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Development applications in Griffith City 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: 293; last 12 months
Lodged: 0
Under assessment: 53
Determined: 235
Withdrawn: 5

See all development applications in Griffith City 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: 37 days; half are decided faster than this
Average: 47 days; a few slow cases pull this up
Based on: 654; determined applications

Recent amendments

Amendment	Stage	Status date	Gazettal	Outcome
Proposed Additional Permitted Use for Hostel at 390 Panorama Avenue, Mitchell	Lodged	15 May 2026	·	Approved

Planning disputes

15 on record

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

Matter	Court	Decided
Terra Ag Services Pty Limited v Griffith City Council [2017] NSWLEC 167 APPEAL – appeal against a Commissioner’s decision on questions of law – refusal of development consent for rural supplies business – part of development held to be for prohibited purpose of “heavy industrial storage establishment” – whether development for one or more purposes – acceptance that development for more than one purpose – failure to characterise development as a whole – constructive failure to exercise jurisdiction to determine and give reasons for finding that development not for so	NSWLEC	7 Dec 2017
Burrell Place Community Action Group Incorporated v Griffith City Council [2009] NSWLEC 120 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE :- security for costs - incorporated association - insufficient assets - power to order security for costs - relevant considerations	NSWLEC	29 July 2009
Bongiorno Hawkins Frassetto & Associates Pty Ltd v Griffith City Council [2007] NSWLEC 205 Appeal :- joinder of additional parties - whether issues would be sufficiently addressed absent joinder	NSWLEC	30 Mar 2007
Sumar Produce Pty Ltd v Griffith City Council [2000] NSWLEC 104 Orders :- noise control notice Costs :- class one - not a re-hearing	NSWLEC	7 June 2000
Sumar Produce Pty Ltd v Griffith City Council [2000] NSWLEC 72 Appeal from Administrative Decision :- noise control notice - appeal - setting of appropriate levels for frost control fan on agricultural land	NSWLEC	11 Apr 2000
Sumar Produce Pty Ltd v Griffith City Council [2000] NSWLEC 27 Question of Law :- statutory construction - power to vary noise control notice after appeal - power to vary noise control notice on appeal - power of delegation to council officer	NSWLEC	15 Feb 2000
BLACKTOWN CITY COUNCIL v LASSETER [1996] NSWCA 51	NSWCA	5 Dec 1996
RAWLINSON AND BROWN PTY LTD v WITHAM [1995] NSWCA 542	NSWCA	12 Apr 1995
DILLON v GOSFORD CITY COUNCIL [1995] NSWCA 124	NSWCA	7 Apr 1995
McBRIDE v WALTON [1994] NSWCA 199	NSWCA	15 July 1994
SPINKOVSKI v PUNCHBOWL BRICK and PIPE COMPANY PTY LTD [1992] NSWCA 236	NSWCA	11 Aug 1992
CLIFT v WINDRUM [1991] NSWCA 54	NSWCA	2 Sept 1991
PETER CECIL HARCOURT DAWSON v THE LAW SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES [1989] NSWCA 58	NSWCA	21 Dec 1989
Savage & Ors v. Griffith City Council [1988] NSWLEC 135 :-	NSWLEC	1 Sept 1988
Polegato & Anor v. Griffith City Council [1988] NSWLEC 162 :-	NSWLEC	10 Mar 1988

Discovery signals matched on council name. We link to the public judgment; we do not reproduce its text.

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.