Reynolds v Woollahra Municipal Council [2020] NSWLEC 1429

Reynolds v Woollahra Municipal Council [2020] NSWLEC 1429

The parties agreed that the amended supporting documents and modified conditions resolved the contentions concerning the SEPP Vegetation, WLEP, WDCP, objector issues, tree protection and geotechnical matters, and advised there were no jurisdictional impediments. Because the agreed decision was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions, s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 required the Court to dispose of the proceedings in accordance with that agreement.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
16 September 2020
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Appeal Under S 8.7(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Against Conditions of Development Consent / Final Orders Following Conciliation Conference Under S 34 Aa(2)(a) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 and Agreement Under S 34(3)
Outcome
Appeal upheld; approval granted to Development Application DA185/2019 for a new swimming pool at 76 New Beach Road, Darling Point, NSW subject to consolidated, modified conditions of consent in Annexure A.
Legal Topics
['development Application' 'conditions of Consent' 'tree Protection' 'geotechnical Assessments' 'conciliation Conference' 'swimming Pool Development']
['environmental Planning and Assessment' 'development Consent' 'land and Environment Court Proceedings'] ['development Application' 'conditions of Consent' 'tree Protection' 'geotechnical Assessments' 'conciliation Conference' 'swimming Pool Development']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Appeal Under S 8.7(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Against Conditions of Development Consent / Final Orders Following Conciliation Conference Under S 34 Aa(2)(a) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 and Agreement Under S 34(3)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether leave should be granted to the Applicant to amend the application and rely on additional hydrogeological and structural documents.' 'Whether the conditions relating to tree protection and geotechnical assessments in Development Application DA185/2019 should be amended or deleted.' "Whether the parties' agreed decision was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions."]

Ratio Decidendi

The parties agreed that the amended supporting documents and modified conditions resolved the contentions concerning the SEPP Vegetation, WLEP, WDCP, objector issues, tree protection and geotechnical matters, and advised there were no jurisdictional impediments. Because the agreed decision was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions, s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 required the Court to dispose of the proceedings in accordance with that agreement.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld; approval granted to Development Application DA185/2019 for a new swimming pool at 76 New Beach Road, Darling Point, NSW subject to consolidated, modified conditions of consent in Annexure A.

Orders

  • ['Leave is granted to the Applicant to amend their application and rely on the following documents: No.76 New Beach Road Darling Point NSW – Swimming Pool – Hydrogeological Assessment prepared by Aargus (Ref GS6645-6A) dated 28 June 2020; and Construction Methodology and Structural Statement prepared by Fred Barros...