Development applications in Council of the City of Sydney
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
- 1895
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 220
- Determined
- 1591
- Withdrawn
- 84
See all development applications in Council of the City of Sydney
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
- 43 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 58 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 4,058
- determined applications
Planning disputes
20 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Council of the City of Sydney, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Hossein Yamini v The Council of the City of Sydney (No 2) [2020] NSWLEC 120 COSTS – costs in appeal from Local Court – s 70 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 – Council on notice appellant may not be guilty – Council unreasonably failed to investigate relevant matter – appellant awarded costs | NSWLEC | 24 Aug 2020 |
| Aitofi v The Council of the City of Sydney [2020] NSWSC 611 CIVIL PROCEDURE — Registrars — Review of Registrar’s decision — refusal of application for transfer under Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 140 — whether order for transfer ought be made | NSWSC | 21 May 2020 |
| Hossein Yamini v The Council of the City of Sydney [2020] NSWLEC 26 APPEAL – s 97 Protection of the Environment Operation Act 1997 – appeal from Local Court – s 31 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 – appeal against failure to comply with Prevention Notice – construction of Prevention Notice – whether council held reasonable suspicion an activity was being carried on in an environmentally unsatisfactory manner – validity of s 96 Prevention Notice – whether appellant was “occupier” of premises – definition of control | NSWLEC | 9 Apr 2020 |
| Council of the City of Sydney v Bishop [2019] NSWCA 157 TORTS – negligence – personal injury – respondent tripped on kerb in pedestrian precinct – duty of care to warn pedestrians of height differential – whether risk obvious – whether failure to use yellow highlighting constituted breach of a duty to warn – whether absence of warning causative of harm to person aware of hazard and not looking down | NSWCA | 28 June 2019 |
| Gary Abrams v The Council of the City of Sydney (No 4) [2019] NSWLEC 71 APPEAL – appeal against Commissioner’s | NSWLEC | 31 May 2019 |
| Abrams v The Council of the City of Sydney (No 2) [2018] NSWLEC 85 APPEAL – appeal against Commissioner’s | NSWLEC | 8 June 2018 |
| Karimbla Properties v Council of the City of Sydney; Bayside City Council; and North Sydney Council (No 2) [2018] NSWLEC 3 COSTS: Whether costs and interest are recoverable by the Applicants following the principal | NSWLEC | 29 Jan 2018 |
| So v Council of the City of Sydney [2017] NSWLEC 128 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – application for sex services premises (brothel) – proposed development is permissible – the proposed development is non-compliant with provisions of the development control plan – another brothel separated from premises by 45 m – proposed development breaches anti-clustering requirement of DCP – proposed development opposite residential premises contrary to requirement of DCP – safe access for mobility disadvantaged persons not able to be provided without works in publi | NSWLEC | 20 Sept 2017 |
| The Council of the City of Sydney v Imaeda [2017] NSWLEC 19 ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENCES: development and use of land without consent – one use prohibited – pleas of guilty to both offences – sentencing principles – question of mental incapacity or impairment affecting defendant’s culpability – environmental harm – aggravating and mitigating factors – fines imposed – principle of totality applied – agreement to pay costs. | NSWLEC | 10 Mar 2017 |
| Council of the City of Sydney v Hunter [2014] NSWCA 449 TORTS - negligence - local council's duty of care to pedestrian using footpath - whether the council breached its duty of care by failing to repair tree root damage - whether the pedestrian was taking reasonable care for his safety - whether it was open to the pedestrian to pass by the footpath without treading on the tree roots TORTS - negligence - causation - whether the pedestrian suffered knee injury as a result of a fall from tripping on a tree root in the footpath - whether the pedestrian | NSWCA | 19 Dec 2014 |
| Council of the City of Sydney v Galanis [2012] NSWLEC 263 CIVIL ENFORCEMENT - ex parte hearing - failure to comply with s 121B order under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 - public safety risk - declaration and orders made - costs awarded | NSWLEC | 29 Oct 2012 |
| Council of the City of Sydney v Galanis [2012] NSWLEC 210 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - substituted service of originating process. | NSWLEC | 7 Sept 2012 |
| Council of the City of Sydney v Li (No.2) [2012] NSWLEC 184 CIVIL ENFORCEMENT: Owner failed to comply with an order of Council - works use not approved by Council - respondent failed to appear | NSWLEC | 6 Aug 2012 |
| Svedas v Council of the City of Sydney [2011] NSWLEC 215 APPEAL: s 56A appeal - whether the Commissioner failed to take into account a mandatory relevant consideration - whether the Commissioner failed to determine principally contested issues at the hearing - whether the Commissioner made findings of fact based on no evidence - whether the Commissioner failed to give reasons - whether there was a denial of procedural fairness - whether the Commissioner ought to have separately approved development consent for the demolition of the existing buildings | NSWLEC | 24 Nov 2011 |
| Council of the City of Sydney v Samadi [2010] NSWLEC 125 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE :- application to adjourn proceedings pending resolution of Class 1 proceedings - Class 1 appeal sought development consent that would not regularise the use the subject of the Class 4 proceedings but would render it largely futile - no guarantee that appeal if Class 1 appeal successful - unlawful development would cease because new development would commence - application to adjourn dismissed | NSWLEC | 16 July 2010 |
| Council of the City of Sydney v Fuh [2008] NSWLEC 307 Injunctions and Declarations :- enforcement of statutory orders, non-compliance, ex parte proceedings | NSWLEC | 11 Nov 2008 |
| Thaina Town (On Goulburn) Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Sydney [2006] NSWLEC 782 Costs :- Class 1 prooceedings - appeal against prevention notice - no order as to costs | NSWLEC | 5 Dec 2006 |
| The Council of the City of Sydney v South Sydney City Council [2002] NSWLEC 129 Judicial Review :- rates - sub-categories of rateable land - whether determination of sub-categories valid - power to determine sub-categories - relevant considerations - manifest unreasonableness | NSWLEC | 7 Aug 2002 |
| South Sydney City Council v The Council of the City of Sydney [2002] NSWLEC 114 Interlocutory Relief :- order restraining adoption of draft corporate plan as management plan | NSWLEC | 28 June 2002 |
| Goldspar Australia Pty Ltd v The Council of The City of Sydney [2001] NSWCA 246 CONTRACT FOR EXPERT DETERMINATION - whether expert did not make determination in accordance with the contract - submission that figure in determination could be seen from materials provided to expert to have left out significant part of what he had to determine - counter submission that for a number of reasons a coincidence in figures did not so indicate - question of fact - departure from contract not made out - PRACTICE - contract for expert determination - determination in part relied on and | NSWCA | 2 Aug 2001 |
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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.