JSRT Pty Limited v Randwick City Council [2017] NSWLEC 1337

JSRT Pty Limited v Randwick City Council [2017] NSWLEC 1337

The parties reached an agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979, and the Commissioner was satisfied that the agreed decision was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions; the proceedings were therefore disposed of in accordance with that agreement without a merit assessment of the disputed issues.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
28 June 2017
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Appeal Against Refusal of a Development Application / Conciliation Conference; Agreement Under S 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979
Outcome
Appeal upheld; development application DA128/2016 approved subject to annexed conditions; Applicant to pay Respondent's costs in the fixed amount of $4,500.
Legal Topics
['development Application' 'boarding House' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between the Parties' 'consent Orders']
['planning and Environment Law'] ['development Application' 'boarding House' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between the Parties' 'consent Orders']

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Procedural Posture

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

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the proceedings should be disposed of in accordance with the parties' agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979." 'Whether the agreed decision was one that the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions.']

Ratio Decidendi

The parties reached an agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979, and the Commissioner was satisfied that the agreed decision was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions; the proceedings were therefore disposed of in accordance with that agreement without a merit assessment of the disputed issues.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld; development application DA128/2016 approved subject to annexed conditions; Applicant to pay Respondent's costs in the fixed amount of $4,500.

Orders

  • ['The appeal be upheld.' 'That the development application DA128/2016 be approved in accordance with the conditions of consent annexed hereto and marked with the letter "A".' "Pursuant to Section 97B of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, the Applicant agrees to pay the Respondent's costs in the...