JAYC Pty Ltd v Liverpool City Council [2023] NSWLEC 1573

JAYC Pty Ltd v Liverpool City Council [2023] NSWLEC 1573

The Court upheld the parties' agreement to grant development consent as the application complied with applicable planning controls and statutory requirements, and the agreement was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
29 September 2023
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Appeal / Decision on Consent Orders Following Conciliation Conference
Outcome
Appeal upheld. Development consent granted subject to conditions. Applicant to pay Council’s costs thrown away as a result of amendments.
Legal Topics
['development Application' 'child Care Centre' 'conciliation Conference' 'deemed Refusal' 'development Consent' 'zone Objectives' 'compliance With SEPP and Lep']
['planning and Environment'] ['development Application' 'child Care Centre' 'conciliation Conference' 'deemed Refusal' 'development Consent' 'zone Objectives' 'compliance With SEPP and Lep']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Appeal / Decision on Consent Orders Following Conciliation Conference

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the parties' agreement on the amended development application is a decision the Court could have made in the exercise of its functions" 'Whether the development application complies with the relevant planning controls under the Liverpool Local Environmental Plan 2008 and State Environmental Planning Policies']

Ratio Decidendi

The Court upheld the parties' agreement to grant development consent as the application complied with applicable planning controls and statutory requirements, and the agreement was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld. Development consent granted subject to conditions. Applicant to pay Council’s costs thrown away as a result of amendments.

Orders

  • ["The Applicant is to pay the Respondent's costs thrown away as agreed or assessed as a result of the amendments pursuant to s 8.15(3) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979." 'The appeal is upheld.' 'Development application DA-2/2023 for the demolition of structures and the construction of a...