Council league tables

How councils compare on rezoning volume, approval rates and pipeline speed. Every figure computed from the official registers, never estimated. Metrics the data can't support yet are marked “insufficient data”, not guessed.

Most active councils, last 12 months

Rezoning amendments and proposals whose latest status date falls in the trailing 12 months. VIC councils today; NSW rezoning coverage is in progress.

Council	12 mo	All tracked
Alpine VIC	44	314
Melbourne VIC	23	410
Greater Geelong VIC	20	427
Boroondara VIC	18	331
Glen Eira VIC	17	202
Ballarat VIC	16	239
Mornington Peninsula VIC	13	284
Casey VIC	11	295
Bayside VIC	10	160
Hume VIC	10	230
Stonnington VIC	10	278
Greater Bendigo VIC	9	235
Greater Shepparton VIC	9	238
Latrobe VIC	9	149
Bass Coast VIC	8	176

Highest approval rate

Recorded outcomes beginning “Approved” over all recorded outcomes; councils with at least 20 recorded outcomes.

Council	Approval	Outcomes
Gannawarra VIC	100%	39
Loddon VIC	100%	37
West Wimmera VIC	100%	28
Yarriambiack VIC	100%	23
Corangamite VIC	98%	58
Alpine VIC	98%	313
Pyrenees VIC	98%	48
Southern Grampians VIC	98%	43
South Gippsland VIC	97%	109
Central Goldfields VIC	97%	32

Most development applications, last 12 months

Development applications lodged in the trailing 12 months, counted directly from the development application register. NSW councils today.

Council	Applications
Central Coast Council NSW	2078
Lake Macquarie City Council NSW	2034
Council of the City of Sydney NSW	1895
Northern Beaches Council NSW	1782
Inner West Council NSW	1612
The Hills Shire Council NSW	1473
Newcastle City Council NSW	1462
Blacktown City Council NSW	1331
Wollongong City Council NSW	1174
Shoalhaven City Council NSW	1158
Wollondilly Shire Council NSW	1137
Mid-Coast Council NSW	1062
Maitland City Council NSW	1043
Sutherland Shire Council NSW	995
Cessnock City Council NSW	969

Fastest and slowest observed pipelines

Median days between our first and last stage observation for cases we watched move into approved/gazetted: an observed pipeline duration, accruing since 12 June 2026, not lodgement-to-gazettal elapsed time (the registers' list data does not expose lodgement dates). Councils with fewer than 5 observed cases are suppressed.

Insufficient data yet: this table needs at least 5 cases per council observed completing a stage change since 12 June 2026. It fills in as the observation window grows.

Recently gazetted

All councils

Every council with at least one tracked amendment, proposal or development application. The count is tracked amendments, or, for councils we only hold development applications for, last 12 months of those.

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Central Coast Council	NSW	2078	68 days
Lake Macquarie City Council	NSW	2034	49 days
Council of the City of Sydney	NSW	1895	43 days
Northern Beaches Council	NSW	1782	59 days
Inner West Council	NSW	1612	62 days
The Hills Shire Council	NSW	1473	64 days
Newcastle City Council	NSW	1462	31 days
Blacktown City Council	NSW	1331	40 days
Wollongong City Council	NSW	1174	44 days
Shoalhaven City Council	NSW	1158	56 days
Wollondilly Shire Council	NSW	1137	24 days
Mid-Coast Council	NSW	1062	34 days
Maitland City Council	NSW	1043	42 days
Sutherland Shire Council	NSW	995	99 days
Cessnock City Council	NSW	969	35 days
Woollahra Municipal Council	NSW	965	76 days
Tweed Shire Council	NSW	955	74 days
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council	NSW	945	55 days
Camden Council	NSW	933	40 days
Cumberland Council	NSW	868	79 days
Coffs Harbour City Council	NSW	860	33 days
Canterbury-Bankstown Council	NSW	841	58 days
Port Stephens Council	NSW	822	28 days
Penrith City Council	NSW	759	55 days
Shellharbour City Council	NSW	752	35 days

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Records is tracked amendments, or last-12-month development applications for councils we only hold those for. Median decision is the middle lodgement-to-determination time across a council's decided NSW applications. Click a column to sort, or a council to open it.