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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Karseras v Banyule CC [2026] VCAT 853VICBanyuleVCATUpheldSubdivisionCouncil14 Oct 2026
Tamworth Regional Council v Independent Planning Commission and Hills of Gold Wind Farm Pty Ltd [2026] NSWLEC 105NSWTamworth Regional CouncilNSWLECUpheldOtherApplicant19 Aug 2026PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — Notice of motion to set aside a notice to produce for inspection — Whether there was a legitimate forensic purpose — Whether documents sought are apparently relevant — Whether documents will materially assist in relation to an identified issue PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — Privilege — Legal professional privilege — Notice to produce for inspection by applicant seeking production of legal advices prepared by solicitors for respondent — Respondent claimed legal professional pri
Rossmoyne Group Pty Ltd v Greater Dandenong CC [2026] VCAT 646VICGreater DandenongVCATUpheldOtherCouncil17 Aug 2026
Barbounis v Moonee Valley CC [2026] VCAT 596VICMoonee ValleyVCATUpheldMixed useCouncil29 July 2026
Yousefi v Nillumbik SC [2026] VCAT 553VICNillumbikVCATUpheldSingle dwellingCouncil15 July 2026
Cardinia SC v Drummond [2026] VCAT 467VICCardiniaVCATUpheldOtherCouncil24 June 2026
Manningham CC v Altun [2026] VCAT 407VICManninghamVCATUpheld—Council2 June 2026
SZX and WJP Pty Ltd v Monash CC [2026] VCAT 411VICMonashVCATUpheldApartmentsCouncil1 June 2026
Coonamble Shire Council v Bequick Pty Ltd [2026] NSWSC 607NSWCoonamble Shire CouncilNSWSCUpheldOtherCouncil29 May 2026LOCAL GOVERNMENT – orders – s 124 Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) – asbestos contamination after fire to property – orders requiring premises in safe condition – whether orders valid – whether the defendant complied with orders – Council entry and remediation under s 678 – debt recovery –
Sutherland Shire Council v Taylor [2026] NSWLEC 64NSWSutherland Shire CouncilNSWLECUpheldOtherCouncil28 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
Mornington Peninsula SC v Mileski [2026] VCAT 358VICMornington PeninsulaVCATUpheldMulti dwellingCouncil19 May 2026
Zhou v Greater Dandenong CC [2026] VCAT 353VICGreater DandenongVCATUpheld—Council15 May 2026
SELLSMART ONLINE PTY LTD and CITY OF BUNBURY [2026] WASAT 36WACity of BunburyWASATUpheldIndustrialCouncil15 Apr 2026
Aldridge v Whitehorse CC [2026] VCAT 154VICWhitehorseVCATUpheldSubdivisionCouncil4 Mar 2026
Nillumbik SC v Chetcuti [2025] VCAT 1100VICNillumbikVCATUpheldOtherCouncil17 Dec 2025
Moyne SC v Stokes [2025] VCAT 1027VICMoyneVCATUpheldOtherCouncil20 Nov 2025
Tamworth Regional Council v Barr Property and Planning Pty Ltd [2025] NSWLEC 110NSWTamworth Regional CouncilNSWLECUpheldSignageCouncil3 Oct 2025Appeal – appeal against Commissioner’s decision on question of law – whether misconstruction of statutory definitions – digital advertising sign – whether “roof or sky advertisement” - meaning of preposition “on” in phrases “displayed on” and “erected on” parapet – whether “wall advertisement” – meaning of “fixed flat” to the wall of a building – misconstruction of words and phrases
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council v Alaa Abutaleb Pty Ltd [2025] NSWLEC 106NSWQueanbeyan-Palerang Regional CouncilNSWLECUpheldSingle dwellingCouncil18 Sept 2025CIVIL ENFORCEMENT – breach of development consent conditions by respondent established – cost of emergency work undertaken to repair local council’s stormwater and sewerage infrastructure damaged by respondent ordered to be payable
Dai v Manningham CC [2025] VCAT 779VICManninghamVCATUpheldMulti dwellingApplicant2 Sept 2025
Hepburn SC v Coward [2025] VCAT 784VICHepburnVCATUpheldIndustrialCouncil2 Sept 2025
Regional Billboard Co Pty Ltd v Horsham RCC [2025] VCAT 774VICHorshamVCATUpheldSignageCouncil29 Aug 2025
Nillumbik SC v Yousefi [2025] VCAT 727VICNillumbikVCATUpheldOtherCouncil22 Aug 2025
Wangaratta RCC v Murray [2025] VCAT 734VICWangarattaVCATUpheldOtherCouncil19 Aug 2025
Greater Dandenong CC v Down Town Entertainment Pty Ltd [2025] VCAT 719VICGreater DandenongVCATUpheldOtherCouncil15 Aug 2025Corrected
Georges River Council v Faltas [2025] NSWLEC 85NSWGeorges River CouncilNSWLECUpheldOtherCouncil13 Aug 2025CIVIL ENFORCEMENT — Failure to comply with an order issued under s 124 of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) — Declaration and orders made to restrain and remedy breach — Further time granted for compliance
West Wimmera SC v Galambos [2025] VCAT 660VICWest WimmeraVCATUpheldOtherCouncil25 July 2025
Whitehorse CC v Goods [2025] VCAT 620VICWhitehorseVCATUpheldOtherCouncil14 July 2025
Faulkner v Stonnington CC [2025] VCAT 594VICStonningtonVCATUpheldSingle dwellingCouncil3 July 2025
Latrobe CC v Taylor [2025] VCAT 573VICLatrobeVCATUpheldOtherCouncil1 July 2025
Wollondilly Shire Council v Khoder (No 2) [2025] NSWLEC 53NSWWollondilly Shire CouncilNSWLECUpheldOtherCouncil2 June 2025SENTENCE – civil contempt – failure to comply with court orders – guilty plea – wilful contempt – capacity to pay a fine – fine imposed
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