Rezoning Hub · Planning briefing
Prepared 13 June 2026
Wollongong City Council
NSW · register name Wollongong City Council
Snapshot
- Rezonings tracked
- 13
- Applications, 12 mo
- 1,174
- Approval rate
- 100%
- Median decision
- 44 days
Development applications, last 12 months
- Total
- 1174
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 243
- Determined
- 877
- Withdrawn
- 54
Typically decided in a median of 44 days (mean 74), across 2,420 determined applications.
Live rezoning pipeline
Proposals still moving through the system here, before they are gazetted.
| Proposal | Stage | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| Bellambi Estate | Assessment | 11 June 2026 |
| Wollongong City Centre | On exhibition | 3 June 2026 |
| 163–171 Crown Street and 80–82 Church Street, Wollongong | Assessment | 10 Apr 2026 |
| Wollongong Health Precinct | Lodged | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Wollongong LEP 2009 - Minor Clause Amendments | Post-exhibition | 9 Feb 2026 |
| Port Kembla Land Transformation Precinct | Assessment | 11 Dec 2025 |
| Gwynneville Planning Proposal | Post-exhibition | 28 Apr 2025 |
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date |
|---|---|---|
| Bellambi Estate | Assessment | 11 June 2026 |
| Wollongong City Centre | On exhibition | 3 June 2026 |
| 163–171 Crown Street and 80–82 Church Street, Wollongong | Assessment | 10 Apr 2026 |
| Wollongong Health Precinct | Lodged | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Wollongong LEP 2009 - Minor Clause Amendments | Post-exhibition | 9 Feb 2026 |
| Port Kembla Land Transformation Precinct | Assessment | 11 Dec 2025 |
| Gwynneville Planning Proposal | Post-exhibition | 28 Apr 2025 |
| 3-13 Short Street, and 312-324 Princes Highway, Corrimal, and 15 Short Street Corrimal | Withdrawn | 20 Mar 2022 |
| Woonona Bulli RSL Club rezoning | Withdrawn | 6 Sept 2021 |
| Former Corrimal Coke Works | Withdrawn | 15 July 2021 |
Planning disputes
Planning and environment court and tribunal matters naming this council, newest first.
Wollongong City Council v McDonald’s Australia Limited [2022] NSWLEC 121
NSWLEC· 5 Oct 2022
Wollongong City Council v Williams [2021] NSWCA 140
NSWCA· 9 July 2021
Wollongong City Council v Papadopoulos [2019] NSWCA 178
NSWCA· 19 July 2019
Wollongong City Council v Hollis (No 2) [2017] NSWLEC 176
NSWLEC· 12 Dec 2017
Wollongong City Council v Hollis [2017] NSWLEC 123
NSWLEC· 25 Sept 2017
Wollongong City Council v K and M Prodanovski Pty Limited [2012] NSWLEC 107
NSWLEC· 11 May 2012