Cross Lakes Pty Limited v Sydney City Council [2008] NSWLEC 1362

Cross Lakes Pty Limited v Sydney City Council [2008] NSWLEC 1362

The Court accepted the updated drawings and some amended conditions, determined that certain additional acoustic barriers sought by the respondent were not warranted on the evidence, allowed pot plants and umbrellas to be present by excluding them from the prohibitions in condition 4C, and otherwise granted...

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
26 August 2008
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Final Ex Tempore Judgment
Outcome
Appeals upheld
Legal Topics
['development Consent' 'acoustic Barrier' 'smokers Areas' 'licensed Premises' 'planning Conditions']
['environmental Law' 'planning Law'] ['development Consent' 'acoustic Barrier' 'smokers Areas' 'licensed Premises' 'planning Conditions']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Final Ex Tempore Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the proposed conditions relating to acoustic barriers and use of smokers' terraces at the Courthouse Hotel are appropriate and sufficient under the development consent"]

Ratio Decidendi

The Court accepted the updated drawings and some amended conditions, determined that certain additional acoustic barriers sought by the respondent were not warranted on the evidence, allowed pot plants and umbrellas to be present by excluding them from the prohibitions in condition 4C, and otherwise granted development consent for the smokers' courtyard and terrace subject to the amended and clarified conditions annexed.

Court Disposition

Appeals upheld

Orders

  • ['Appeal 11275 of 2007 upheld; development consent granted for smokers area courtyard on ground floor of Courthouse Hotel, 189 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, in accordance with specified plans and annexed conditions.' 'Appeal 11276 of 2007 upheld; development consent granted for smokers terrace at Courthouse Hotel,...