Development applications in Dubbo Regional 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
- 651
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 94
- Determined
- 550
- Withdrawn
- 7
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
- 36 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 45 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 1,414
- determined applications
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date | Gazettal | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narromine Road, Dubbo | Lodged | 1 June 2026 | · | · |
Planning disputes
3 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Dubbo Regional Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Express Holdings Limited v Dubbo City Council (No 3) [2014] NSWLEC 87 JUDICIAL REVIEW - challenge to local council decision to charge fee for service of passenger security screening at regional airport - whether power to charge entity not receiving the service - statutory requirements for notification of public of intended fee complied with - no failure to accord procedural fairness to applicant - council decisions not irrational or unreasonable - no failure to consider mandatory relevant matters - irrelevant matters not considered | NSWLEC | 26 June 2014 |
| Regional Express Holdings Limited v Dubbo City Council (No 2) [2013] NSWLEC 113 JUDICIAL REVIEW - motion under r 59.10 of Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 to extend time to commence judicial review proceedings, to provide reasons for challenged decisions under r 59.9, and to amend summons - whether Part 59 of UCPR applied retrospectively to an earlier administrative decision. | NSWLEC | 23 July 2013 |
| Regional Express Holdings Limited v Dubbo City Council [2013] NSWLEC 110 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for adjournment of hearing of applicant's notice of motion because applicant had very recently decided to obtain new legal representation. | NSWLEC | 15 July 2013 |
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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.