Younis v Inner West Council [2021] NSWLEC 1194

Younis v Inner West Council [2021] NSWLEC 1194

The parties reached an agreement under s 34 of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 to approve the amended development application subject to conditions, and the Commissioner was satisfied that the planning matters had been satisfactorily addressed and that the agreed decision was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions; accordingly, the Court disposed of the proceedings in accordance with the agreement.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
26 April 2021
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Appeal Against Deemed Refusal of a Development Application / Conciliation Conference Under S 34 AA of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979; Parties Reached Agreement Under S 34(3)
Outcome
Appeal upheld; leave to amend the development application granted; development application approved subject to conditions.
Legal Topics
['development Application' 'deemed Refusal Appeal' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between Parties' 'demolition' 'torrens Title Subdivision' 'attached Dwellings' 'conditions of Development Consent']
['planning and Environmental Law'] ['development Application' 'deemed Refusal Appeal' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between Parties' 'demolition' 'torrens Title Subdivision' 'attached Dwellings' 'conditions of Development Consent']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Appeal Against Deemed Refusal of a Development Application / Conciliation Conference Under S 34 AA of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979; Parties Reached Agreement Under S 34(3)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether leave should be granted to amend development application DA 2020/0466 and rely on amended plans and documents' 'Whether the appeal against deemed refusal should be upheld and the development application approved subject to agreed conditions' "Whether the parties' agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 was a decision the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions"]

Ratio Decidendi

The parties reached an agreement under s 34 of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 to approve the amended development application subject to conditions, and the Commissioner was satisfied that the planning matters had been satisfactorily addressed and that the agreed decision was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions; accordingly, the Court disposed of the proceedings in accordance with the agreement.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld; leave to amend the development application granted; development application approved subject to conditions.

Orders

  • ['The Applicant is granted leave to amend development application DA 2020/0466 and to rely upon the amended plans and documents listed in Condition 1 of Annexure "B" hereto.' 'The appeal is upheld.' 'Development Application DA D/2020/0466 for demolition of existing structures, Torrens title subdivision into two lots...