Ezra 1 Pty Ltd v Bayside Council [2020] NSWLEC 1065

Ezra 1 Pty Ltd v Bayside Council [2020] NSWLEC 1065

The Court was satisfied that the parties' agreed decision was one it could make in the proper exercise of its functions because the proposed use was permissible, the clause 4.6 request justified the height contravention, relevant design, aircraft noise, active street frontage, contamination and traffic noise requirements were addressed, and no jurisdictional impediment was identified. The proceedings were therefore disposed of in accordance with the parties' agreement.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
14 February 2020
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Development Application Appeal Against Deemed Refusal / Conciliation Conference; Orders Made by Agreement Under S 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979
Outcome
Appeal upheld; development application approved subject to conditions.
Legal Topics
['development Application' 'mixed Use Development' 'deemed Refusal Appeal' 'conciliation Conference' 'clause 4.6 Variation Request' 'height of Buildings Development Standard' 'remediation of Land' 'traffic Noise' 'design Quality of Residential Apartment Development']
['planning and Environment Law'] ['development Application' 'mixed Use Development' 'deemed Refusal Appeal' 'conciliation Conference' 'clause 4.6 Variation Request' 'height of Buildings Development Standard' 'remediation of Land' 'traffic Noise' 'design Quality of Residential Apartment Development']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Development Application Appeal Against Deemed Refusal / Conciliation Conference; Orders Made by Agreement Under S 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the Court could make orders giving effect to the parties' agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979." 'Whether the written request under clause 4.6 of the Botany Bay Local Environmental Plan 2013 justified contravention of the maximum height development standard imposed by clause 4.3.' 'Whether development consent should be granted for the amended mixed use development application subject to conditions.']

Ratio Decidendi

The Court was satisfied that the parties' agreed decision was one it could make in the proper exercise of its functions because the proposed use was permissible, the clause 4.6 request justified the height contravention, relevant design, aircraft noise, active street frontage, contamination and traffic noise requirements were addressed, and no jurisdictional impediment was identified. The proceedings were therefore disposed of in accordance with the parties' agreement.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld; development application approved subject to conditions.

Orders

  • ["The Applicant is granted leave to rely on the amended plans copies of which are marked 'Annexure A' for the purpose of the development application." "The Applicant is to pay the Respondent's costs thrown away under s 8.15(3) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 in the agreed amount of $60,000...