Rezoning Hub · Planning briefing

Prepared 13 June 2026

Newcastle City Council

NSW · register name Newcastle City Council

Snapshot

Rezonings tracked
1
Applications, 12 mo
1,462
Approval rate
n/a
Median decision
31 days

Development applications, last 12 months

Total
1462
Lodged
0
Under assessment
294
Determined
1089
Withdrawn
79

Typically decided in a median of 31 days (mean 55), across 2,995 determined applications.

Recent amendments

AmendmentStageStatus date
Amendment 16 Newcastle LEP 2012 - Planning controls for land affected by a Local Government Area boundary adjustment - Newcastle and Lake MacquarieWithdrawn30 Jan 2021

Planning disputes

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

  • Partington v Newcastle City Council [2014] NSWSC 1315

    NSWSC· 2 June 2014

  • Partington v Newcastle City Council [2014] NSWSC 352

    NSWSC· 26 Feb 2014

  • Newcastle Muslim Association Incorporated v Newcastle City Council [2012] NSWLEC 20

    NSWLEC· 17 Feb 2012

  • Save Our Figs Inc v General Manager Newcastle City Council [2011] NSWLEC 207

    NSWLEC· 17 Nov 2011

  • Aldi Stores v Newcastle City Council [2010] NSWLEC 227

    NSWLEC· 3 Nov 2010

  • Newcastle City Council v Wescombe [2009] NSWCA 265

    NSWCA· 24 July 2009

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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