Wang v Hunter’s Hill Council [2024] NSWLEC 1388

Wang v Hunter’s Hill Council [2024] NSWLEC 1388

The Court was satisfied, on the evidence and the parties' jurisdictional statement, that the amended development application satisfied the relevant jurisdictional prerequisites and applicable planning controls, and that the parties' agreed decision to grant consent was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions. Section 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 therefore required the Court to dispose of the proceedings in accordance with the parties' decision.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
09 July 2024
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Appeal Against Deemed Refusal of Development Application Pursuant to S 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 / Orders Made Following S 34 AA Conciliation Conference and Agreement Between the Parties
Outcome
Appeal upheld; development consent granted to DA2023/0096, as amended, subject to conditions of consent in Annexure A.
Legal Topics
['development Application' 'dual Occupancy' 'strata Title Subdivision' 'conciliation Conference' 'jurisdictional Prerequisites' 'heritage Conservation' 'basix' 'stormwater Management']
['planning and Environment Law' 'development Consent'] ['development Application' 'dual Occupancy' 'strata Title Subdivision' 'conciliation Conference' 'jurisdictional Prerequisites' 'heritage Conservation' 'basix' 'stormwater Management']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Appeal Against Deemed Refusal of Development Application Pursuant to S 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 / Orders Made Following S 34 AA Conciliation Conference and Agreement Between the Parties

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the parties' agreement under s 34 of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 was a decision that the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions." 'Whether jurisdictional prerequisites for granting development consent to the amended development application were satisfied.' 'Whether the amended development application satisfied applicable planning controls and environmental planning instruments.']

Ratio Decidendi

The Court was satisfied, on the evidence and the parties' jurisdictional statement, that the amended development application satisfied the relevant jurisdictional prerequisites and applicable planning controls, and that the parties' agreed decision to grant consent was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions. Section 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 therefore required the Court to dispose of the proceedings in accordance with the parties' decision.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld; development consent granted to DA2023/0096, as amended, subject to conditions of consent in Annexure A.

Orders

  • ['The appeal is upheld.' 'Development consent is granted to Development Application No DA2023/0096, as amended, for the demolition of the existing dwelling, Strata Title subdivision and construction of a new attached dual occupancy, on land identified as Lot 2, Section 1 in Deposited Plan 808, known as 49 Woolwich...