Rezoning Hub · Planning briefing
Prepared 13 June 2026
Kempsey Shire Council
NSW · register name Kempsey Shire Council
Snapshot
- Rezonings tracked
- 3
- Applications, 12 mo
- 302
- Approval rate
- n/a
- Median decision
- 89 days
Development applications, last 12 months
- Total
- 302
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 96
- Determined
- 191
- Withdrawn
- 15
Typically decided in a median of 89 days (mean 109), across 580 determined applications.
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date |
|---|---|---|
| Kempsey LEP 2013 - Amendment No 24 - to allow a highway service centre as an additional permitted use on Lot 200 DP1177619, 600 Macleay Valley Way Kempsey | Withdrawn | 1 July 2021 |
| Kempsey CBD Flood Planning | Withdrawn | 3 June 2021 |
| Kempsey LEP 2013 - Amendment No 23 rezoning of vaious lots from RU1, RU2 and RU5 Village to R1 - Fredrickton | Withdrawn | 28 Nov 2020 |
Planning disputes
Planning and environment court and tribunal matters naming this council, newest first.
2 Phillip Rise Pty Ltd v Kempsey Shire Council (No 2) [2023] NSWLEC 56
NSWLEC· 30 May 2023
2 Phillip Rise Pty Ltd v Kempsey Shire Council [2023] NSWLEC 28
NSWLEC· 22 Mar 2023
Kempsey Shire Council v Five Star Medical Centre Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 308
NSWCA· 13 Dec 2018
Slade v Kempsey Shire Council [2018] NSWCA 25
NSWCA· 23 Feb 2018
Kempsey Shire Council v Slade (No 2) [2017] NSWLEC 10
NSWLEC· 27 Feb 2017
Kempsey Shire Council v Slade [2015] NSWLEC 135
NSWLEC· 21 Aug 2015