Sadig v Hurstville City Council [2015] NSWLEC 1567

Sadig v Hurstville City Council [2015] NSWLEC 1567

The Court was satisfied, on the unchallenged evidence and view, that existing use rights had been established for Shop 2 and relied on Council's assessment report that the application merited consent; accordingly, by consent, the appeal was allowed and development consent was granted for the pharmacy use subject to conditions.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
11 December 2015
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Appeal Against Deemed Refusal of a Development Application / Consent Orders Hearing; Extemporaneous Determination
Outcome
Appeal allowed; development consent granted by consent.
Legal Topics
['development Application' 'use of Retail Premises' 'existing Use Rights' 'pharmacy Use' 'consent Orders']
['planning and Environment' 'land Use and Development Consent'] ['development Application' 'use of Retail Premises' 'existing Use Rights' 'pharmacy Use' 'consent Orders']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Appeal Against Deemed Refusal of a Development Application / Consent Orders Hearing; Extemporaneous Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether development consent should be granted for the use of Shop 2, 84D Roberts Avenue, Mortdale as a pharmacy.' 'Whether the proposed pharmacy use could proceed despite retail premises not being permitted in the IN2 – Light Industrial zone under Hurstville Local Environmental Plan 2012.' 'Whether existing use rights were established for Shop 2.' 'Whether objections concerning a previous refusal, operation without consent, and pharmacy legislation provided a basis to refuse consent.']

Ratio Decidendi

The Court was satisfied, on the unchallenged evidence and view, that existing use rights had been established for Shop 2 and relied on Council's assessment report that the application merited consent; accordingly, by consent, the appeal was allowed and development consent was granted for the pharmacy use subject to conditions.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed; development consent granted by consent.

Orders

  • ['The appeal is allowed.' 'Development consent is granted to DA 2015/0001 for the use of the premises Shop 2, 84D Roberts Avenue, Mortdale (being lot 21 in DP 542051), as a pharmacy, subject to the conditions of consent set out in annexure "A".' 'The exhibits be returned except A, B and 2.']