Planning brief
Rezoning Hub
Yass Valley Council
Overview
This brief summarises the planning position for Yass 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
- 2
- full register history
- Applications, 12 mo
- 296
- lodged in trailing year
- Approval rate
- 50%
- of 2 recorded outcomes
- Median decision
- 84 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
- 296
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 38
- Determined
- 249
- Withdrawn
- 9
The council typically determines an application in a median of 84 days (mean 96), measured across 820 determined applications carrying both a lodgement and a determination date.
Rezoning pipeline
No proposals are currently in the pipeline for Yass Valley Council. Gazetted amendments and the full amendment history are below.
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Proposal - 16-18 & 21 Cusack Place, Yass | Withdrawn | 15 Jan 2026 | Approved |
| WEE JASPER FISHERMEN'S SHACKS - HERITAGE LISTING IN THE Yass Valley LEP 2013 - Amendment No. 19 | Withdrawn | 16 Oct 2024 | Rejected |
Planning disputes
4 matters naming Yass 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 Council 2, Applicant 2 (across 4 enriched matters).
| Matter | Court | Decided | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lachlan Haskins v Yass Valley Council [2026] NSWLEC 14 | NSWLEC | 19 Feb 2026 | Dismissed·Council |
| Elimatta Pty Ltd v Read and Anor [2021] NSWLEC 75 | NSWLEC | 13 July 2021 | Dismissed·Applicant |
| Alexander v Yass Valley Council [2011] NSWLEC 148 | NSWLEC | 1 Sept 2011 | Dismissed·Council |
| Funtime Investments Pty Limited v Yass Valley Council [2004] NSWLEC 322 | NSWLEC | 22 Oct 2004 | Costs·Applicant |
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.
Sources and provenance
This brief is computed from 2 records held for Yass Valley Council. 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 27 Oct 2026
- nsw-online-da
- fetched 26 Oct 2026
- NSW Planning Portal (PPR)
- fetched 28 Oct 2026
- qld-developmenti
- fetched 27 Oct 2026
- VIC Amendments Online
- fetched 25 Oct 2026
- vic-melbourne-da
- fetched 27 Oct 2026
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