HASTINGS CO-OPERATIVE LTD v PORT MACQUARIE HASTINGS COUNCIL [2009] NSWCA 400

HASTINGS CO-OPERATIVE LTD v PORT MACQUARIE HASTINGS COUNCIL [2009] NSWCA 400

A 'general store', though defined as a type of 'shop', is elsewhere specifically defined in the Dictionary to the Hastings Local Environmental Plan 2001 and thus falls within the proviso excluding such premises from the definition of 'shop' for the purpose of clause 9; consequently, a general store is not prohibited development under the zoning table.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
08 December 2009
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
["definition of 'shop' and 'general Store' Under Hastings Local Environmental Plan" 'interpretation of Planning Instruments' 'zoning Table Exclusions' 'contextual Analysis of Statutory Definitions']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment

  1. 1 ["Whether 'general store' falls outside the definition of 'shop' due to the proviso in the planning instrument" 'Whether contextual anomalies or policy intent justify denying operation of the definition in clause 9']

Ratio Decidendi

A 'general store', though defined as a type of 'shop', is elsewhere specifically defined in the Dictionary to the Hastings Local Environmental Plan 2001 and thus falls within the proviso excluding such premises from the definition of 'shop' for the purpose of clause 9; consequently, a general store is not prohibited development under the zoning table.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • ["Appellant to pay the second respondent's costs in this Court"]