Simmons v Marrickville Council [2012] NSWLEC 1064
The application was refused because the location of the proposed brothel does not meet the locational requirements in both the current and imminent local environmental plans, being separated only by a road from residential and public recreation zones and in close proximity to sensitive uses, and there was no justification to vary these requirements.
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 20 March 2012
- Procedural Posture
- Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed; development application refused
- Legal Topics
- ['development Application' 'brothel' 'locational Suitability' 'residential Proximity' 'community Impact']
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Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 ['Whether the location of the proposed brothel is appropriate' 'Whether the development meets the locational requirements of applicable planning controls' 'Consistency with the objectives of Marrickville Local Environmental Plans']
Ratio Decidendi
The application was refused because the location of the proposed brothel does not meet the locational requirements in both the current and imminent local environmental plans, being separated only by a road from residential and public recreation zones and in close proximity to sensitive uses, and there was no justification to vary these requirements.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed; development application refused
Orders
- ['The appeal is dismissed.' 'The development application for alterations to an existing building at 100 Sydenham Road, Marrickville, for use as a brothel is refused.' 'The exhibits may be returned.']
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