Kaligem Pty Ltd v Ku-ring-gai Council [2007] NSWLEC 825

Kaligem Pty Ltd v Ku-ring-gai Council [2007] NSWLEC 825

The appeal was dismissed because the proposal substantially failed to comply with the mandatory 50% deep soil landscaping requirement, the SEPP No. 1 objection was not well founded, and the setback, basement and construction arrangements undermined the ability to provide sustainable deep soil planting. The...

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
19 December 2007
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Appeal / Judgment After Hearing on Appeal Against Refusal of a Development Application
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
['residential Flat Building' 'deep Soil Landscaping' 'sepp 1 Objection' 'setbacks' 'streetscape Bulk and Scale' 'zone Interface' 'heritage Item Adjacency' 'landscape Character']
['planning and Environment' 'development Consent' 'land Use' 'heritage Planning'] ['residential Flat Building' 'deep Soil Landscaping' 'sepp 1 Objection' 'setbacks' 'streetscape Bulk and Scale' 'zone Interface' 'heritage Item Adjacency' 'landscape Character']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Appeal / Judgment After Hearing on Appeal Against Refusal of a Development Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the proposed development's non-compliance with the 50% deep soil landscaping requirement in clause 25I(2) of the Ku-ring-gai Planning Scheme Ordinance should be accepted under State Environmental Planning Policy No. 1." 'Whether the proposed setbacks and basement design would provide sufficient deep soil landscaping and tall tree planting consistent with the landscape character of Ku-ring-gai.' 'Whether the proposed five-storey building had unacceptable bulk, scale and insufficient articulation in the Buckingham Road and Pacific Highway streetscape.' 'Whether the proposal provided an acceptable transition to the Residential 2(b) zone and the heritage item at No. 11 Buckingham Road.']

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal was dismissed because the proposal substantially failed to comply with the mandatory 50% deep soil landscaping requirement, the SEPP No. 1 objection was not well founded, and the setback, basement and construction arrangements undermined the ability to provide sustainable deep soil planting. The five-storey building also had unacceptable streetscape impacts due to its bulk, height, length and inadequate articulation, particularly on a prominent zone interface site near a heritage item.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • ['The appeal is dismissed.' 'The exhibits are returned to the parties except exhibits 3, 12, B, G, J and M.']