Marshall Rural Pty Limited v Hawkesbury City Council and Ors (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 210

Marshall Rural Pty Limited v Hawkesbury City Council and Ors (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 210

Because the consents had been held invalid but there were booked weddings, fresh applications likely to be considered in the March meeting cycle, and undertakings addressing acoustic impacts and a charitable payment, the Court exercised its discretion to declare the consents granted in breach of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 but suspend the operative restraint on use of the Polo Barn and Sunnybrook Barn as function centres until Sunday, 27 March 2016 unless further development consent was issued.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
18 December 2015
Procedural Posture
Class 4 Proceedings Concerning Validity of Development Consents / Consequential Orders Following Successful Challenge to Validity of Development Consents
Outcome
Declarations made that the First Respondent granted the development consents in breach of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979; restraint ordered from Sunday, 27 March 2016 unless further development consent is issued; undertakings accepted; costs reserved.
Legal Topics
['development Consents' 'temporary Use as a Function Centre' 'declaratory Relief' 'injunctive Restraint' 'discretion Under S 124(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979' 'suspension of Prohibitory Orders' 'noise Impacts' 'undertakings']
['environmental and Planning Law' 'administrative Law'] ['development Consents' 'temporary Use as a Function Centre' 'declaratory Relief' 'injunctive Restraint' 'discretion Under S 124(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979' 'suspension of Prohibitory Orders' 'noise Impacts' 'undertakings']

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Procedural Posture

Class 4 Proceedings Concerning Validity of Development Consents / Consequential Orders Following Successful Challenge to Validity of Development Consents

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether final declaratory and prohibitory orders should be made after the development consents for the Polo Barn and Sunnybrook Barn were found invalid.' 'Whether any prohibitory order restraining use of the barns as function centres should operate immediately or be suspended until 27 March 2016.' 'Whether undertakings concerning acoustic controls and a charitable donation were sufficient to address impacts and unjust enrichment during the suspension period.']

Ratio Decidendi

Because the consents had been held invalid but there were booked weddings, fresh applications likely to be considered in the March meeting cycle, and undertakings addressing acoustic impacts and a charitable payment, the Court exercised its discretion to declare the consents granted in breach of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 but suspend the operative restraint on use of the Polo Barn and Sunnybrook Barn as function centres until Sunday, 27 March 2016 unless further development consent was issued.

Court Disposition

Declarations made that the First Respondent granted the development consents in breach of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979; restraint ordered from Sunday, 27 March 2016 unless further development consent is issued; undertakings accepted; costs reserved.

Orders

  • ['Declare that the First Respondent, by granting development consent for the use of the Polo Barn located at 1 Powells Lane, Richmond Lowlands, being Lot 25 in Deposited Plan 663770, for the purposes of a "function centre", did so in breach of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.' 'Order that from...