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Development applications in Bellingen Shire 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
119
last 12 months
Lodged
0
Under assessment
31
Determined
84
Withdrawn
4

See all development applications in Bellingen Shire Council

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
91 days
a few slow cases pull this up
Based on
301
determined applications

Planning disputes

13 on record

Planning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Bellingen Shire Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.

MatterCourtDecided
David Supple by his tutor Rachel Supple v Bellingen Shire Council [2016] NSWSC 1882 TORT – negligence - Council – maintenance of roadways – where cyclist suffered severe head and brain injuries after hitting “shove” in road – highway cases notoriously difficult – confidential advice - best interests of plaintiff - settlement approved by CourtNSWSC16 Dec 2016
Bellingen Shire Council v Colavon Pty Limited [2012] NSWCA 34 TORTS - negligence - duty of care - roads - failure to install guide posts - public or other authorities - special statutory power under Civil Liability Act 2002, s 43A TORTS - negligence - duty of care - roads - failure to install guide posts - identification of relevant risk - Civil Liability Act 2002, s 5B TORTS - negligence - duty of care - roads - failure to install guide posts - public or other authorities - whether Council exercising special statutory power under Roads Act 1993, s 87 CIVINSWCA9 Mar 2012
Bellingen Shire Council v Lamir-Pike (No 2) [2010] NSWLEC 197 INJUNCTIONS AND DECLARATIONS :- interlocutory injunction to restrain dance party without development consent.NSWLEC5 Oct 2010
Bellingen Shire Council v Lamir-Pike [2010] NSWLEC 195 INJUNCTIONS AND DECLARATIONS :- councils' application for interlocutory injunction to restrain dance party for which development consent required but not obtained.NSWLEC1 Oct 2010
Colavon Pty Limited trading as Thormans Transport v Bellingen Shire Council [2008] NSWCA 355 NEGLIGENCE – roads – liability of roads authority – failure to carry out road work – immunity under s 45 Civil Liability Act 2002 – material facts which must be pleaded – whether installation of guideposts at side of road constitutes “road work” within meaning of section 45 - PROCEDURE – Courts and judges generally – whether reasons of trial judge inadequate – where resolution of case did not depend entirely on credibility - NEW TRIAL – Particular grounds – where trial judge has not dealt adequaNSWCA19 Dec 2008
Environment Protection Authority v Bellingen Shire Council [2003] NSWLEC 42 Prosecution :- breach of licence condition - penaltyNSWLEC17 Dec 2002
Bellingen Shire Council V Darryl Andrew Woollard [1999] NSWLEC 55 :- clearing without consent - guilty pleaNSWLEC17 Feb 1999
Bellingen Shire Council V Stuart Kenneth North [1999] NSWLEC 52 :- clearing without consentNSWLEC16 Feb 1999
TIPPER v WILLIAMS (NO 2) [1994] NSWCA 312 NSWCA6 May 1994
PACIFIC FORMWORK PTY LTD v BIGNILL [1992] NSWCA 176 NSWCA5 Aug 1992
Fuller v Bellingen Shire Council & Anor [1988] NSWLEC 126 :-NSWLEC13 July 1988
Fuller v Bellingen Shire Council & Anor [1988] NSWLEC 125 :-NSWLEC16 June 1988
Lopiglow Pty Ltd v Bellingen Shire Council [1988] NSWLEC 112 :-NSWLEC23 Mar 1988

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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.

Computed from 119 records from nsw-caselaw / nsw-online-da / NSW Planning Portal (PPR) / VIC Amendments Online, fetched 13 June 2026; data © state planning departments, licensed CC BY 4.0.

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