622NSWSnowy Monaro Regional CouncilNSWSCPendingPendingPending2 June 2026COSTS – application after proceedings dismissed for want of due despatch – whether costs ought to follow the event – whether gross sum costs order should be made
Goudsouzain v Southern Midlands Council [2026] TASCAT 73TASSouthern Midlands CouncilTASCATPendingPendingPending2 June 2026
Native Point Pty Ltd v Northern Midlands Council [2026] TASCAT 74TASNorthern Midlands CouncilTASCATPendingPendingPending2 June 2026
Heyward v Waratah-Wynyard Council [2026] TASCAT 69TASWaratah-Wynyard CouncilTASCATPendingPendingPending1 June 2026No 2
Strathfield Municipal Council v Malass [2026] NSWLEC 66NSWStrathfield Municipal CouncilNSWLECPendingPendingPending28 May 2026PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – contempt – application to inspect respondent’s property pursuant to r 23.8 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) – whether s 169 of the Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) applies – relationship between UCPR r 23.8 and s 169 of the Evidence Act – whether inspection for the purpose of providing updating evidence demonstrating contempt is continuing
Sutherland Shire Council v Taylor [2026] NSWLEC 64NSWSutherland Shire CouncilNSWLECPendingPendingPending28 May 2026CIVIL 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
JLand Australia Pty Ltd v Logan City Council [2026] QPEC 20QLDLogan City CouncilQPECPendingPendingPending21 May 2026
Garbutt & Ors v Brisbane City Council & Anor [2026] QPEC 14QLDBrisbane City CouncilQPECPendingPendingPending18 May 2026
Aus 8 Pty Ltd v Brisbane City Council & Ors [2026] QPEC 19QLDBrisbane City CouncilQPECPendingPendingPending18 May 2026
Fred Caterson Champions Inc. v The Hills Shire Council (No 4) [2026] NSWLEC 55NSWThe Hills Shire CouncilNSWLECPendingPendingPending12 May 2026COSTS – 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
SVMJ 1234 Pty Ltd v Moreton Bay Regional Council & Ors [2026] QPEC 18QLDCity of Moreton BayQPECPendingPendingPending12 May 2026
Chamberlain v Kiloren Pty Ltd (Gross Sum Costs Order) [2026] NSWSC 494NSWUpper Lachlan Shire CouncilNSWSCPendingPendingPending11 May 2026COSTS — gross sum costs order — interlocutory cost orders — whether material enabled fair assessment of gross sum — requirement for logical, fair and reasonable basis for quantification — generic invoice narrations — insufficient explanation of allocation of costs to orders — motion dismissed
Austin BMI Pty Ltd v Ipswich City Council & Ors [2026] QPEC 17QLDIpswich City CouncilQPECPendingPendingPending11 May 2026
Greater Hume Shire Council v Pertzel [2026] NSWLEC 54NSWGreater Hume Shire CouncilNSWLECPendingPendingPending8 May 2026CIVIL ENFORCEMENT — failure to comply with order given under the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) to remove items on property — prohibited use of land — whether declarations should be made in the public interest in addition to enforcement orders — declarations and enforcement orders made
Grunske v Fraser Coast Regional Council [2026] QPEC 16QLDFraser Coast Regional CouncilQPECPendingPendingPending5 May 2026No. 2
Chamberlain v Kiloren Pty Ltd [2026] NSWSC 451NSWUpper Lachlan Shire CouncilNSWSCPendingPendingPending24 Apr 2026LAND LAW – Public roads – dedication and acceptance prior to 1920 – acts of acceptance by the general public – alternative claim for access as a personal equity – whether the deposited plan showed an intention to dedicate land as a public road – whether acceptance by the general public is to be inferred – circumstances in which the court will make a declaration
Yi Shiu Pty Ltd v Brisbane City Council & Anor; Burrell & Ors v Brisbane City Council & Anor [2026] QPEC 15QLDBrisbane City CouncilQPECPendingPendingPending24 Apr 2026
MacLean v Richmond Valley Council [2026] NSWCA 66NSWRichmond Valley CouncilNSWCAPendingPendingPending22 Apr 2026APPEALS — Leave to appeal — appeal brought out of time — extension of time granted — application for leave to appeal from a decision that the Council did not owe and did not breach the duty of care alleged — issues of principle — leave to appeal granted NEGLIGENCE — Personal injury — pedestrian tripped against a “raised lip” on concrete footpath in early morning light — internal Council policy for the assessment and maintenance of footpaths — whether Council owed a duty of care to respond to the
Deborah Gay Michalek v Penrith City Council (No 2) [2026] NSWLEC 37NSWPenrith City CouncilNSWLECPendingPendingPending17 Apr 2026COSTS – unsuccessful applicant for interlocutory injunction ordered to pay costs of respondent – no public interest identified – usual rule that costs follow the event applied
Council of the City of Broken Hill v Redenbach Group Pty Ltd (No 2) [2026] NSWSC 367NSWBroken Hill City CouncilNSWSCPendingPendingPending16 Apr 2026CIVIL PROCEDURE – Orders – Final orders – Form of orders appropriate to give effect to
Geetha Rajagopalan v Penrith City Council [2026] NSWLEC 44NSWPenrith City CouncilNSWLECPendingPendingPending15 Apr 2026CRIME – appeals – appeal against conviction and sentence – failure to comply with a development control order s 9.37(1) of the Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) – appeal against severity of sentence – s 10(1) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW)
Orange City Council v Willis [2026] NSWCA 51NSWOrange City CouncilNSWCAPendingPendingPending14 Apr 2026APPEALS — appeal from findings of fact — whether the primary judge erred in finding the Council had actual knowledge of the risk which caused the harm — whether knowledge of particular class of Council persons required – whether the primary judge erred in failing to find the liability arose from road works for the purpose of s 45 of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) — whether the primary judge erred in failing to find that the claim relied on the exercise of a special statutory power for the pu
TOWN OF PORT HEDLAND and BLANCO [2025] WASAT 139WATown of Port Hedland and BlancoWASATPendingPendingPending14 Apr 2026
Neil v Hobart City Council [2026] TASCAT 47TASHobart City CouncilTASCATInterlocutoryCommercialApplicant14 Apr 2026No. 2
ZHENGTANG PRECINCT LOFT PTY LTD v THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ADELAIDE & NOON [2026] SAERDC 7SACity of Adelaide & NoonSAERDCPendingPendingPending2 Apr 2026
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