Development applications in City of Canada Bay 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
- 336
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 88
- Determined
- 230
- Withdrawn
- 18
See all development applications in City of Canada Bay 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
- 50 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 68 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 709
- determined applications
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date | Gazettal | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177-183 Greenwich Road, Greenwich | Post-exhibition | 30 May 2026 | · | Approved |
Planning disputes
20 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming City of Canada Bay Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Greer v City of Canada Bay Council [2025] NSWLEC 93 OFFENCES AND PENALTIES: appeal against the severity of a sentence imposed by the Local Court – finding of guilty and convicted of an offence of unlawful transporting of waste against s 143(1)(a) of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 in the court below – nature of appeal – applicable sentencing principles – offence not committed intentionally – lowest objective seriousness – no harm caused to the environment – genuine expression of remorse – limited capacity to pay a fine – dim | NSWLEC | 28 Aug 2025 |
| Benyon v City of Canada Bay Council [2021] NSWLEC 122 PROCEDURE – review of Registrar’s decision under r 49.19 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 refusing leave to rely on amended development plans dismissed | NSWLEC | 4 Nov 2021 |
| Randall v City of Canada Bay Council [2017] NSWCA 1 PROCEDURE – civil – appeal from dismissal of proceedings seeking to re-open earlier | NSWCA | 30 Jan 2017 |
| Carlene Randall v City of Canada Bay Council (No 6) [2016] NSWSC 36 JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS – Nature of misapprehension of facts or law sufficient to warrant setting aside | NSWSC | 8 Feb 2016 |
| Carlene Randall v City of Canada Bay Council (No 5) [2015] NSWSC 1841 COSTS – No issue of principle | NSWSC | 3 Dec 2015 |
| Carlene Randall v City of Canada Bay Council (No 4) [2015] NSWSC 1759 JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS – Amending, varying and setting aside – Whether third party has standing to set aside | NSWSC | 25 Nov 2015 |
| Carlene Randall v City of Canada Bay Council (No 3) [2015] NSWSC 1397 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application to reopen hearing to rely on further submissions which summarise existing submissions and evidence – No issue of principle | NSWSC | 21 Sept 2015 |
| Carlene Randall v City of Canada Bay Council (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 964 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application for adjournment of hearing after solicitor's retainer peremptorily terminated | NSWSC | 18 July 2014 |
| Carlene Randall v City of Canada Bay Council [2014] NSWSC 427 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application to amend claim on first day of hearing – No issue of principle | NSWSC | 5 May 2014 |
| Phoenix Commercial Enterprises Pty Ltd v City of Canada Bay Council [2010] NSWCA 205 Environmental Planning and Assessment – public roads – advertising structure on bus shelters – council approval - granted under Roads Act – not under Environmental Planning and Assessment Act. - public roads – approval for advertising structures on bus shelters – granted under Roads Act – not under Environmental Planning and Assessment Act – structures not over public road. | NSWCA | 16 Aug 2010 |
| Phoenix Commercial Enterprises v City of Canada Bay Council [2009] NSWSC 17 CONTRACTS – general contractual principles – construction and interpretation of contracts – commercial lease – meaning of ‘general advertising structure’ – advertising need not be the sole or principal purpose of the erection of the structure - SET-OFF – equitable set-off – commercial lease – whether breach of exclusivity clause was so closely connected with obligation to pay rent that it would be unjust for the lessor to recover rent without deduction – breach of exclusivity clause did not dimi | NSWSC | 23 Feb 2009 |
| IWD No 1 Pty Limited v City of Canada Bay Council [2007] NSWLEC 150 Practice and Procedure :- class 1 appeal - appeal under s 97 of Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act) against grant of consent subject to conditions with which applicant dissatisfied - subsequent application under s 96 of EPA Act to modify conditions - non-prosecution of s 97 appeal - applicant to elect whether to prosecute s 97 appeal or pursue s 96 application - applicant elected to discontinue s 97 appeal - costs | NSWLEC | 19 Apr 2007 |
| Eutick v City of Canada Bay Council [2006] NSWCA 30 Torts - Negligence - Tripping case - Obvious danger - Pedestrian crossing - Insignificant risk - Subs 5B(1)(b) of Civil Liability Act 2002. | NSWCA | 3 Mar 2006 |
| Byron Pirola v City of Canada Bay Council [2006] NSWLEC 36 Practice and Procedure :- Preliminary question in merit appeal - when appropriate Words and phrases:- meaning of "circumstances that the principal certifying authority considers were unavoidable" Occupation certificate - failure to appoint principal certifying authority | NSWLEC | 3 Feb 2006 |
| Thompson v City of Canada Bay Council [2004] NSWLEC 757 Costs :- Whether fair and reasonable in the circumstances of the case Council order which unless complied with compelled the property owner to appeal PRACTICE & PROCEDURE: Need for proportionality in litigation Responsiblity of legal profession to ensure disputes are not met with unnecessary costs burdens. | NSWLEC | 22 Oct 2004 |
| Thompson v City of Canada Bay Council [2004] NSWLEC 506 Appeal :- Council order requiring repair or structural alteration of a retaining wall How to classify the wall Structural stability of the wall | NSWLEC | 8 Sept 2004 |
| City of Canada Bay Council v Frank Edward Bird; City of Canada Bay Council v Michael John Christopher (No. 2) [2003] NSWLEC 152 Environmental Offences - Prosecution :- trees lopped without consent - tree preservation order - penalty | NSWLEC | 24 June 2003 |
| Meriton Apartments Pty Limited v City of Canada Bay Council [2003] NSWLEC 92 Development Consent :- condition requiring restriction as to user approved | NSWLEC | 18 Feb 2003 |
| City of Canada Bay Council v Frank Edward Bird; City of Canada Bay Council v Michael John Christopher [2003] NSWLEC 9 Environmental Offences :- honest and reasonable mistake of fact- trees lopped without consent - tree preservation order | NSWLEC | 7 Feb 2003 |
| Chehab v City of Canada Bay Council [2002] NSWLEC 220 Question of Law :- whether enforceability of restriction as to user preserved by LEP - whether Court has power to release vary or modify the restriction as to user on an appeal from refusal of development consent by council - whether Court must have regard to the restriction as to user pursuant to s 39(4) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 and/or s 79C of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 when considering whether to grant consent - what weight should the Court give to th | NSWLEC | 5 Dec 2002 |
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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.