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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Siobhan Bromley v Wollondilly Shire Council [2026] NSWLEC 130NSWWollondilly Shire CouncilNSWLECInterlocutoryOtherApplicant19 Oct 2026INTERLOCUTORY ORDERS – stay of development control order – stop use order – use of premises as a recreation facility (indoor) not in accordance with development consent – appeal against order – stay of order until after section 34 conciliation conference
Frisch v Surf Coast SC [2026] VCAT 847VICSurf CoastVCATInterlocutoryExtractive—14 Oct 2026
Alison's Touch Pty Ltd v Baw Baw SC [2026] VCAT 810VICBaw BawVCATInterlocutoryMulti dwellingApplicant7 Oct 2026
Fealy v Colac Otway SC [2026] VCAT 797VICColac OtwayVCATInterlocutoryOtherMixed29 Sept 2026
Barouh v Monash CC [2026] VCAT 758VICMonashVCATInterlocutoryOtherMixed15 Sept 2026No 2
Platinum Plus Properties Pty Ltd v Hobart City Council [2026] TASCAT 125TASHobart City CouncilTASCATInterlocutoryMulti dwelling—11 Sept 2026
TPG Telecom Ltd v Mornington Peninsula SC [2026] VCAT 605VICMornington PeninsulaVCATInterlocutoryTelecommunications—17 Aug 2026
Upper Hunter Shire Council v NSW Historic Sites and Railway Heritage Company Pty Ltd atf Hunter Valley Railway Trust [2026] NSWLEC 102NSWUpper Hunter Shire CouncilNSWLECInterlocutoryOtherCouncil17 Aug 2026PROCEDURE: application for substituted service – opposed by first respondent – legal principles – orders for substituted service made. PROCEDURE: application for leave to appear as agent – no compliance with r 7.7 of the Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 – no authority to appear as agent for either first respondent or director of first respondent or second respondent – leave refused.
Solo v Macedon Ranges SC [2026] VCAT 626VICMacedon RangesVCATInterlocutoryOtherMixed7 Aug 2026
Arcare Pty Ltd v Yarra CC [2026] VCAT 624VICYarraVCATInterlocutoryHealth—6 Aug 2026
Fred Caterson Champions Inc. v The Hills Shire Council (No 5) [2026] NSWLEC 82NSWThe Hills Shire CouncilNSWLECInterlocutoryOtherMixed6 July 2026PROCEDURE: late application to amend pleadings – applicable legal principles – inadequacy of explanation for delay in filing application – whether any genuine prejudice to the non-amending party – leave to amend granted
Walker v Macedon Ranges SC [2026] VCAT 496VICMacedon RangesVCATInterlocutorySingle dwellingMixed29 June 2026
Mildura Working Man's Club Inc v Mildura RCC [2026] VCAT 428VICMilduraVCATInterlocutoryOfficeApplicant10 June 2026
McMahon's Earthmoving Pty Ltd v Snowy Monaro Regional Council [2026] NSWLEC 73NSWSnowy Monaro Regional CouncilNSWLECInterlocutoryExtractiveApplicant3 June 2026CIVIL PROCEDURE — application for joinder — s 8.15 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) — r 6.24 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) — whether issues raised would be sufficiently addressed absent joinder — exercise of Court’s discretion — joinder granted
Goudsouzain v Southern Midlands Council [2026] TASCAT 73TASSouthern Midlands CouncilTASCATInterlocutoryOtherMixed2 June 2026
Zammit v Greater Geelong CC [2026] VCAT 329VICGreater GeelongVCATInterlocutorySubdivisionApplicant8 May 2026
Buchanan v Surf Coast SC [2026] VCAT 302VICSurf CoastVCATInterlocutoryOtherApplicant5 May 2026
Swaminarayan Mandir Vasna Sanstha Ltd v Wyndham CC [2026] VCAT 303VICWyndhamVCATInterlocutoryPlace of worship—30 Apr 2026
Commins v Bayside CC [2026] VCAT 278VICBaysideVCATInterlocutorySingle dwellingMixed21 Apr 2026
Neil v Hobart City Council [2026] TASCAT 47TASHobart City CouncilTASCATInterlocutoryCommercialApplicant14 Apr 2026No. 2
Australand Residential Burwood No. 2 Pty Ltd v Whitehorse CC [2026] VCAT 236VICWhitehorseVCATInterlocutoryMixed use—2 Apr 2026
Cai v Launceston City Council [2026] TASCAT 38TASLaunceston City CouncilTASCATInterlocutoryMixed useMixed1 Apr 2026
Rivermakers Pty Ltd v Brisbane City Council & Ors [2026] QPEC 11QLDBrisbane City CouncilQPECInterlocutoryMixed use—25 Mar 2026
Indara Corporation Pty Ltd v Brimbank CC [2026] VCAT 190VICBrimbankVCATInterlocutoryTelecommunications—24 Mar 2026
Grunske v Fraser Coast Regional Council [2026] QPEC 7QLDFraser Coast Regional CouncilQPECInterlocutory—Council9 Mar 2026
Corry v Boroondara CC [2026] VCAT 141VICBoroondaraVCATInterlocutoryOtherApplicant26 Feb 2026
Barbounis v Moonee Valley CC [2026] VCAT 118VICMoonee ValleyVCATInterlocutoryOtherMixed20 Feb 2026
Clifftop at Hepburn Pty Ltd v Hepburn SC [2026] VCAT 119VICHepburnVCATInterlocutoryTourismApplicant20 Feb 2026
Mildura Working Man's Club v Mildura RCC [2026] VCAT 128VICMilduraVCATInterlocutoryOffice—20 Feb 2026
Santilli v Blacktown City Council; Tanti v Blacktown City Council [2026] NSWLEC 19NSWBlacktown City CouncilNSWLECInterlocutoryOtherApplicant19 Feb 2026PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – motions that two proceedings be tried at same time and
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