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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6,300 decisions on record across 371 councils. Showing the most recent 6,000. Outcome, development type and who won are read from each judgment by an LLM (5,346 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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Showing 1–30 of 6000

National planning disputes
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Bangholme Property Group Pty Ltd v Greater Dandenong CC [2026] VCAT 800VICGreater DandenongVCATGrantedAgriculturalApplicant30 Sept 2026
Avery v Maroondah CC [2025] VCAT 787VICMaroondahVCATVariedMulti dwellingMixed29 Sept 2026
Yarra City Council v Axil Property Holdings Pty Ltd [2026] VCAT 789VICYarraVCATDismissedCommercialApplicant29 Sept 2026
Fealy v Colac Otway SC [2026] VCAT 797VICColac OtwayVCATInterlocutoryOtherMixed29 Sept 2026
Smith v Brisbane City Council & Anor [2026] QPEC 35QLDBrisbane City CouncilQPEC———29 Sept 2026
Moda Cawkwell Pty Ltd v Stonnington CC [2026] VCAT 427VICStonningtonVCAT———28 Sept 2026
Davidson v Hepburn SC [2026] VCAT 784VICHepburnVCAT———28 Sept 2026
Gurkin v Stonnington CC [2026] VCAT 788VICStonningtonVCATDismissedSingle dwellingCouncil28 Sept 2026No 2
CITY OF TEA TREE GULLY v KHALSA HOMES INVESTMENT PTY LTD [2026] SAERDC 23SACity of Tea Tree GullySAERDC———25 Sept 2026
Selora Pty Ltd v Northern Midlands Council [2026] TASCAT 131TASNorthern Midlands CouncilTASCAT———25 Sept 2026
den Heijer v Yarra CC [2026] VCAT 782VICYarraVCATGrantedSingle dwellingApplicant24 Sept 2026
Melton CC v Singh [2026] VCAT 776VICMeltonVCATCostsOtherCouncil22 Sept 2026Costs; Corrected
O'Brien v Swan Hill Rural CC [2026] VCAT 748VICSwan HillVCATDismissedService stationCouncil21 Sept 2026
Hardwicke v Kentish Council [2026] TASCAT 128TASKentish CouncilTASCATCosts—Council21 Sept 2026No.2
430 Brunswick St Pty Ltd v Yarra CC [2026] VCAT 751VICYarraVCATVariedMixed useApplicant18 Sept 2026
Turner v Bayside CC [2026] VCAT 771VICBaysideVCATDismissedOtherCouncil17 Sept 2026
Emerald Pharmacy Services Pty Ltd v Central Highlands Regional Council & Anor [2026] QPEC 34QLDCentral Highlands Regional CouncilQPECOther——17 Sept 2026
Madjarevic v Darebin CC [2026] VCAT 764VICDarebinVCATCostsPlace of worshipApplicant16 Sept 2026Costs
Docherty v Bayside CC [2026] VCAT 752VICBaysideVCATDismissedDual occupancyCouncil15 Sept 2026
Norton v Boroondara CC [2026] VCAT 761VICBoroondaraVCAT———15 Sept 2026
Barouh v Monash CC [2026] VCAT 758VICMonashVCATInterlocutoryOtherMixed15 Sept 2026No 2
WATTLE RANGE COUNCIL v BECKETT [2026] SAERDC 21SAWattle Range CouncilSAERDC———15 Sept 2026
Luhan v Moorabool SC [2026] VCAT 760VICMooraboolVCATGrantedMixed useApplicant15 Sept 2026
Mure v Cardinia SC [2026] VCAT 709VICCardiniaVCATRefusedSubdivisionCouncil14 Sept 2026Corrected
Rainn Pty Ltd ATF Rainn Unit Trust v Melton CC [2026] VCAT 746VICMeltonVCATRefusedSubdivisionCouncil14 Sept 2026
Chase v Baw Baw SC [2026] VCAT 735VICBaw BawVCAT———11 Sept 2026
Gilbert Street 7307 Pty Ltd v Latrobe Council [2026] TASCAT 124TASLatrobe CouncilTASCATDismissedMulti dwellingApplicant11 Sept 2026
Platinum Plus Properties Pty Ltd v Hobart City Council [2026] TASCAT 125TASHobart City CouncilTASCATInterlocutoryMulti dwelling—11 Sept 2026
Heaton v Kingston CC [2026] VCAT 203VICKingstonVCATCostsDual occupancyCouncil10 Sept 2026Costs
Smythes v Yarra CC [2026] VCAT 750VICYarraVCATGrantedDual occupancyApplicant10 Sept 2026
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