Planning brief
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Nambucca Valley Council
Overview
This brief summarises the planning position for Nambucca Valley Council from the official register record: rezoning and amendment activity, development application volume and decision speed, and the planning-dispute history. Every figure below is computed directly from source records, never estimated.
- Rezonings tracked
- 5
- full register history
- Applications, 12 mo
- 337
- lodged in trailing year
- Approval rate
- 80%
- of 5 recorded outcomes
- Median decision
- 28 days
- lodgement to determination
Development activity
Applications lodged in this council in the trailing 12 months, by current status. Counted directly from the development application register.
- Total lodged
- 337
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 51
- Determined
- 280
- Withdrawn
- 6
The council typically determines an application in a median of 28 days (mean 35), measured across 850 determined applications carrying both a lodgement and a determination date.
Rezoning pipeline
No proposals are currently in the pipeline for Nambucca Valley Council. Gazetted amendments and the full amendment history are below.
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Proposal 23 – Rezone land at 261 South Arm Road, Urunga. | Withdrawn | 1 Oct 2024 | Approved |
| Valla Urban Growth Area zoning amendment | Withdrawn | 22 Aug 2024 | Rejected |
| Nambucca LEP 2010 - Amendment No. 30 - part 99-100 Ocean Beach Drive, Valla Beach | Withdrawn | 4 Oct 2022 | Approved |
| Planning Proposal Nambucca Local Environmental Plan Amendment No. 28 Waste Management Facility Expansion Rezoning RU3 Forestry to SP2 Waste Management Facility | Withdrawn | 26 Aug 2022 | Approved |
| Nambucca LEP 2010 - Reclassify from Community to Operational land, rezone from RE1 Public Recreation to R1 General Residential and introduce appropriate development controls on part Lot 45 DP 228703, 99-101 Ocean View Drive, Valla Beach. | Withdrawn | 13 Oct 2021 | Approved |
Planning disputes
4 matters naming Nambucca Valley Council on record across the planning and environment courts and tribunals. Where the judgment has been read, the outcomes break down by prevailing party as Applicant 1, Council 1 (across 2 enriched matters).
| Matter | Court | Decided | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis v Dodevski [2021] NSWLEC 93 | NSWLEC | 27 Aug 2021 | Upheld·Applicant |
| Community Housing Limited v Clarence Valley Council [2015] NSWCA 327 | NSWCA | 19 Oct 2015 | not on record |
| Community Housing Limited v Clarence Valley Council [2014] NSWLEC 193 | NSWLEC | 23 Dec 2014 | not on record |
| Nambucca Valley Conservation Association v Nambucca Shire Council [2010] NSWLEC 38 | NSWLEC | 18 Mar 2010 | Dismissed·Council |
Matters are matched on council name. We link to the public judgment and never reproduce its text. Outcomes shown where the judgment has been read and structured.
See every Nambucca Valley Council dispute in the national list
Sources and provenance
This brief is computed from 5 records held for Nambucca Valley Council. Figures are computed directly from source records, never estimated, and gaps are shown as gaps.
- act-da-finder
- fetched 15 Sept 2026
- digest
- fetched 12 Sept 2026
- nsw-caselaw
- fetched 15 Sept 2026
- nsw-online-da
- fetched 15 Sept 2026
- NSW Planning Portal (PPR)
- fetched 16 Sept 2026
- qld-developmenti
- fetched 15 Sept 2026
- VIC Amendments Online
- fetched 15 Sept 2026
- vic-melbourne-da
- fetched 15 Sept 2026
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