Land Development Solutions Pty Ltd v Newcastle City Council [2024] NSWLEC 1547

Land Development Solutions Pty Ltd v Newcastle City Council [2024] NSWLEC 1547

The Court was satisfied that the amended proposal met the jurisdictional requirements for consent: owner consent and notification had occurred; the R2 Low Density Residential zoning permitted multi dwelling housing; the development was consistent with the zone objectives; the 8.5m height standard was met; the cl 4.6 request justified the minor 0.63:1 FSR exceedance; heritage, flooding, acid sulfate soils, earthworks, contamination and BASIX matters were adequately addressed. Because the parties' agreed decision to grant consent subject to conditions was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions, s 34(3) required the Court to dispose of the proceedings in...

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
05 September 2024
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Development Application Appeal From Actual Refusal of Development Application No. Da2022/01151 / Hearing and Conciliation Conference; Final Orders by Agreement Under S 34 of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979
Outcome
Appeal upheld; development consent granted subject to conditions; Applicant ordered to pay Respondent's agreed costs thrown away.
Legal Topics
['development Application' 'conciliation Conference' 'multi Dwelling Housing' 'strata Subdivision' 'clause 4.6 Variation Request' 'costs Thrown Away']
['planning and Environment Law'] ['development Application' 'conciliation Conference' 'multi Dwelling Housing' 'strata Subdivision' 'clause 4.6 Variation Request' 'costs Thrown Away']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Development Application Appeal From Actual Refusal of Development Application No. Da2022/01151 / Hearing and Conciliation Conference; Final Orders by Agreement Under S 34 of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the parties' agreed decision to uphold the appeal and grant development consent was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979." 'Whether jurisdictional prerequisites to the grant of development consent under s 4.16 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 were satisfied.' 'Whether the proposed multi dwelling housing was permissible and consistent with the R2 Low Density Residential zone objectives under the Newcastle Local Environmental Plan 2012.' 'Whether the contravention of the floor space ratio development standard under cl 4.4 of the Newcastle Local Environmental Plan 2012 was justified under cl 4.6.']

Ratio Decidendi

The Court was satisfied that the amended proposal met the jurisdictional requirements for consent: owner consent and notification had occurred; the R2 Low Density Residential zoning permitted multi dwelling housing; the development was consistent with the zone objectives; the 8.5m height standard was met; the cl 4.6 request justified the minor 0.63:1 FSR exceedance; heritage, flooding, acid sulfate soils, earthworks, contamination and BASIX matters were adequately addressed. Because the parties' agreed decision to grant consent subject to conditions was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions, s 34(3) required the Court to dispose of the proceedings in...

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld; development consent granted subject to conditions; Applicant ordered to pay Respondent's agreed costs thrown away.

Orders

  • ["The Applicant is to pay the Respondent's costs thrown away as a result of the amendments pursuant to s 8.15(3) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 in the agreed amount of $10,000 within 21 days of the date of these orders." 'The appeal is upheld.' "Development Application No. DA2022/01151 for the...