Allen and anor v Cessnock City Council [2010] NSWLEC 1179

Allen and anor v Cessnock City Council [2010] NSWLEC 1179

The SEPP 1 objection was not sustained because the proposed excision of a 2 ha allotment for principally residential purposes from a 21.5 ha Rural 1(a) allotment was contrary to the underlying objectives of the 40 ha minimum allotment size standard, derived from the zone objectives, particularly objectives (a), (b) and (e)(ii). The Court was not satisfied that compliance with the development standard was unreasonable or unnecessary, so the development application had to be refused.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
28 May 2010
Procedural Posture
Development Application Appeal Concerning Refusal of Subdivision Consent / Ex Tempore Judgment After Hearing
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; development consent refused.
Legal Topics
['development Application' 'development Standards' 'subdivision' 'minimum Allotment Size' 'sepp 1 Objection' 'rural Zoning']
['planning and Environment Law'] ['development Application' 'development Standards' 'subdivision' 'minimum Allotment Size' 'sepp 1 Objection' 'rural Zoning']

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Procedural Posture

Development Application Appeal Concerning Refusal of Subdivision Consent / Ex Tempore Judgment After Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the minimum allotment size requirement in cl 12 of the Cessnock Local Environmental Plan 1989 was a development standard amenable to objection under State Environmental Planning Policy No 1.' 'Whether the SEPP 1 objection to the 40 ha minimum allotment size should be sustained.' 'Whether the proposed subdivision was consistent with the objectives of the Rural 1(a) zone.' 'Whether development consent should be granted for subdivision of Lot 1154 DP 785691 into allotments of approximately 19.6 ha and 2 ha.']

Ratio Decidendi

The SEPP 1 objection was not sustained because the proposed excision of a 2 ha allotment for principally residential purposes from a 21.5 ha Rural 1(a) allotment was contrary to the underlying objectives of the 40 ha minimum allotment size standard, derived from the zone objectives, particularly objectives (a), (b) and (e)(ii). The Court was not satisfied that compliance with the development standard was unreasonable or unnecessary, so the development application had to be refused.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; development consent refused.

Orders

  • ['The appeal is dismissed.' 'Objection pursuant to State Environmental Planning Policy No 1 to compliance with the required minimum allotment size is not sustained.' 'Development Application 8/2008/824/1 to subdivide Lot 1154 DP 785691 (known as 40 Richmond Vale Road, Mulbring) is determined by the refusal of...