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You can search this page for cases completed since the Independent Planning Commission was established on 1 March 2018. 

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Mining and resources
In progress
Key dates
Submissions end 23/10/2026 at 11.59pm
Public hearing 14/10/2026 at 9.00am
Public hearing 15/10/2026 at 9.00am

Consent granted to this application for an open-cut silver, lead and zinc mine by the Commission in April 2023 has been declared void by the Court. A public hearing will be held on the application, with additional information from the Applicant and supplementary advice by the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure.

Energy
In progress
Key dates
Submissions end 14/10/2026 at 11.59pm
Public hearing 08/10/2026 at 9.00am

A development application for the construction and operation of a wind farm with up to 175 wind turbines, a battery energy storage system and associated infrastructure

Mining and resources
Public Hearing request received

A development application for the continuation of open cut mining operations at the Maules Creek Coal Mine for a further 10 years (from 2035 to 2044), with production of up to 14 million tonnes of run-of-mine coal per annum.

Energy
Public Hearing request received

A development application for the construction and operation of a wind farm with up to 76 wind turbines, battery storage and associated infrastructure.

Social infrastructure
Public Hearing request received

Concept Plan and Stage 1 detailed works (southern portion) for the use and operation of a cemetery, including burial plots, crematorium, chapel, vaults and crypts, general site layout and associated landscaping, roads, footpaths, administration and caretaker/storage buildings.

Urban development
In progress
Key dates
Submissions end 13/09/2026 at 11.59pm

A modification application to an approved commercial building at the Port of Newcastle, to increase the building's height and the area of the plant room, reduce carparking by 2 spaces to allow the inclusion of a generator and substation and for minor building facade changes.

Request for advice
In progress

Review of a Gateway Determination for a Planning Proposal to amend the Tweed Local Environmental Plan 2014 to replace minimum lot size and historic dwelling entitlement provisions for land in Zone RU2 with a merit-based approach, and enable more flexible boundary realignments within Zone RU1 and Zone RU2 .

Industrial development
In progress
Key dates
Submissions end 25/08/2026 at 11.59pm

A State significant infrastructure application to increase the length of the quayline at Brotherson Dock (southern side), including construction of 5.3ha of additional wharf area, dredging to provide material for the extended quayline and wharf, demolition of an existing bulk liquids berth (BLB) and construction of a new BLB.

Industrial development
Determined – approved
Key dates
Submissions end 19/08/2026 at 11.59pm

A modification application for the approved Port Botany Expansion to make operational and administrative amendments