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. 

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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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Council performance data snapshot

April

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

For the complete April 2026 data go to:

The following April snapshot is as of 8 May 2026.

Go to Council league table – 2024–25 financial year for previous data.

Council Average lodgement days Average assessment days Details
Albury 4 79
Armidale 1 76
Ballina 5 79
Balranald 23 40
Bathurst 4 52
Bayside 3 110
Bega Valley 8 147
Bellingen 7 108
Berrigan 4 50
Blacktown 15 105
Bland 26 68
Blayney 14 78
Blue Mountains 31 81
Bogan 30 72
Bourke 26 79
Brewarrina 42 51
Broken Hill 10 69
Burwood 13 58
Byron 17 81
Cabonne 6 49
Camden 9 59
Campbelltown 4 57
Canada Bay 5 58
Canterbury-Bankstown 4 83
Carrathool 9 44
Central Coast 14 140
Central Darling 31 52
Cessnock 6 54
Clarence Valley 13 101
Cobar 18 107
Coffs Harbour 11 75
Coolamon 12 54
Coonamble 27 46
Cootamundra-Gundagai 13 112
Cowra 10 48
Cumberland 7 98
Dubbo 8 48
Dungog 6 97
Edward River 33 39
Eurobodalla 10 63
Fairfield 9 92
Federation 23 60
Forbes 22 47
Georges River 10 154
Gilgandra 6 36
Glen Innes Severn 19 59
Goulburn Mulwaree 5 84
Greater Hume 12 60
Griffith 9 48
Gunnedah 9 107
Gwydir 24 61
Hawkesbury 9 75
Hay 23 39
Hilltops 8 69
Hornsby 5 79
Hunters Hill 13 92
Inner West 5 95
Inverell 13 62
Junee 5 41
Kempsey 10 140
Kiama 11 81
Ku-ring-gai 12 93
Kyogle 17 58
Lachlan 36 89
Lake Macquarie 11 99
Lane Cove 18 44
Leeton 10 46
Lismore 13 47
Lithgow 10 128
Liverpool 18 147
Liverpool Plains 16 61
Lockhart 15 39
Maitland 10 65
Mid-Coast 9 75
Mid-Western 6 89
Moree Plains 11 63
Mosman 6 104
Murray River 17 50
Murrumbidgee 25 40
Muswellbrook 13 70
Nambucca Valley 6 38
Narrabri 10 39
Narrandera 22 26
Narromine 7 18
Newcastle 6 63
North Sydney 5 83
Northern Beaches 6 97
Oberon 12 86
Orange 9 70
Parkes 12 45
Parramatta 29 86
Penrith 10 95
Port Macquarie-Hastings 13 89
Port Stephens 9 50
Queanbeyan-Palerang 1 94
Randwick 3 68
Richmond Valley 12 46
Ryde 6 83
Shellharbour 5 54
Shoalhaven 9 105
Singleton 6 52
Snowy Monaro 10 71
Snowy Valleys 4 49
Strathfield 15 81
Sutherland 23 99
Sydney 7 62
Tamworth 9 95
Temora 8 21
Tenterfield 27 56
The Hills 6 113
Tweed 11 92
Upper Hunter 25 53
Upper Lachlan 12 66
Uralla 18 69
Wagga Wagga 6 51
Walcha 3 41
Walgett 6 66
Warren 13 23
Warrumbungle 2 127
Waverley 13 88
Weddin 20 43
Wentworth 16 86
Willoughby 15 105
Wingecarribee 13 178
Wollondilly 7 70
Wollongong 6 102
Woollahra 5 94
Yass Valley 9 118
March

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

For the complete March 2026 data go to:

The following March snapshot is as of 10 April 2026.

Go to Council league table – 2024–25 financial year for previous data.

Council Average lodgement days Average assessment days Details
Albury 4 75
Armidale 1 75
Ballina 5 76
Balranald 23 41
Bathurst 4 52
Bayside 3 111
Bega Valley 8 150
Bellingen 7 110
Berrigan 4 52
Blacktown 14 100
Bland 26 67
Blayney 12 82
Blue Mountains 31 79
Bogan 33 74
Bourke 28 79
Brewarrina 26 58
Broken Hill 10 74
Burwood 14 59
Byron 18 81
Cabonne 6 47
Camden 9 58
Campbelltown 4 57
Canada Bay 5 56
Canterbury-Bankstown 4 84
Carrathool 9 44
Central Coast 15 138
Central Darling 31 52
Cessnock 6 54
Clarence Valley 14 106
Cobar 18 110
Coffs Harbour 11 77
Coolamon 13 57
Coonamble 21 46
Cootamundra-Gundagai 14 113
Cowra 11 48
Cumberland 7 97
Dubbo 8 47
Dungog 7 93
Edward River 33 39
Eurobodalla 10 63
Fairfield 9 88
Federation 24 64
Forbes 22 48
Georges River 11 158
Gilgandra 6 31
Glen Innes Severn 19 60
Goulburn Mulwaree 5 84
Greater Hume 10 56
Griffith 9 48
Gunnedah 10 106
Gwydir 24 63
Hawkesbury 9 72
Hay 26 40
Hilltops 8 70
Hornsby 5 79
Hunters Hill 13 83
Inner West 5 95
Inverell 12 59
Junee 4 38
Kempsey 10 137
Kiama 11 78
Ku-ring-gai 12 94
Kyogle 17 61
Lachlan 35 88
Lake Macquarie 11 99
Lane Cove 18 42
Leeton 11 46
Lismore 13 50
Lithgow 10 128
Liverpool 18 143
Liverpool Plains 16 69
Lockhart 15 35
Maitland 10 65
Mid-Coast 9 77
Mid-Western 6 90
Moree Plains 11 58
Mosman 6 101
Murray River 16 52
Murrumbidgee 25 34
Muswellbrook 13 74
Nambucca Valley 7 39
Narrabri 10 35
Narrandera 23 28
Narromine 7 19
Newcastle 6 64
North Sydney 5 82
Northern Beaches 6 96
Oberon 11 90
Orange 9 71
Parkes 11 46
Parramatta 28 87
Penrith 10 95
Port Macquarie-Hastings 13 87
Port Stephens 8 50
Queanbeyan-Palerang 1 96
Randwick 3 69
Richmond Valley 12 46
Ryde 6 81
Shellharbour 5 55
Shoalhaven 9 107
Singleton 6 51
Snowy Monaro 10 73
Snowy Valleys 4 49
Strathfield 14 81
Sutherland 24 98
Sydney 7 63
Tamworth 9 98
Temora 9 22
Tenterfield 27 58
The Hills 6 113
Tweed 12 92
Upper Hunter 26 55
Upper Lachlan 12 65
Uralla 18 75
Wagga Wagga 6 51
Walcha 2 41
Walgett 7 66
Warren 11 23
Warrumbungle 2 118
Waverley 13 86
Weddin 19 42
Wentworth 14 86
Willoughby 15 108
Wingecarribee 14 181
Wollondilly 7 68
Wollongong 6 99
Woollahra 5 94
Yass Valley 9 120