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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6,348 decisions on record across 372 councils. Showing the most recent 6,000. Outcome, development type and who won are read from each judgment by an LLM (5,355 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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Young v Sorell Council [2026] TASCAT 139TASSorell CouncilTASCATDismissedTourismCouncil19 Oct 2026
Keown v Moonee Valley CC [2026] VCAT 862VICMoonee ValleyVCATDismissedHealthCouncil16 Oct 2026
Nillumbik SC v Hunter [2026] VCAT 849VICNillumbikVCATDismissedSingle dwellingApplicant13 Oct 2026
Gardiner-Crossley v Mornington Peninsula SC [2026] VCAT 837VICMornington PeninsulaVCATDismissedOtherCouncil12 Oct 2026No. 2
Allen v Brisbane City Council and Ors [2026] QPEC 36QLDBrisbane City CouncilQPECDismissedSingle dwellingCouncil7 Oct 2026
Zhang v Knox CC [2026] VCAT 826VICKnoxVCATDismissedMulti dwellingCouncil7 Oct 2026
Zhu v Whitehorse CC [2026] VCAT 811VICWhitehorseVCATDismissedOtherCouncil2 Oct 2026
Yarra City Council v Axil Property Holdings Pty Ltd [2026] VCAT 789VICYarraVCATDismissedCommercialApplicant29 Sept 2026
Gurkin v Stonnington CC [2026] VCAT 788VICStonningtonVCATDismissedSingle dwellingCouncil28 Sept 2026No 2
O'Brien v Swan Hill Rural CC [2026] VCAT 748VICSwan HillVCATDismissedService stationCouncil21 Sept 2026
Turner v Bayside CC [2026] VCAT 771VICBaysideVCATDismissedOtherCouncil17 Sept 2026
Docherty v Bayside CC [2026] VCAT 752VICBaysideVCATDismissedDual occupancyCouncil15 Sept 2026
Gilbert Street 7307 Pty Ltd v Latrobe Council [2026] TASCAT 124TASLatrobe CouncilTASCATDismissedMulti dwellingApplicant11 Sept 2026
Earth Lodge Industries (Vic) Pty Ltd v Moorabool SC [2026] VCAT 729VICMooraboolVCATDismissedExtractiveCouncil3 Sept 2026Vic
Keach Securities & Investments Pty Ltd v Launceston City Council [2026] TASCAT 119TASLaunceston City CouncilTASCATDismissedOtherCouncil3 Sept 2026
Citizen Outdoor Pty Ltd v Monash CC [2026] VCAT 701VICMonashVCATDismissedSignageCouncil2 Sept 2026
Mercoulia v Boroondara CC [2026] VCAT 607VICBoroondaraVCATDismissedMixed useCouncil5 Aug 2026Red Dot
Hardwicke v Kentish Council [2026] TASCAT 105TASKentish CouncilTASCATDismissedSingle dwellingCouncil5 Aug 2026
Blum v Monash CC [2026] VCAT 620VICMonashVCATDismissedMulti dwellingCouncil5 Aug 2026
JA & JB Boyle Pty Ltd as Trustee v Whitsunday Regional Council [2026] QPEC 30QLDWhitsunday Regional CouncilQPECDismissedMulti dwellingCouncil28 July 2026
Watson v Boroondara CC [2026] VCAT 575VICBoroondaraVCATDismissedSingle dwellingCouncil23 July 2026
The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Victoria) v Moonee Valley CC [2026] VCAT 569VICMoonee ValleyVCATDismissedPlace of worshipCouncil21 July 2026Victoria
Shiv Shakti Arts, Cultural and Educational Centre Ltd v Whittlesea SC [2026] VCAT 550VICWhittleseaVCATDismissedPlace of worshipCouncil17 July 2026
Charles v Gannawarra SC [2026] VCAT 465VICGannawarraVCATDismissedOtherCouncil23 June 2026
Stonnington CC v Beveridge [2026] VCAT 312VICStonningtonVCATDismissedSingle dwellingCouncil16 June 2026
Lane Cove Municipal Council v Wechsler [2026] NSWLEC 70NSWLane Cove Municipal CouncilNSWLECDismissedOtherApplicant15 June 2026CIVIL ENFORCEMENT — ss 4.2 and 9.45 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) — where respondents carried out construction of planter boxes, a masonry retaining wall and a timber screen without development consent — whether, by operation of the Dividing Fences Act 1991 (NSW) and/or the State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008, development consent was required for the construction of planter boxes, a masonry retaining wall and a timber sc
Harrison v Brisbane City Council [2026] QPEC 25QLDBrisbane City CouncilQPECDismissedSingle dwellingCouncil12 June 2026
Parklands Blue Metal Pty Ltd v Sunshine Coast Regional Council & Ors [2026] QPEC 23QLDSunshine Coast CouncilQPECDismissedExtractiveCouncil11 June 2026No. 5
Jiang v Monash CC [2026] VCAT 382VICMonashVCATDismissedSingle dwellingCouncil26 May 2026
Crea v Mornington Peninsula SC [2026] VCAT 373VICMornington PeninsulaVCATDismissedOtherCouncil22 May 2026
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