Planning brief
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The Council of the Shire of Hornsby
Overview
This brief summarises the planning position for The Council of the Shire of Hornsby 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
- 4
- full register history
- Applications, 12 mo
- 604
- lodged in trailing year
- Approval rate
- not on record
- no outcomes recorded yet
- Median decision
- 56 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
- 604
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 123
- Determined
- 449
- Withdrawn
- 32
The council typically determines an application in a median of 56 days (mean 69), measured across 1,587 determined applications carrying both a lodgement and a determination date.
See all development applications in The Council of the Shire of Hornsby
Rezoning pipeline
No proposals are currently in the pipeline for The Council of the Shire of Hornsby. Gazetted amendments and the full amendment history are below.
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| PP 1, 3-9, 11 and 13 Spring St, 56, 66-70 and 72-76 Archer St, 35 Albert Ave, Chatswood | Withdrawn | 7 May 2026 | · |
| Hornsby LEP 2013 - Increase building height and FSR at Hornsby Town Centre East Precinct | Withdrawn | 21 Apr 2021 | · |
| Rezoning of South Dural precinct to permit urban development | Withdrawn | 12 Sept 2020 | · |
| Hornsby RSL Club site (374 dwellings) - to permit residential flat buildings and increase the height of buildings for three sites | Withdrawn | 12 Sept 2020 | · |
Planning disputes
19 matters naming The Council of the Shire of Hornsby on record across the planning and environment courts and tribunals. Where the judgment has been read, the outcomes break down by prevailing party as Mixed 3, Council 2, Applicant 1 (across 6 enriched matters).
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 The Council of the Shire of Hornsby dispute in the national list
Sources and provenance
This brief is computed from 4 records held for The Council of the Shire of Hornsby. Figures are computed directly from source records, never estimated, and gaps are shown as gaps.
- act-da-finder
- fetched 26 Oct 2026
- digest
- fetched 24 Oct 2026
- nsw-caselaw
- fetched 28 Oct 2026
- nsw-online-da
- fetched 26 Oct 2026
- NSW Planning Portal (PPR)
- fetched 28 Oct 2026
- qld-developmenti
- fetched 28 Oct 2026
- VIC Amendments Online
- fetched 25 Oct 2026
- vic-melbourne-da
- fetched 28 Oct 2026
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