Development applications in Albury City Council
We have no rezoning amendments on record for this council yet, but we track its development applications. The figures below are counted directly from the development application register over the last 12 months.
Development applications · last 12 months
Applications lodged in this council in the trailing 12 months, by current status. Counted directly from the development application register.
- Total lodged
- 610
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 132
- Determined
- 454
- Withdrawn
- 24
Decision speed
How quickly this council determines a development application, measured from lodgement to determination across every decided application that carries both dates.
- Median time to decision
- 56 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 69 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 1,312
- determined applications
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date | Gazettal | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional permitted use at 773 Mate St North Albury to permit office premises | Post-exhibition | 19 Feb 2026 | · | Approved |
Planning disputes
12 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Albury City Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Watson v Albury City Council [2025] NSWSC 1336 CIVIL PROCEDURE – Pleadings – Amendment – Where a defendant opposes the filing of a further Amended Statement of Claim – Where a defendant submits that proceedings ought be summarily dismissed – Whether plaintiff had been given sufficient opportunity in the past to re-plead such that further leave should not be granted – Where defendant subject to real prejudice as a result of costs incurred by continued failed attempts to adequately re-plead cause in action – Where plaintiff entitled to ventila | NSWSC | 14 Nov 2025 |
| Streller v Albury City Council [2013] NSWCA 348 TORTS - negligence - duty of care - public authority - appellant suffered spinal injury jumping into river using rope swing - accident occurred on Australia Day near events organised by Council - Council aware of presence of rope - whether Council breached duty of care in failing to remove rope or to prevent use of it TORTS - negligence - personal injury - whether risk of harm that materialised an "obvious risk" within Civil Liability Act 2002, s 5F(1) - whether appellant engaged in a "dangerous | NSWCA | 23 Oct 2013 |
| A & M Green Investments Pty Limited v Albury City Council (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 164 COSTS: application for discontinuance by applicants - proceedings discontinued upon granting of development approval - indemnity costs sought by respondent - whether proceedings had any prospects of success - whether Calderbank offer unreasonably refused - leave to discontinue granted - costs payable by applicants as agreed or assessed. | NSWLEC | 17 July 2012 |
| Streller v Albury City Council [2012] NSWSC 729 TORTS - Negligence - whether duty of care owed by public authority - whether breach of duty - plaintiff performs back flip into river resulting in serious injury - whether injuries resulted from inherent and obvious risk arising out of a dangerous recreational activity - | NSWSC | 28 May 2012 |
| A & M Green Investments Pty Ltd v Albury City Council [2012] NSWLEC 50 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE:- application to vacate | NSWLEC | 16 Mar 2012 |
| Kerford Developments Pty Ltd v Albury City Council [2011] NSWLEC 154 PROCEDURE - interlocutory applications - application to strike out contentions in Statement of Facts and Contentions - whether presence of threatened species on subject land can be raised as a ground on which to refuse development consent -applicable planning instrument biodiversity certified pursuant to Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 - consideration of savings and transitional provisions of the Threatened Species Act - statutory scheme does not preclude consideration of impact on a th | NSWLEC | 31 Aug 2011 |
| Vreman and Morris v Albury City Council [2011] NSWSC 39 NEGLIGENCE - plaintiffs injured as a result of falls from bikes at a purpose built skate park constructed and controlled by the defendant - surface of bare concrete painted to facilitate removal of graffiti - surface more slippery when painted than in original condition - whether defendant in breach of duty to take care for the safety of users of the skate park - Civil Liability Act 2002 - whether risk obvious - whether riding bikes at skate park a dangerous recreational activity - whether defen | NSWSC | 11 Feb 2011 |
| Environment Protection Authority v Albury City Council [2009] NSWLEC 169 PROSECUTION :- water pollution - unintentional discharge of sewage by council - guilty plea - mitigating factors - appropriate penalty | NSWLEC | 24 Sept 2009 |
| Albury City Council v Reid [2006] NSWLEC 748 Civil Enforcement :- council order for demolition of dillapidated structures - order enforced | NSWLEC | 13 Nov 2006 |
| Home Care Services of New South Wales v Albury City Council [2003] NSWLEC 433 Compensation :- compulsory acquisition-Claimant lessee of premises-relocation expenses recoverable as "disturbance". | NSWLEC | 4 Sept 2003 |
| Howlett v Campion & Anor. [2000] NSWCA 22 APPEAL - road accident - damages - contributory negligence of plaintiff - apportionment of fault - no causative link between road design and accident - assessment of damages - proportion of most extreme case - past and future economic loss - difference in value between unimpaired capacity and impaired capacity - D | NSWCA | 29 Feb 2000 |
| ALBURY CITY COUNCIL v. CAROLYN MUIR No. 40178 of 1996 [1997] NSWLEC 49 (30 April 1997) [1997] NSWLEC 4 :- Class 4 proceedings seeking to enforce by mandatory orders condition of development consent. True meaning of condition requiring driveway to be designed to prevent persons entering motel premises from using the driveway of adjoining property. Condition did not impose obligation to construct any physical barrier. | NSWLEC | 30 Apr 1997 |
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How these numbers are computed
- Development applications are counted directly from the development application register over the trailing 12 months, grouped by their current canonical status. The full list is on the applications page.