Bushell v Northern Beaches Council [2022] NSWLEC 1397

Bushell v Northern Beaches Council [2022] NSWLEC 1397

The jurisdictional prerequisites for exercising the power under s 4.55(2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 were satisfied, and the parties' agreed decision was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions. Accordingly, s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 required the Court to dispose of the proceedings in accordance with the parties' agreement by upholding the appeal and approving the modification application subject to conditions.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
03 August 2022
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Appeal Against Refusal of Modification Application Mod2021/1009 / Orders Following Conciliation Conference and Agreement Between the Parties
Outcome
Appeal upheld; modification application approved subject to conditions.
Legal Topics
['class 1 Appeal' 's 34 Conciliation Conference' 'modification Application' 'privacy Screening' 'development Consent Conditions']
['planning and Environment' 'development Consent Modification'] ['class 1 Appeal' 's 34 Conciliation Conference' 'modification Application' 'privacy Screening' 'development Consent Conditions']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Appeal Against Refusal of Modification Application Mod2021/1009 / Orders Following Conciliation Conference and Agreement Between the Parties

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the Court could dispose of the proceedings in accordance with the parties' agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979." 'Whether the jurisdictional prerequisites for approval of the modification application under s 4.55(2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 were satisfied.' 'Whether the proposed privacy screens and planter containers complied with relevant privacy controls and objectives.']

Ratio Decidendi

The jurisdictional prerequisites for exercising the power under s 4.55(2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 were satisfied, and the parties' agreed decision was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions. Accordingly, s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 required the Court to dispose of the proceedings in accordance with the parties' agreement by upholding the appeal and approving the modification application subject to conditions.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld; modification application approved subject to conditions.

Orders

  • ["The Applicant is granted leave to rely on the documents described in Annexure 'A'." 'The appeal is upheld.' "Approval is granted to Modification Application no. MOD2021/1009 to modify development consent no. DA2020/0211 granted by the Respondent on 15 September 2020 at 82-84 Bower Street, Manly (Lot 5/DP 8075)...