O’Brien v Yass Valley Council [2018] NSWLEC 1642

O’Brien v Yass Valley Council [2018] NSWLEC 1642

The parties reached an agreed decision after conciliation to uphold the appeal and grant development consent subject to conditions, and the Commissioner was satisfied that the agreed decision was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions; therefore, 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
12 December 2018
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Proceedings Under S 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Concerning a Development Application for Subdivision of Land / Orders Made After Conciliation Conference Under S 34(1) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979
Outcome
Appeal upheld; Development Application DA 5.2017.181.1 approved subject to conditions contained in Annexure A.
Legal Topics
['development Application' 'subdivision of Land' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between Parties' 'consent Orders']
['planning and Environment Law' 'development Consent'] ['development Application' 'subdivision of Land' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between Parties' 'consent Orders']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Proceedings Under S 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Concerning a Development Application for Subdivision of Land / Orders Made After Conciliation Conference Under S 34(1) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the parties' agreed decision was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979" 'Whether development consent should be granted to Development Application DA 5.2017.181.1 subject to conditions']

Ratio Decidendi

The parties reached an agreed decision after conciliation to uphold the appeal and grant development consent subject to conditions, and the Commissioner was satisfied that the agreed decision was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions; therefore, 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; Development Application DA 5.2017.181.1 approved subject to conditions contained in Annexure A.

Orders

  • ['The Appeal is upheld;' 'Development Application DA 5.2017.181.1 seeking consent to subdivide Lot 102 DP 1177760, known as 782 Back Creek Road, Yass River, into two lots, is approved subject to the conditions contained in Annexure "A".']