Castaneda v Blacktown City Council [2023] NSWLEC 1545

Castaneda v Blacktown City Council [2023] NSWLEC 1545

Taking into account the accepted Jurisdictional Statement, the evidence, site observations and oral submissions, the Court was satisfied that the Development Control Order was lawfully issued and that there was no jurisdictional impediment to making the proposed compliance order. Because the parties' agreed decision was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions, compliance orders were made pursuant to s 8.18(4)(e) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
21 September 2023
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Miscellaneous Appeal Pursuant to S 8.18(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and S 17(d) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 From a Development Control Order / Orders Following S 34 Conciliation Conference Agreement
Outcome
The appeal is upheld and compliance orders are made.
Legal Topics
['development Control Order' 'stop Use Order' 'demolish Works Order' 'restore Works Order' 'unauthorised Structures' 'importation of Fill' 'flood Prone Land' 'environmental Harm' 'conciliation Conference' 'compliance Orders']
['planning and Environment' 'land and Environment Court Proceedings'] ['development Control Order' 'stop Use Order' 'demolish Works Order' 'restore Works Order' 'unauthorised Structures' 'importation of Fill' 'flood Prone Land' 'environmental Harm' 'conciliation Conference' 'compliance Orders']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Miscellaneous Appeal Pursuant to S 8.18(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and S 17(d) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 From a Development Control Order / Orders Following S 34 Conciliation Conference Agreement

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Development Control Order was lawfully issued by Blacktown City Council.' 'Whether jurisdictional pre-requisites were satisfied for the Court to make an order under s 8.18(4)(e) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.' "Whether the parties' agreement reached at the conciliation conference was a decision the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions."]

Ratio Decidendi

Taking into account the accepted Jurisdictional Statement, the evidence, site observations and oral submissions, the Court was satisfied that the Development Control Order was lawfully issued and that there was no jurisdictional impediment to making the proposed compliance order. Because the parties' agreed decision was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions, compliance orders were made pursuant to s 8.18(4)(e) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

Court Disposition

The appeal is upheld and compliance orders are made.

Orders

  • ['The appeal is upheld.' 'The Applicant is to immediately cease using the caravans located on the land legally identified as Lot 44, Section B, DP 193074 and known as Lot 44 Grange Avenue Schofields (the Property), until such time as Orders (3) and (4) are complied with.' 'The Applicant is to remove the unauthorised...