Rezoning Hub · Planning briefing
Prepared 13 June 2026
Blue Mountains City Council
NSW · register name Blue Mountains City Council
Snapshot
- Rezonings tracked
- 6
- Applications, 12 mo
- 741
- Approval rate
- 83%
- Median decision
- 50 days
Development applications, last 12 months
- Total
- 741
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 199
- Determined
- 485
- Withdrawn
- 57
Typically decided in a median of 50 days (mean 65), across 1,344 determined applications.
Live rezoning pipeline
Proposals still moving through the system here, before they are gazetted.
| Proposal | Stage | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment 24 of Blue Mountains LEP 2015 - Home within a home | Assessment | 11 May 2026 |
| Rezone & amend Minimum Lot Size on Lots at 274 Mountain Ash Road | Assessment | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Planning Proposal at 48 Terry Road, Box Hill | Post-exhibition | 25 July 2025 |
| Draft Blue Mountains LEP 2015 Amendment 20: Principal Development Area Amendment | Assessment | 6 May 2025 |
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment 24 of Blue Mountains LEP 2015 - Home within a home | Assessment | 11 May 2026 |
| Rezone & amend Minimum Lot Size on Lots at 274 Mountain Ash Road | Assessment | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Planning Proposal at 48 Terry Road, Box Hill | Post-exhibition | 25 July 2025 |
| Draft Blue Mountains LEP 2015 Amendment 20: Principal Development Area Amendment | Assessment | 6 May 2025 |
| Draft Blue Mountains LEP 2015 Amendment 16 (response to Low Rise Housing Diversity Code) | Withdrawn | 17 Jan 2023 |
| Draft Blue Mountains LEP 2015 Amendment 17: Creativity and Culture Amendment | Withdrawn | 12 May 2022 |
Planning disputes
Planning and environment court and tribunal matters naming this council, newest first.
Papadopoulos v Blue Mountains City Council [2015] NSWLEC 164
NSWLEC· 22 Oct 2015
Jeray v Blue Mountains City Council (No 10) [2011] NSWLEC 161
NSWLEC· 9 Sept 2011
Jeray v Blue Mountains City Council (No.9) [2011] NSWLEC 123
NSWLEC· 14 July 2011
Jeray v Blue Mountains City Council [2011] NSWLEC 113
NSWLEC· 30 June 2011
Jeray v Blue Mountains City Council [2011] NSWLEC 54
NSWLEC· 8 Apr 2011
Jeray v Blue Mountains City Council [2011] NSWLEC 28
NSWLEC· 4 Mar 2011