Kenstrom Design Pty Limited v Mosman Council [2008] NSWLEC 1428

Kenstrom Design Pty Limited v Mosman Council [2008] NSWLEC 1428

On the assumptions most favourable to the Council and least favourable to the applicant, the cumulative impact on views from the Scott residence was at most minor. Requiring compliance with the relevant development standards would unreasonably inhibit orderly economic development of the heritage item and would be unnecessary from a view protection perspective. The four SEPP 1 objections were therefore well founded and the development application should be granted consent subject to conditions. Condition 63 should remain because an interim occupation certificate was appropriate to protect public health and environmental amenity given alterations to sanitary and kitchen areas.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
11 September 2008
Procedural Posture
Development Application Appeal / Ex Tempore Judgment
Outcome
Appeal upheld; development consent granted subject to conditions.
Legal Topics
['impact on Views' 'sepp 1 Objections' 'development Standards' 'heritage Item Alterations and Additions' 'occupation Certificates']
['environmental Planning and Development' 'land and Environment' 'heritage Conservation'] ['impact on Views' 'sepp 1 Objections' 'development Standards' 'heritage Item Alterations and Additions' 'occupation Certificates']

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Procedural Posture

Development Application Appeal / Ex Tempore Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether development consent should be granted for alterations and additions to 9 Redan Street, Mosman notwithstanding impacts on views from 8 Redan Street, Mosman.' 'Whether four objections pursuant to State Environmental Planning Policy No 1 to development standards in Mosman Local Environmental Plan 1998 should be sustained.' 'Whether compliance with the relevant development standards would be unreasonable or unnecessary in the circumstances.' 'Whether condition 63 should require an interim occupation certificate if the owners occupy the property before completion.']

Ratio Decidendi

On the assumptions most favourable to the Council and least favourable to the applicant, the cumulative impact on views from the Scott residence was at most minor. Requiring compliance with the relevant development standards would unreasonably inhibit orderly economic development of the heritage item and would be unnecessary from a view protection perspective. The four SEPP 1 objections were therefore well founded and the development application should be granted consent subject to conditions. Condition 63 should remain because an interim occupation certificate was appropriate to protect public health and environmental amenity given alterations to sanitary and kitchen areas.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld; development consent granted subject to conditions.

Orders

  • ['The four objections under State Environmental Planning Policy No 1 are sustained.' 'The appeal is upheld.' 'The development application is granted consent subject to the conditions of consent.' 'The appropriate exhibits are returned.' 'Condition 63 as proposed by the Council remains unamended.']