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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. 

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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

Starting from 1 July 2024, council performance is captured on the 6th business day of every month.

For the complete September snapshot data go to:

The following September snapshot is as of 8 October 2024.

Showing all data for Council's
CouncilAverage lodgement daysAverage assessment daysDetails
Albury 13 111
Armidale 10 51
Ballina 61 161
Balranald 23 45
Bathurst 4 74
Bayside 11 145
Bega Valley 19 157
Bellingen 41 92
Berrigan 23 50
Blacktown 18 82
Bland 22 76
Blayney 22 124
Blue Mountains 24 66
Bogan 0 36
Bourke 5 143
Brewarrina 41
Broken Hill 11 73
Burwood 14 158
Byron 19 112
Cabonne 14 75
Camden 5 76
Campbelltown 6 97
Canada Bay 11 130
Canterbury-Bankstown 10 91
Carrathool 14 56
Central Coast 20 160
Central Darling 21 35
Cessnock 10 64
Clarence Valley 14 84
Cobar 33 19
Coffs Harbour 19 94
Coolamon 10 38
Coonamble 42 48
Cootamundra-Gundagai 11 137
Cowra 10 63
Cumberland 12 101
Dubbo 19 51
Dungog 9 143
Edward River 54 38
Eurobodalla 29 92
Fairfield 10 82
Federation 67 64
Forbes 19 43
Georges River 7 229
Gilgandra 9 65
Glen Innes Severn 15 66
Goulburn Mulwaree 9 148
Greater Hume 22 43
Griffith 14 99
Gunnedah 11 216
Gwydir 36 31
Hawkesbury 15 144
Hay 11 26
Hilltops 12 121
Hornsby 7 96
Hunters Hill 11 82
Inner West 10 93
Inverell 12 43
Junee 8 51
Kempsey 27 130
Kiama 17 120
Ku-ring-gai 12 135
Kyogle 13 55
Lachlan 17 156
Lake Macquarie 8 97
Lane Cove 22 32
Leeton 11 33
Lismore 15 83
Lithgow 7 106
Liverpool 14 119
Liverpool Plains 11 90
Lockhart 13 42
Maitland 2 81
Mid-Coast 13 88
Mid-Western 10 94
Moree Plains 12 52
Mosman 8 119
Murray River 23 49
Murrumbidgee 10 27
Muswellbrook 12 117
Nambucca Valley 7 41
Narrabri 12 46
Narrandera 16 39
Narromine 19 18
Newcastle 5 87
North Sydney 39 152
Northern Beaches 12 80
Oberon 11 177
Orange 13 133
Parkes 10 58
Parramatta 23 158
Penrith 8 151
Port Macquarie-Hastings 12 80
Port Stephens 12 53
Queanbeyan-Palerang 13 178
Randwick 3 110
Richmond Valley 8 60
Ryde 15 149
Shellharbour 26 106
Shoalhaven 19 117
Singleton 5 61
Snowy Monaro 13 99
Snowy Valleys 21 66
Strathfield 12 149
Sutherland 11 194
Sydney 7 92
Tamworth 10 138
Temora 1 44
Tenterfield 51 40
The Hills 11 128
Tweed 18 151
Upper Hunter 31 88
Upper Lachlan 30 182
Uralla 15 81
Wagga Wagga 7 77
Walcha 5 69
Walgett 0 92
Warren 5 166
Warrumbungle 71 70
Waverley 12 121
Weddin 32 19
Wentworth 20 71
Willoughby 30 195
Wingecarribee 28 263
Wollondilly 7 69
Wollongong 12 96
Woollahra 5 148
Yass Valley 10 159

Starting from 1 July 2024, council performance is captured on the 6th business day of every month.

For the complete August snapshot data go to:

The following August snapshot is as of 8 September 2024.

Showing all data for Council's
CouncilAverage lodgement daysAverage assessment daysDetails
Albury 17 85
Armidale 8 56
Ballina 62 140
Balranald 22 0
Bathurst 5 64
Bayside 12 173
Bega Valley 22 170
Bellingen 43 96
Berrigan 21 58
Blacktown 17 95
Bland 28 82
Blayney 24 118
Blue Mountains 24 74
Bogan 0 19
Bourke 0 267
Brewarrina 41 0
Broken Hill 12 51
Burwood 6 196
Byron 24 100
Cabonne 10 83
Camden 6 78
Campbelltown 6 95
Canada Bay 12 118
Canterbury-Bankstown 6 91
Carrathool 0 57
Central Coast 21 143
Central Darling 22 29
Cessnock 10 61
Clarence Valley 16 85
Cobar 0 21
Coffs Harbour 21 80
Coolamon 8 87
Coonamble 30 15
Cootamundra-Gundagai 7 123
Cowra 8 96
Cumberland 8 103
Dubbo 14 47
Dungog 8 182
Edward River 18 29
Eurobodalla 28 118
Fairfield 9 62
Federation 31 64
Forbes 20 35
Georges River 6 235
Gilgandra 13 2
Glen Innes Severn 12 75
Goulburn Mulwaree 7 129
Greater Hume 37 53
Griffith 17 107
Gunnedah 14 295
Gwydir 55 41
Hawkesbury 16 155
Hay 6 52
Hilltops 14 141
Hornsby 6 120
Hunters Hill 14 81
Inner West 12 97
Inverell 13 40
Junee 7 43
Kempsey 20 146
Kiama 16 114
Ku-ring-gai 12 151
Kyogle 10 44
Lachlan 23 195
Lake Macquarie 10 87
Lane Cove 23 34
Leeton 12 33
Lismore 21 62
Lithgow 7 105
Liverpool 12 134
Liverpool Plains 9 53
Lockhart 10 13
Maitland 3 80
Mid-Coast 14 87
Mid-Western 7 80
Moree Plains 9 48
Mosman 7 105
Murray River 14 66
Murrumbidgee 10 30
Muswellbrook 17 91
Nambucca Valley 8 49
Narrabri 5 36
Narrandera 19 16
Narromine 24 10
Newcastle 5 98
North Sydney 22 175
Northern Beaches 11 75
Oberon 10 157
Orange 13 156
Parkes 11 39
Parramatta 17 172
Penrith 8 118
Port Macquarie-Hastings 11 81
Port Stephens 13 44
Queanbeyan-Palerang 16 188
Randwick 4 110
Richmond Valley 7 52
Ryde 12 156
Shellharbour 30 118
Shoalhaven 19 111
Singleton 4 84
Snowy Monaro 9 100
Snowy Valleys 26 58
Strathfield 14 142
Sutherland 10 174
Sydney 7 101
Tamworth 9 113
Temora 0 97
Tenterfield 14 60
The Hills 11 121
Tweed 15 148
Upper Hunter 46 69
Upper Lachlan 14 159
Uralla 17 76
Wagga Wagga 7 89
Walcha 3 36
Walgett 0 269
Warren 5 12
Warrumbungle 71 91
Waverley 10 118
Weddin 18 24
Wentworth 21 119
Willoughby 25 177
Wingecarribee 34 257
Wollondilly 7 51
Wollongong 10 102
Woollahra 6 119
Yass Valley 16 124