Parkyn v Hornsby Shire Council [2005] NSWLEC 153

Parkyn v Hornsby Shire Council [2005] NSWLEC 153

On the documents before the Court, the council determined DA 71/02 as a single childcare centre on the site containing two buildings with three separate childcare areas and associated facilities, not as three separate childcare centres.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
07 April 2005
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Appeal Against Refusal to Grant a S 96 Application to Amend Development Consent DA 71/02 / Preliminary Question of Fact
Outcome
Preliminary question answered in favour of the respondent's characterisation: DA 71/02 approved one childcare centre only.
Legal Topics
['modification of Development Consent' 'childcare Centres' 'development Control Plan Density Controls' 'preliminary Question of Fact']
['planning and Environment Law' 'development Consent'] ['modification of Development Consent' 'childcare Centres' 'development Control Plan Density Controls' 'preliminary Question of Fact']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Appeal Against Refusal to Grant a S 96 Application to Amend Development Consent DA 71/02 / Preliminary Question of Fact

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the council approved DA 71/02 as three childcare centres on one site or one childcare centre consisting of two buildings and related facilities with three separate areas for childcare.']

Ratio Decidendi

On the documents before the Court, the council determined DA 71/02 as a single childcare centre on the site containing two buildings with three separate childcare areas and associated facilities, not as three separate childcare centres.

Court Disposition

Preliminary question answered in favour of the respondent's characterisation: DA 71/02 approved one childcare centre only.

Orders

  • ['The council determined the proposal as a single childcare centre on the site containing two buildings with three separate areas for childcare within them and associated facilities.']