Development applications in Bayside 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
- 579
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 100
- Determined
- 444
- Withdrawn
- 35
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
- 70 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 87 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 1,199
- determined applications
Planning disputes
19 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Bayside Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Bayside Council v Morton [2025] NSWSC 483 CIVIL PROCEDURE – consent | NSWSC | 16 May 2025 |
| Bayside Council v Kelly [2024] NSWLEC 125 CONTEMPT – orders for removal of unused vehicles and other waste materials – respondents failed to purge contempt despite attempts – respondents convicted of contempt – costs awarded on usual basis | NSWLEC | 29 Nov 2024 |
| Bayside Community Recreation Club Inc v Bayside Council [2024] NSWSC 960 COSTS – appropriate costs order where interlocutory order resolves substantive dispute – order that each party bear their own costs – no question of principle | NSWSC | 6 Aug 2024 |
| Bayside Council v Outdoor Systems Pty Limited [2024] NSWLEC 1 ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING – consent –duration or lapsing of development consent – breach of s 4.3 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) – prohibited development – declarations and injunctive relief – stay of injunctive relief | NSWLEC | 31 Jan 2024 |
| Gouros & Ors v Order of AHEPA NSW Incorporated; Order of AHEPA NSW Incorporated v Gouros & Ors [2023] NSWSC 1502 COSTS – Party/party – General rule that costs follow the event – Where parties narrowed the issues in dispute after the hearing of this proceeding commenced – Where defendant successful in defence of issues contested in hearing – Whether order for costs should be made for period prior to narrowing of issues. | NSWSC | 4 Dec 2023 |
| Gouros & Ors v Order of AHEPA NSW Incorporated [2023] NSWSC 1281 CIVIL PROCEDURE — Inherent power — Abuse of process — Where plaintiffs are largely similar to parties or witnesses in previous proceedings that determined largely the same issues — Where the plaintiffs seeks to reagitate declarations of the NSW Court of Appeal as properly construed — Whether discretion to dismiss the claims for relief for abuse of process should be exercised. CIVIL PROCEDURE — Parties — Misjoinder or non-joinder — Where members of an incorporated association or an appropriate re | NSWSC | 31 Oct 2023 |
| Bayside Council v Zein [2023] NSWLEC 42 CONTEMPT OF COURT – sentence – plea of guilty- wilful contempt in failing to comply with development control order over lengthy period – contrition and remorse accepted – fine imposed – imposition of periodic fine suspended to provide final opportunity to purge contempt | NSWLEC | 14 Apr 2023 |
| Friends of Gardiner Park Inc v Bayside Council (No 2) [2022] NSWLEC 61 COSTS – public interest litigation – judicial review – upgrade of sporting fields in heritage-listed park – proceedings unsuccessful – whether proceedings brought in the public interest – whether unreasonable conduct of litigation – interlocutory application extended unreasonably – no order as to costs except for part of interlocutory application | NSWLEC | 18 May 2022 |
| Friends of Gardiner Park Inc v Bayside Council [2022] NSWLEC 22 JUDICIAL REVIEW – determinations to upgrade sports fields in heritage-listed park – whether development consent required – consent required for demolition of a building or heritage item – whether “demolition” – development for purpose of recreation area may be carried out without consent – whether development for that purpose – duty to assess environmental impact of activity – assessment of heritage impacts – whether miscarried – modification of activity – whether assessment of modified activity | NSWLEC | 22 Mar 2022 |
| Calibre Construction Corp Pty Limited v Bayside Council [2021] NSWSC 758 CONTRACTS – construction – dispute between contractor and local council under contract for property development – contractor agreed to undertake public works as payment in kind of contributions under s 94 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) – where council alleges contractor still owes a debt under the agreement – where council also alleges contractor failed to rectify defects in works – council now withholding bank guarantees provided by contractor by way of security – w | NSWSC | 25 June 2021 |
| Bayside Council v Estate of Goodman (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 654 CIVIL PROCEDURE – Parties – Representative order – | NSWSC | 8 June 2021 |
| Friends of Gardiner Park Inc v Bayside Council (No 2) [2021] NSWLEC 14 ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING – Land and Environment Court – practice and procedure – variation of undertaking – heritage item – leave granted | NSWLEC | 9 Feb 2021 |
| Friends of Gardiner Park Inc v Bayside Council [2020] NSWLEC 176 INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION: application to restrain Council from upgrading sporting fields – whether consent needed to carry out upgrade – whether environmental impact statement required – whether undertaking not to demolish specific heritage items sufficient – whether upgrade remediation works requiring consent – whether plans of management breached by upgrade – whether future use of park after upgrade inconsistent with active recreation use under plans of management – whether irreparable harm t | NSWLEC | 14 Dec 2020 |
| Gibbins v Bayside Council [2020] NSWSC 1795 CIVIL PROCEDURE – where plaintiff seriously injured on water slide – where plaintiff seeking production of engineering report – objection to production – client legal privilege – whether document created for dominant purpose of legal advice | NSWSC | 11 Dec 2020 |
| Bayside Council v Estate of Goodman [2019] NSWSC 530 CIVIL PROCEDURE — Parties — Representative order — What can and should the Court do, where a plaintiff with a proper claim is prevented from proceeding by the death of a defendant, and the failure of persons interested in the estate to obtain a formal grant of representation, or to consent to an order that they represent the estate CIVIL PROCEDURE — Parties — Representative order — Effect of UCPR r 7.10(2) – Appointing representative to a deceased estate or continuing proceedings against decease | NSWSC | 13 May 2019 |
| Bayside Council v Karimbla Properties (No 3) Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 257 LAND AND ENVIRONMENT – categorising rateable land – assessment of the rates payable by the owner of land during the period of development – whether the dominant use of land can be categorised as “for residential accommodation” when the relevant land is being developed for the purpose of the construction of residential apartments – s 516(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) considered | NSWCA | 14 Nov 2018 |
| Bayside Council v Toplace Pty Ltd [2017] NSWLEC 120 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for proceedings against First Respondent to be dismissed under rule 13.4 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 – application for allegations against First Respondent in Points of Claim to be struck out under rule 14.28 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 – whether reasonable cause of action against First Respondent disclosed – whether First Respondent’s rights, interests or liabilities may be affected if relief sought in the proceedings granted | NSWLEC | 1 Sept 2017 |
| Karimbla Properties v Council of the City of Sydney; Bayside City Council; and North Sydney Council [2017] NSWLEC 75 CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION – proper construction of s 516(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 1993 – correctness and applicability of decision in Meriton Apartments Pty Ltd v Parramatta City Council [2003] NSWLEC 309 – applicability of the Recovery of Imposts Act 1962 – Court’s jurisdiction to order payment or repayment of money. RATING – whether vacant land to be classified as “residential” or “business”. | NSWLEC | 26 June 2017 |
| Bayside Council v V Corp Constructions Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 120 CONTRACTS – breach of contract – deed required respondent developer to “procure replacement” of above ground electricity cables with underground cables in accordance with Energy Australia’s requirements – Energy Australia refused permission to undertake works – whether developer’s resultant failure to procure work constituted breach of agreement – whether Energy Australia’s approval necessary condition of fulfilment DAMAGES – alleged loss suffered by Council as result of breach of contract by de | NSWCA | 31 May 2017 |
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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.