Gladesville Property Group v Hunters Hill Council [2016] NSWLEC 1602

Gladesville Property Group v Hunters Hill Council [2016] NSWLEC 1602

An agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 was reached and was found to be a decision the Court could have made, requiring the Court to dispose of the proceedings in accordance with that agreement without assessing the merits of the original dispute.

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Parties
Applicant: Gladesville Property Group; Respondent: Hunters Hill Council
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
16 December 2016
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Final Orders Following Conciliation Conference
Outcome
Appeal upheld; Development Application approved subject to conditions; Applicant to pay Respondent's costs for amended plans
Legal Topics
Development Consent, Residential Flat Building, Conciliation Conference, Appeal Upheld
Environmental Law Planning Law Development Consent Residential Flat Building Conciliation Conference Appeal Upheld

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Parties

Gladesville Property Group

Applicant

Hunters Hill Council

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Final Orders Following Conciliation Conference

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether development consent should be granted for the demolition of existing improvements and construction of a two-storey residential flat building with attic comprising twenty-eight units

Ratio Decidendi

An agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 was reached and was found to be a decision the Court could have made, requiring the Court to dispose of the proceedings in accordance with that agreement without assessing the merits of the original dispute.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld; Development Application approved subject to conditions; Applicant to pay Respondent's costs for amended plans

Orders

  • Applicant is granted leave to rely upon specified amended plans/documents; Applicant to pay Respondent's costs thrown away in respect of amended plans/documents, agreed at $25,000, within 28 days; Appeal is upheld; Applicant's Development Application No. 2015/1211 is approved subject to annexed conditions