Rezoning Hub · Planning briefing
Prepared 13 June 2026
Hawkesbury City Council
NSW · register name Hawkesbury City Council
Snapshot
- Rezonings tracked
- 5
- Applications, 12 mo
- 436
- Approval rate
- 67%
- Median decision
- 59 days
Development applications, last 12 months
- Total
- 436
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 96
- Determined
- 324
- Withdrawn
- 16
Typically decided in a median of 59 days (mean 84), across 959 determined applications.
Live rezoning pipeline
Proposals still moving through the system here, before they are gazetted.
| Proposal | Stage | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| LEP001/25 - Hawkesbury Slab Barns and Outbuildings LEP Amendment | Assessment | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Review of Council owned R2 and R3 zoned land | Post-exhibition | 31 Mar 2026 |
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date |
|---|---|---|
| Review of Council owned R2 and R3 zoned land | Post-exhibition | 31 Mar 2026 |
| LEP001/25 - Hawkesbury Slab Barns and Outbuildings LEP Amendment | Assessment | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Hawkesbury LEP 2012 - 42 Bells Lane, Kurmond - amend minimum lot size to 4000sqm (5 dwellings) | Withdrawn | 10 Sept 2021 |
| Hawkesbury LEP 2012 (Amendment No 10) - rezoning of 120-188 Hawkesbury Valley Way, Clarendon (0 dwellings) | Withdrawn | 2 Feb 2021 |
| MOONEY MOONEY (including PEAT ISLAND), rezone surplus government land | Withdrawn | 30 Jan 2021 |
Planning disputes
Planning and environment court and tribunal matters naming this council, newest first.
Hawkesbury City Council v Saed [2022] NSWLEC 34
NSWLEC· 1 Apr 2022
Hawkesbury Sports Council v Martin [2019] NSWCA 76
NSWCA· 16 Apr 2019
Byrnes v Hawkesbury City Council [2015] NSWCA 173
NSWCA· 25 June 2015
Ford v Hawkesbury City Council [2015] NSWLEC 19
NSWLEC· 16 Feb 2015
Jarvie v Hawkesbury City Council [2013] NSWSC 1636
NSWSC· 7 Nov 2013
Jarvie v Hawkesbury City Council [2013] NSWSC 1341
NSWSC· 17 Sept 2013