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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| Karseras v Banyule CC [2026] VCAT 853 | VIC | Banyule | VCAT | Upheld | Subdivision | Council | 14 Oct 2026 | |
| Tamworth Regional Council v Independent Planning Commission and Hills of Gold Wind Farm Pty Ltd [2026] NSWLEC 105 | NSW | Tamworth Regional Council | NSWLEC | Upheld | Other | Applicant | 19 Aug 2026 | PRACTICE 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 646 | VIC | Greater Dandenong | VCAT | Upheld | Other | Council | 17 Aug 2026 | |
| Barbounis v Moonee Valley CC [2026] VCAT 596 | VIC | Moonee Valley | VCAT | Upheld | Mixed use | Council | 29 July 2026 | |
| Yousefi v Nillumbik SC [2026] VCAT 553 | VIC | Nillumbik | VCAT | Upheld | Single dwelling | Council | 15 July 2026 | |
| Cardinia SC v Drummond [2026] VCAT 467 | VIC | Cardinia | VCAT | Upheld | Other | Council | 24 June 2026 | |
| Manningham CC v Altun [2026] VCAT 407 | VIC | Manningham | VCAT | Upheld | — | Council | 2 June 2026 | |
| SZX and WJP Pty Ltd v Monash CC [2026] VCAT 411 | VIC | Monash | VCAT | Upheld | Apartments | Council | 1 June 2026 | |
| Coonamble Shire Council v Bequick Pty Ltd [2026] NSWSC 607 | NSW | Coonamble Shire Council | NSWSC | Upheld | Other | Council | 29 May 2026 | LOCAL 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 64 | NSW | Sutherland Shire Council | NSWLEC | Upheld | Other | Council | 28 May 2026 | CIVIL 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 358 | VIC | Mornington Peninsula | VCAT | Upheld | Multi dwelling | Council | 19 May 2026 | |
| Zhou v Greater Dandenong CC [2026] VCAT 353 | VIC | Greater Dandenong | VCAT | Upheld | — | Council | 15 May 2026 | |
| SELLSMART ONLINE PTY LTD and CITY OF BUNBURY [2026] WASAT 36 | WA | City of Bunbury | WASAT | Upheld | Industrial | Council | 15 Apr 2026 | |
| Aldridge v Whitehorse CC [2026] VCAT 154 | VIC | Whitehorse | VCAT | Upheld | Subdivision | Council | 4 Mar 2026 | |
| Nillumbik SC v Chetcuti [2025] VCAT 1100 | VIC | Nillumbik | VCAT | Upheld | Other | Council | 17 Dec 2025 | |
| Moyne SC v Stokes [2025] VCAT 1027 | VIC | Moyne | VCAT | Upheld | Other | Council | 20 Nov 2025 | |
| Tamworth Regional Council v Barr Property and Planning Pty Ltd [2025] NSWLEC 110 | NSW | Tamworth Regional Council | NSWLEC | Upheld | Signage | Council | 3 Oct 2025 | Appeal – 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 106 | NSW | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | NSWLEC | Upheld | Single dwelling | Council | 18 Sept 2025 | CIVIL 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 779 | VIC | Manningham | VCAT | Upheld | Multi dwelling | Applicant | 2 Sept 2025 | |
| Hepburn SC v Coward [2025] VCAT 784 | VIC | Hepburn | VCAT | Upheld | Industrial | Council | 2 Sept 2025 | |
| Regional Billboard Co Pty Ltd v Horsham RCC [2025] VCAT 774 | VIC | Horsham | VCAT | Upheld | Signage | Council | 29 Aug 2025 | |
| Nillumbik SC v Yousefi [2025] VCAT 727 | VIC | Nillumbik | VCAT | Upheld | Other | Council | 22 Aug 2025 | |
| Wangaratta RCC v Murray [2025] VCAT 734 | VIC | Wangaratta | VCAT | Upheld | Other | Council | 19 Aug 2025 | |
| Greater Dandenong CC v Down Town Entertainment Pty Ltd [2025] VCAT 719 | VIC | Greater Dandenong | VCAT | Upheld | Other | Council | 15 Aug 2025 | Corrected |
| Georges River Council v Faltas [2025] NSWLEC 85 | NSW | Georges River Council | NSWLEC | Upheld | Other | Council | 13 Aug 2025 | CIVIL 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 660 | VIC | West Wimmera | VCAT | Upheld | Other | Council | 25 July 2025 | |
| Whitehorse CC v Goods [2025] VCAT 620 | VIC | Whitehorse | VCAT | Upheld | Other | Council | 14 July 2025 | |
| Faulkner v Stonnington CC [2025] VCAT 594 | VIC | Stonnington | VCAT | Upheld | Single dwelling | Council | 3 July 2025 | |
| Latrobe CC v Taylor [2025] VCAT 573 | VIC | Latrobe | VCAT | Upheld | Other | Council | 1 July 2025 | |
| Wollondilly Shire Council v Khoder (No 2) [2025] NSWLEC 53 | NSW | Wollondilly Shire Council | NSWLEC | Upheld | Other | Council | 2 June 2025 | SENTENCE – civil contempt – failure to comply with court orders – guilty plea – wilful contempt – capacity to pay a fine – fine imposed |
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