The exact wording councils used when refusing a development application, with the planning controls each ground was tested against. Read from the notices of determination themselves — every entry links back to the council record so you can verify it.
Georges River (268) Woollahra (226) Mosman (208) Camden (176) North Sydney (144) Waverley (119) Randwick (97) Tweed (59) Liverpool (31) Byron (31) Penrith (30) Blue Mountains (22) Sydney (20) Hornsby (17) Cumberland (16) Ku Ring Gai (8) Inner West (8) All grounds Building height, scale, bulk or massing Floor space ratio / gross floor area exceedance Setbacks or building envelope non-compliance Streetscape / neighbourhood character incompatibility Heritage item or conservation area impact Overshadowing / solar access loss to neighbours Privacy loss / overlooking of neighbours View loss / view sharing Noise or acoustic amenity impact Parking shortfall, traffic or vehicular access Landscaping deficiency or tree removal Stormwater, drainage or flooding Bushfire hazard / RFS requirements Land contamination (SEPP Resilience/55) Biodiversity, native vegetation or ecology Clause 4.6 variation request not justified Land use prohibited / not permissible in zone Insufficient information submitted by applicant Contrary to the public interest (s4.15(1)(e)) Subdivision / minimum lot size non-compliance SEPP non-compliance (BASIX, Codes, Housing etc.) Site not suitable for the development (s4.15(1)(c)) Other ground not covered above Any date Determined 2026 or later Determined 2025 or later Determined 2024 or later Determined 2023 or later Determined 2022 or later Determined 2021 or later 2,091 grounds matching · 268 refusals analysed in Georges River Sign in to read the grounds The ranking below is free. The verbatim wording, the LEP and DCP clauses each ground was tested against, and the addresses and DA numbers behind them need an active subscription. There are 2,091 grounds indexed for Georges River.
Streetscape / neighbourhood character incompatibility 213 grounds 162 decisive Contrary to the public interest (s4.15(1)(e)) 209 grounds 198 decisive Stormwater, drainage or flooding 202 grounds 181 decisive Site not suitable for the development (s4.15(1)(c)) 198 grounds 193 decisive Insufficient information submitted by applicant 185 grounds 114 decisive Landscaping deficiency or tree removal 148 grounds 88 decisive Other ground not covered above 133 grounds 66 decisive Building height, scale, bulk or massing 129 grounds 105 decisive Setbacks or building envelope non-compliance 101 grounds 50 decisive Parking shortfall, traffic or vehicular access 99 grounds 70 decisive SEPP non-compliance (BASIX, Codes, Housing etc.) 68 grounds 50 decisive Biodiversity, native vegetation or ecology 65 grounds 57 decisive Land use prohibited / not permissible in zone 65 grounds 59 decisive Privacy loss / overlooking of neighbours 53 grounds 27 decisive Clause 4.6 variation request not justified 48 grounds 48 decisive Floor space ratio / gross floor area exceedance 48 grounds 44 decisive Overshadowing / solar access loss to neighbours 47 grounds 31 decisive Noise or acoustic amenity impact 27 grounds 13 decisive Subdivision / minimum lot size non-compliance 16 grounds 16 decisive Heritage item or conservation area impact 16 grounds 16 decisive Land contamination (SEPP Resilience/55) 11 grounds 10 decisive View loss / view sharing 8 grounds 4 decisive Bushfire hazard / RFS requirements 2 grounds 1 decisive 2 further refusals for Georges River are queued for analysis and will appear here as they are processed.