Low Cost Housing No. 1 Pty Limited v Liverpool City Council [2022] NSWLEC 1433

Low Cost Housing No. 1 Pty Limited v Liverpool City Council [2022] NSWLEC 1433

The Court was satisfied that all jurisdictional prerequisites for granting development consent to the amended development application had been met, including planning controls, owners’ consent, infrastructure provision, flood impact, contamination, and biodiversity considerations. In accordance with the agreement between the parties and under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979, the appeal was upheld and consent granted subject to conditions.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
17 August 2022
Procedural Posture
Appeal (development Application) / Final Orders Following Conciliation Conference
Outcome
Appeal upheld; development consent granted subject to conditions; costs ordered against applicant.
Legal Topics
['development Application' 'subdivision' 'jurisdiction of Land and Environment Court' 'planning Instruments' 'consent Orders']
['planning Law' 'local Government Law' 'environmental Law'] ['development Application' 'subdivision' 'jurisdiction of Land and Environment Court' 'planning Instruments' 'consent Orders']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal (development Application) / Final Orders Following Conciliation Conference

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Court has jurisdiction to grant development consent to the amended development application DA-782-2021 for subdivision and associated works.' 'Whether relevant planning instruments and jurisdictional prerequisites are satisfied for the granting of consent.']

Ratio Decidendi

The Court was satisfied that all jurisdictional prerequisites for granting development consent to the amended development application had been met, including planning controls, owners’ consent, infrastructure provision, flood impact, contamination, and biodiversity considerations. In accordance with the agreement between the parties and under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979, the appeal was upheld and consent granted subject to conditions.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld; development consent granted subject to conditions; costs ordered against applicant.

Orders

  • ['The appeal is upheld.' 'The applicant is to pay the respondent’s costs thrown away in the agreed amount of $12,000 within 28 days.' "Development consent is granted to development application DA-782-2021, as amended, subject to the conditions set out in 'Annexure A'."]