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Prepared 13 June 2026

Lismore City Council

NSW · register name Lismore City Council

Snapshot

Rezonings tracked
8
Applications, 12 mo
389
Approval rate
100%
Median decision
24 days

Development applications, last 12 months

Total
389
Lodged
0
Under assessment
35
Determined
348
Withdrawn
6

Typically decided in a median of 24 days (mean 46), across 840 determined applications.

Live rezoning pipeline

Proposals still moving through the system here, before they are gazetted.

ProposalStageUpdated
Rezone Lot 22 DP 835735, 803 Ballina Road, GoonellabahOn exhibition2 June 2026
Extension of Cumbalum Urban Release Area A (CURA A)Post-exhibition27 May 2026
Amendment to Lismore LEP 2012 to allow additional permitted uses in South LismoreAssessment6 Apr 2026

Recent amendments

AmendmentStageStatus date
Rezone Lot 22 DP 835735, 803 Ballina Road, GoonellabahOn exhibition2 June 2026
Extension of Cumbalum Urban Release Area A (CURA A)Post-exhibition27 May 2026
Amendment to Lismore LEP 2012 to allow additional permitted uses in South LismoreAssessment6 Apr 2026
Rileys Hill Village - Planning Proposal 36 Lots - RU5Withdrawn12 Aug 2022
Additional Permitted Use for a Service Station - 1055 Bruxner Highway, GoonellabahWithdrawn15 Feb 2022
Lismore LEP 2012 - Trinity Drive Precinct Residential ReleaseWithdrawn28 Nov 2020
Proposed industrial zone for part Lot 1 DP817406, Robb Street, AlstonvilleWithdrawn28 Nov 2020
Lismore LEP 2012 - Rezone part of 55 Palmers Road, McLeans Ridges to create 1 additional rural residential allotmentWithdrawn28 Nov 2020

Planning disputes

Planning and environment court and tribunal matters naming this council, newest first.

  • North Lismore Plateau Association Inc v Lismore City Council [2022] NSWLEC 85

    NSWLEC· 12 July 2022

  • Santin v Lismore City Council [2021] NSWLEC 119

    NSWLEC· 30 June 2021

  • Lismore City Council v Gurpal Kaur Singh [2021] NSWLEC 49

    NSWLEC· 24 May 2021

  • Kenneth William Allport v Lismore City Council [2019] NSWLEC 177

    NSWLEC· 20 Nov 2019

  • Lismore City Council v Vivian [2016] NSWLEC 108

    NSWLEC· 23 Aug 2016

  • Lismore City Council v Ihalainen (No 3) [2015] NSWLEC 53

    NSWLEC· 2 Apr 2015

Computed from 12,135 records via Rezoning Hub (nsw-caselaw, nsw-online-da, NSW Planning Portal (PPR), VIC Amendments Online), data from the official state planning registers. Figures are computed, never estimated. rezoninghub.com

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