Development trends

The temporal view: how development-application volume and rezoning movement have changed over time, and which councils are heating up fastest right now. Computed from the register, never estimated.

Development applications lodged per month

Last 24 months, all tracked councils.

Jul 2024 Jun 2026

Rezoning movements per month

Stage changes on the rezoning register (lodgements, exhibitions, gazettals).

Jul 2024 Jun 2026

Heating up

Councils with the biggest jump in development-application volume in the last 90 days versus the 90 before. The early signal of where pressure is building.

CouncilPriorRecentChange
Lachlan Shire Council818+125%
Liverpool Plains Shire Council1019+90%
Kyogle Council1324+85%
The Council of the Shire of Hornsby115199+73%
Griffith City Council5593+69%
Oberon Council2236+64%
Murray River Council69111+61%
Burwood Council2539+56%
Edward River Council2031+55%
Hay Shire Council1117+55%

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