Council league table

The council league table is an interactive dashboard monitoring performance for lodgement and determination of development applications in the Statement of Expectations Order 2024. Data can be viewed by council, geographic region, development type and over different time periods.

State agency performance for concurrence, integrated development and referral timeframes is also monitored. We are also tracking how long councils take to refer assessment reports to Sydney district and regional planning panels.

More information on the data and metrics included in the council league table can be found in the 'Definitions' tab of the dashboards.

Council league table

The council league table monitors performance for lodgement and determination of development applications.

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Regionally significant development

The regionally significant development dashboard tracks how long councils take to refer assessment reports to Sydney and regional planning panels.

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Starting from 1 July 2024, council performance is captured on the sixth business day of every month.

For the complete December snapshot data go to:

The following December snapshot is as of 9 January 2025.

Council	Average lodgement days	Average assessment days
Albury	10	100
Armidale	9	49
Ballina	62	163
Balranald	22	58
Bathurst	4	77
Bayside	9	134
Bega Valley	16	142
Bellingen	35	93
Berrigan	21	56
Blacktown	18	90
Bland	25	74
Blayney	21	95
Blue Mountains	24	72
Bogan	7	77
Bourke	9	206
Brewarrina	29	9
Broken Hill	11	59
Burwood	14	132
Byron	18	112
Cabonne	16	89
Camden	5	73
Campbelltown	5	101
Canada Bay	9	129
Canterbury-Bankstown	8	86
Carrathool	21	37
Central Coast	18	153
Central Darling	21	41
Cessnock	9	65
Clarence Valley	16	96
Cobar	19	26
Coffs Harbour	14	87
Coolamon	9	42
Coonamble	31	51
Cootamundra-Gundagai	10	115
Cowra	10	62
Cumberland	10	98
Dubbo	14	47
Dungog	9	173
Edward River	38	48
Eurobodalla	25	101
Fairfield	10	94
Federation	51	62
Forbes	18	37
Georges River	8	214
Gilgandra	8	50
Glen Innes Severn	17	54
Goulburn Mulwaree	7	145
Greater Hume	20	52
Griffith	13	95
Gunnedah	10	168
Gwydir	26	38
Hawkesbury	12	143
Hay	15	52
Hilltops	12	111
Hornsby	7	94
Hunters Hill	12	79
Inner West	10	95
Inverell	12	37
Junee	7	36
Kempsey	25	145
Kiama	14	112
Ku-ring-gai	12	121
Kyogle	14	73
Lachlan	19	123
Lake Macquarie	7	99
Lane Cove	17	34
Leeton	9	39
Lismore	13	77
Lithgow	8	105
Liverpool	14	114
Liverpool Plains	16	110
Lockhart	14	40
Maitland	2	85
Mid-Coast	13	87
Mid-Western	9	94
Moree Plains	13	44
Mosman	8	110
Murray River	22	54
Murrumbidgee	20	23
Muswellbrook	14	101
Nambucca Valley	7	38
Narrabri	12	45
Narrandera	13	28
Narromine	17	28
Newcastle	5	81
North Sydney	36	145
Northern Beaches	12	83
Oberon	16	122
Orange	11	91
Parkes	10	78
Parramatta	21	134
Penrith	8	137
Port Macquarie-Hastings	13	86
Port Stephens	10	62
Queanbeyan-Palerang	8	171
Randwick	3	100
Richmond Valley	8	49
Ryde	12	123
Shellharbour	23	92
Shoalhaven	15	110
Singleton	6	65
Snowy Monaro	13	88
Snowy Valleys	16	57
Strathfield	12	143
Sutherland	11	184
Sydney	7	86
Tamworth	11	139
Temora	2	46
Tenterfield	34	37
The Hills	9	119
Tweed	16	162
Upper Hunter	27	79
Upper Lachlan	36	165
Uralla	15	64
Wagga Wagga	7	71
Walcha	5	55
Walgett	0	77
Warren	13	97
Warrumbungle	77	66
Waverley	16	113
Weddin	36	38
Wentworth	27	74
Willoughby	33	188
Wingecarribee	23	239
Wollondilly	7	71
Wollongong	12	101
Woollahra	5	138
Yass Valley	9	145

Full details for entry Albury
Council	Albury
Average lodgement days	10
Average assessment days	100
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	115

Full details for entry Armidale
Council	Armidale
Average lodgement days	9
Average assessment days	49
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Ballina
Council	Ballina
Average lodgement days	62
Average assessment days	163
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	294

Full details for entry Balranald
Council	Balranald
Average lodgement days	22
Average assessment days	58
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Bathurst
Council	Bathurst
Average lodgement days	4
Average assessment days	77
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Bayside
Council	Bayside
Average lodgement days	9
Average assessment days	134
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	251

Full details for entry Bega Valley
Council	Bega Valley
Average lodgement days	16
Average assessment days	142
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	332

Full details for entry Bellingen
Council	Bellingen
Average lodgement days	35
Average assessment days	93
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Berrigan
Council	Berrigan
Average lodgement days	21
Average assessment days	56
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Blacktown
Council	Blacktown
Average lodgement days	18
Average assessment days	90
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	227

Full details for entry Bland
Council	Bland
Average lodgement days	25
Average assessment days	74
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Blayney
Council	Blayney
Average lodgement days	21
Average assessment days	95
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	186

Full details for entry Blue Mountains
Council	Blue Mountains
Average lodgement days	24
Average assessment days	72
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Bogan
Council	Bogan
Average lodgement days	7
Average assessment days	77
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Bourke
Council	Bourke
Average lodgement days	9
Average assessment days	206
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Brewarrina
Council	Brewarrina
Average lodgement days	29
Average assessment days	9
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Broken Hill
Council	Broken Hill
Average lodgement days	11
Average assessment days	59
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Burwood
Council	Burwood
Average lodgement days	14
Average assessment days	132
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	206

Full details for entry Byron
Council	Byron
Average lodgement days	18
Average assessment days	112
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	197

Full details for entry Cabonne
Council	Cabonne
Average lodgement days	16
Average assessment days	89
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Camden
Council	Camden
Average lodgement days	5
Average assessment days	73
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	325

Full details for entry Campbelltown
Council	Campbelltown
Average lodgement days	5
Average assessment days	101
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	268

Full details for entry Canada Bay
Council	Canada Bay
Average lodgement days	9
Average assessment days	129
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	261

Full details for entry Canterbury-Bankstown
Council	Canterbury-Bankstown
Average lodgement days	8
Average assessment days	86
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	253

Full details for entry Carrathool
Council	Carrathool
Average lodgement days	21
Average assessment days	37
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	207

Full details for entry Central Coast
Council	Central Coast
Average lodgement days	18
Average assessment days	153
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	308

Full details for entry Central Darling
Council	Central Darling
Average lodgement days	21
Average assessment days	41
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Cessnock
Council	Cessnock
Average lodgement days	9
Average assessment days	65
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	513

Full details for entry Clarence Valley
Council	Clarence Valley
Average lodgement days	16
Average assessment days	96
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	292

Full details for entry Cobar
Council	Cobar
Average lodgement days	19
Average assessment days	26
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Coffs Harbour
Council	Coffs Harbour
Average lodgement days	14
Average assessment days	87
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	237

Full details for entry Coolamon
Council	Coolamon
Average lodgement days	9
Average assessment days	42
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Coonamble
Council	Coonamble
Average lodgement days	31
Average assessment days	51
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Cootamundra-Gundagai
Council	Cootamundra-Gundagai
Average lodgement days	10
Average assessment days	115
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	352

Full details for entry Cowra
Council	Cowra
Average lodgement days	10
Average assessment days	62
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Cumberland
Council	Cumberland
Average lodgement days	10
Average assessment days	98
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	269

Full details for entry Dubbo
Council	Dubbo
Average lodgement days	14
Average assessment days	47
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	239

Full details for entry Dungog
Council	Dungog
Average lodgement days	9
Average assessment days	173
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Edward River
Council	Edward River
Average lodgement days	38
Average assessment days	48
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Eurobodalla
Council	Eurobodalla
Average lodgement days	25
Average assessment days	101
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Fairfield
Council	Fairfield
Average lodgement days	10
Average assessment days	94
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	408

Full details for entry Federation
Council	Federation
Average lodgement days	51
Average assessment days	62
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Forbes
Council	Forbes
Average lodgement days	18
Average assessment days	37
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Georges River
Council	Georges River
Average lodgement days	8
Average assessment days	214
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Gilgandra
Council	Gilgandra
Average lodgement days	8
Average assessment days	50
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Glen Innes Severn
Council	Glen Innes Severn
Average lodgement days	17
Average assessment days	54
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Goulburn Mulwaree
Council	Goulburn Mulwaree
Average lodgement days	7
Average assessment days	145
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Greater Hume
Council	Greater Hume
Average lodgement days	20
Average assessment days	52
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Griffith
Council	Griffith
Average lodgement days	13
Average assessment days	95
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Gunnedah
Council	Gunnedah
Average lodgement days	10
Average assessment days	168
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	354

Full details for entry Gwydir
Council	Gwydir
Average lodgement days	26
Average assessment days	38
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	138

Full details for entry Hawkesbury
Council	Hawkesbury
Average lodgement days	12
Average assessment days	143
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Hay
Council	Hay
Average lodgement days	15
Average assessment days	52
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Hilltops
Council	Hilltops
Average lodgement days	12
Average assessment days	111
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	160

Full details for entry Hornsby
Council	Hornsby
Average lodgement days	7
Average assessment days	94
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	278

Full details for entry Hunters Hill
Council	Hunters Hill
Average lodgement days	12
Average assessment days	79
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Inner West
Council	Inner West
Average lodgement days	10
Average assessment days	95
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Inverell
Council	Inverell
Average lodgement days	12
Average assessment days	37
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Junee
Council	Junee
Average lodgement days	7
Average assessment days	36
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Kempsey
Council	Kempsey
Average lodgement days	25
Average assessment days	145
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	360

Full details for entry Kiama
Council	Kiama
Average lodgement days	14
Average assessment days	112
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Ku-ring-gai
Council	Ku-ring-gai
Average lodgement days	12
Average assessment days	121
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	84

Full details for entry Kyogle
Council	Kyogle
Average lodgement days	14
Average assessment days	73
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Lachlan
Council	Lachlan
Average lodgement days	19
Average assessment days	123
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Lake Macquarie
Council	Lake Macquarie
Average lodgement days	7
Average assessment days	99
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	348

Full details for entry Lane Cove
Council	Lane Cove
Average lodgement days	17
Average assessment days	34
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	117

Full details for entry Leeton
Council	Leeton
Average lodgement days	9
Average assessment days	39
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Lismore
Council	Lismore
Average lodgement days	13
Average assessment days	77
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	49

Full details for entry Lithgow
Council	Lithgow
Average lodgement days	8
Average assessment days	105
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	343

Full details for entry Liverpool
Council	Liverpool
Average lodgement days	14
Average assessment days	114
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	422

Full details for entry Liverpool Plains
Council	Liverpool Plains
Average lodgement days	16
Average assessment days	110
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Lockhart
Council	Lockhart
Average lodgement days	14
Average assessment days	40
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Maitland
Council	Maitland
Average lodgement days	2
Average assessment days	85
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	272

Full details for entry Mid-Coast
Council	Mid-Coast
Average lodgement days	13
Average assessment days	87
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Mid-Western
Council	Mid-Western
Average lodgement days	9
Average assessment days	94
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	238

Full details for entry Moree Plains
Council	Moree Plains
Average lodgement days	13
Average assessment days	44
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Mosman
Council	Mosman
Average lodgement days	8
Average assessment days	110
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Murray River
Council	Murray River
Average lodgement days	22
Average assessment days	54
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	321

Full details for entry Murrumbidgee
Council	Murrumbidgee
Average lodgement days	20
Average assessment days	23
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Muswellbrook
Council	Muswellbrook
Average lodgement days	14
Average assessment days	101
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	253

Full details for entry Nambucca Valley
Council	Nambucca Valley
Average lodgement days	7
Average assessment days	38
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Narrabri
Council	Narrabri
Average lodgement days	12
Average assessment days	45
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	207

Full details for entry Narrandera
Council	Narrandera
Average lodgement days	13
Average assessment days	28
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Narromine
Council	Narromine
Average lodgement days	17
Average assessment days	28
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	854

Full details for entry Newcastle
Council	Newcastle
Average lodgement days	5
Average assessment days	81
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	444

Full details for entry North Sydney
Council	North Sydney
Average lodgement days	36
Average assessment days	145
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	480

Full details for entry Northern Beaches
Council	Northern Beaches
Average lodgement days	12
Average assessment days	83
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	221

Full details for entry Oberon
Council	Oberon
Average lodgement days	16
Average assessment days	122
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	442

Full details for entry Orange
Council	Orange
Average lodgement days	11
Average assessment days	91
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	204

Full details for entry Parkes
Council	Parkes
Average lodgement days	10
Average assessment days	78
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	103

Full details for entry Parramatta
Council	Parramatta
Average lodgement days	21
Average assessment days	134
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	210

Full details for entry Penrith
Council	Penrith
Average lodgement days	8
Average assessment days	137
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	279

Full details for entry Port Macquarie-Hastings
Council	Port Macquarie-Hastings
Average lodgement days	13
Average assessment days	86
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	200

Full details for entry Port Stephens
Council	Port Stephens
Average lodgement days	10
Average assessment days	62
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	307

Full details for entry Queanbeyan-Palerang
Council	Queanbeyan-Palerang
Average lodgement days	8
Average assessment days	171
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	333

Full details for entry Randwick
Council	Randwick
Average lodgement days	3
Average assessment days	100
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	275

Full details for entry Richmond Valley
Council	Richmond Valley
Average lodgement days	8
Average assessment days	49
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	173

Full details for entry Ryde
Council	Ryde
Average lodgement days	12
Average assessment days	123
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	230

Full details for entry Shellharbour
Council	Shellharbour
Average lodgement days	23
Average assessment days	92
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	309

Full details for entry Shoalhaven
Council	Shoalhaven
Average lodgement days	15
Average assessment days	110
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	192

Full details for entry Singleton
Council	Singleton
Average lodgement days	6
Average assessment days	65
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	287

Full details for entry Snowy Monaro
Council	Snowy Monaro
Average lodgement days	13
Average assessment days	88
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Snowy Valleys
Council	Snowy Valleys
Average lodgement days	16
Average assessment days	57
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Strathfield
Council	Strathfield
Average lodgement days	12
Average assessment days	143
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Sutherland
Council	Sutherland
Average lodgement days	11
Average assessment days	184
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	230

Full details for entry Sydney
Council	Sydney
Average lodgement days	7
Average assessment days	86
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Tamworth
Council	Tamworth
Average lodgement days	11
Average assessment days	139
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	404

Full details for entry Temora
Council	Temora
Average lodgement days	2
Average assessment days	46
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Tenterfield
Council	Tenterfield
Average lodgement days	34
Average assessment days	37
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry The Hills
Council	The Hills
Average lodgement days	9
Average assessment days	119
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	370

Full details for entry Tweed
Council	Tweed
Average lodgement days	16
Average assessment days	162
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	342

Full details for entry Upper Hunter
Council	Upper Hunter
Average lodgement days	27
Average assessment days	79
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Upper Lachlan
Council	Upper Lachlan
Average lodgement days	36
Average assessment days	165
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Uralla
Council	Uralla
Average lodgement days	15
Average assessment days	64
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Wagga Wagga
Council	Wagga Wagga
Average lodgement days	7
Average assessment days	71
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	290

Full details for entry Walcha
Council	Walcha
Average lodgement days	5
Average assessment days	55
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Walgett
Council	Walgett
Average lodgement days	0
Average assessment days	77
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Warren
Council	Warren
Average lodgement days	13
Average assessment days	97
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Warrumbungle
Council	Warrumbungle
Average lodgement days	77
Average assessment days	66
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Waverley
Council	Waverley
Average lodgement days	16
Average assessment days	113
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	249

Full details for entry Weddin
Council	Weddin
Average lodgement days	36
Average assessment days	38
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Wentworth
Council	Wentworth
Average lodgement days	27
Average assessment days	74
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Full details for entry Willoughby
Council	Willoughby
Average lodgement days	33
Average assessment days	188
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	420

Full details for entry Wingecarribee
Council	Wingecarribee
Average lodgement days	23
Average assessment days	239
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	491

Full details for entry Wollondilly
Council	Wollondilly
Average lodgement days	7
Average assessment days	71
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	627

Full details for entry Wollongong
Council	Wollongong
Average lodgement days	12
Average assessment days	101
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	487

Full details for entry Woollahra
Council	Woollahra
Average lodgement days	5
Average assessment days	138
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days	219

Full details for entry Yass Valley
Council	Yass Valley
Average lodgement days	9
Average assessment days	145
Average regionally significant DA assessment referral days

Starting from 1 July 2024, council performance is captured on the sixth business day of every month.

For the complete November snapshot data go to:

The following November snapshot is as of 9 December 2024.

Council	Average lodgement days	Average assessment days
Albury	10	101
Armidale	9	50
Ballina	57	151
Balranald	25	61
Bathurst	4	79
Bayside	9	133
Bega Valley	16	133
Bellingen	37	96
Berrigan	21	45
Blacktown	18	91
Bland	25	72
Blayney	22	101
Blue Mountains	26	68
Bogan	9	49
Bourke	9	206
Brewarrina	41
Broken Hill	10	62
Burwood	13	137
Byron	19	115
Cabonne	15	92
Camden	5	71
Campbelltown	5	97
Canada Bay	10	132
Canterbury-Bankstown	8	88
Carrathool	21	36
Central Coast	19	152
Central Darling	21	40
Cessnock	10	63
Clarence Valley	16	94
Cobar	20	19
Coffs Harbour	15	90
Coolamon	10	46
Coonamble	31	48
Cootamundra-Gundagai	10	122
Cowra	10	70
Cumberland	11	98
Dubbo	15	46
Dungog	9	163
Edward River	39	33
Eurobodalla	26	101
Fairfield	10	85
Federation	57	61
Forbes	18	40
Georges River	8	212
Gilgandra	7	52
Glen Innes Severn	13	57
Goulburn Mulwaree	7	156
Greater Hume	21	44
Griffith	12	96
Gunnedah	10	174
Gwydir	26	40
Hawkesbury	12	150
Hay	14	52
Hilltops	12	110
Hornsby	7	96
Hunters Hill	11	82
Inner West	10	95
Inverell	13	40
Junee	7	41
Kempsey	24	138
Kiama	14	114
Ku-ring-gai	12	123
Kyogle	14	49
Lachlan	16	135
Lake Macquarie	7	98
Lane Cove	18	32
Leeton	9	37
Lismore	13	73
Lithgow	8	112
Liverpool	14	116
Liverpool Plains	17	110
Lockhart	13	41
Maitland	2	82
Mid-Coast	13	87
Mid-Western	9	92
Moree Plains	12	44
Mosman	8	111
Murray River	21	54
Murrumbidgee	18	24
Muswellbrook	15	99
Nambucca Valley	7	39
Narrabri	13	46
Narrandera	15	30
Narromine	17	19
Newcastle	5	80
North Sydney	41	143
Northern Beaches	12	80
Oberon	14	124
Orange	12	95