Development applications in Lake Macquarie 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
- 2034
- last 12 months
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 421
- Determined
- 1568
- Withdrawn
- 45
See all development applications in Lake Macquarie 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
- 49 days
- half are decided faster than this
- Average
- 74 days
- a few slow cases pull this up
- Based on
- 4,135
- determined applications
Planning disputes
20 on recordPlanning and environment court and tribunal matters naming Lake Macquarie City Council, newest first. Each links to the full public judgment.
| Matter | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson v Lake Macquarie City Council [2013] NSWLEC 96 COSTS - Council issued order to applicant requiring demolition and removal of a concrete seawall constructed on Crown land adjoining his land - applicant appeals to the Court - Council failed to comply with a precondition to the exercise of power to make an order requiring demolition and removal of the seawall - appeal upheld by Commissioner and Council's order revoked - applicant seeks an order that the Council pay his costs of the appeal - no order as to costs unless fair and reasonable in cir | NSWLEC | 13 June 2013 |
| Carey v Lake Macquarie City Council [2007] NSWCA 4 NEGLIGENCE - appeal on liability - bicycle collision with a bollard erected in the middle of a pathway - duty to care owed by local council to cyclists - missing reflector tape on bollard - obviousness of risk - whether appellant cyclist failed to keep proper lookout - voluntary assumption of risk - contributory negligence. | NSWCA | 8 Feb 2007 |
| Aeropelican Air Services v Lake Macquarie City Council [2006] NSWCA 376 ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING – local environment plan – provision for acquisition of land by Council – notice requirement – notice given but land not acquired – construction of provision – principles | NSWCA | 20 Dec 2006 |
| Luka v Lake Macquarie City Council [2006] NSWLEC 533 Compulsory Acquisition of Land :- amount of compensation – remitter from Court of Appeal Costs: - security for – sought against dispossessed landowner – impecuniosity –outstanding costs unpaid – stay not granted Practice and Procedure: - amendment – failure to comply with directions – delay in complying with directions – length of delay – any prejudice caused – arguable cause of action – reinstatement of previously abandoned claim – oral application for leave – case management principles Jurisdi | NSWLEC | 28 Aug 2006 |
| LAKE MACQUARIE CITY COUNCIL v HOLT [NO 2] [2004] NSWCA 370 COSTS - offer of compromise - s148B(1)(c) District Court Act 1973 | NSWCA | 13 Oct 2004 |
| LAKE MACQUARIE CITY COUNCIL v HOLT [2004] NSWCA 305 DUTY OF CARE - jogger fell and sustained injury on cycleway - duty to take reasonable care for own safety - whether Ghantous distinguishable - relevance of expert evidence - whether costs should follow the event | NSWCA | 3 Sept 2004 |
| Barudzija v. Lake Macquarie City Council [2004] NSWCA 86 TORT - Negligence - Trip on footpath - Defective repair - Verdict for defendant - Whether leave to appeal should be granted. | NSWCA | 25 Mar 2004 |
| Townsend v Lake Macquarie City Council [2004] NSWLEC 38 Question of Law :- whether proposed development for a prohibited purpose of "dual occupancy-detached"-whether decommissioned "dwelling house" remains a dwelling-house for purposes of LEP | NSWLEC | 13 Feb 2004 |
| Luka v Lake Macquarie City Council [2003] NSWLEC 360 Practice and Procedure :- Motions for dismissal of proceedings or stay until security is provided or assessed costs paid | NSWLEC | 23 Dec 2003 |
| Lake Macquarie City Council v Hammersmith Management Pty Limited [2003] NSWCA 313 ENVIRONMENT & PLANNING - whether contributions plan valid - whether condition of monetary contributin imposed by local council on particular development valid - meaning of "will or is likely to require" in s94(1) EPAA - Newbury test - ND | NSWCA | 29 Oct 2003 |
| Lake Macquarie City Council v McKellar [2002] NSWCA 90 Tort - negligence - personal injury - District Court appeal - liability - Practice and procedure - written and oral submissions - oral argument lacking adequate basis in written submissions - necessity of compliance with procedure by counsel for efficient functioning of courts - D | NSWCA | 2 Apr 2002 |
| Guilfoyle and Anor v Lake Macquarie City Council [2002] NSWLEC 29 Question of Law :- For preliminary determination-whether proposed development permissible-relationship between defined terms "cluster housing" and "dwelling-houses" | NSWLEC | 6 Mar 2002 |
| Luka v Lake Macquarie City Council [2001] NSWLEC 251 Practice and Procedure :- Motion for dismissal for want of prosecution-scope of further hearing required on class 3 proceedings remitted from Court of Appeal | NSWLEC | 31 Oct 2001 |
| Cameron v Lake Macquarie City Council [2000] NSWLEC 34 Development :- development application - whether application to remove trees is "development" Form - strict compliance with prescribed form not necessary Consent of owner - may be on separate document Costs - exceptional circumstances | NSWLEC | 11 Apr 2000 |
| LAKE MACQUARIE CITY COUNCIL v LUKA [1999] NSWCA 447 COMPULSORY ACQUISITION - compulsory acquisition of private roads by Council - compensation awarded by Land and Environment Court - whether Judge erred in law - whether land could be valued as if it had never been sub-divided - whether private rights of other parties should be taken into account - whether roads had become public roads; REAL PROPERTY - subdivison creating roads contiguous with lots - private rights-of-way created in favour of lots - Dabbs v Seaman (1925) 36 CLR 538 followed; REAL | NSWCA | 7 Dec 1999 |
| Lake Macquarie City Council v Vetter [1999] NSWCA 98 WORKERS' COMPENSATION - Workers Compensation Act 1987 - s10 - whether two journeys or one - whether single journey - whether periodic journey - whether material increase in risk - whether injury caused was fault of worker - whether error of law | NSWCA | 16 Apr 1999 |
| LAKE MACQUARIE CITY COUNCIL v. BOTTOMLEY [1999] NSWCA 28 HIGHWAYS - Negligence and nuisance - Injuries to user of highways - Liability of highway authority - In respect of what matters; HIGHWAYS - Negligence and nuisance - Injury to user of highways - Liability of highway authority - Nonfeasance and Misfeasance | NSWCA | 3 Mar 1999 |
| Lake Macquarie City Council v Day [1999] NSWCA 26 Negligence; highway case; degraded original road surface with different level ("step") from road surface of a trench for drainage piping; whether on probabilities step due to negligence in installing piping; on facts, just as possible that due to degradation of original road surface since piping installed; misfeasance not established. | NSWCA | 19 Feb 1999 |
| Shannon Luka v. Lake Macquarie City Council [1998] NSWLEC 94 :- | NSWLEC | 24 July 1998 |
| Blake v Lake Macquarie City Council & Anor [1989] NSWLEC 221 :- | NSWLEC | 3 Aug 1989 |
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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.