MLS Development Pty Ltd v Ku-ring-gai Council [2017] NSWLEC 1054

MLS Development Pty Ltd v Ku-ring-gai Council [2017] NSWLEC 1054

Because the parties reached an agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 and the Commissioner was satisfied that the agreed decision was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions, the proceedings were disposed of in accordance with the agreement without a merits assessment of the issues originally in dispute.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
13 February 2017
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Development Application Appeal / Final Orders Following Conciliation Conference and Agreement Under S 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979
Outcome
The appeal is upheld and development consent is granted subject to conditions.
Legal Topics
['development Application' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between Parties' 'development Consent' 'costs Thrown Away']
['planning and Environment Law'] ['development Application' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between Parties' 'development Consent' 'costs Thrown Away']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Development Application Appeal / Final Orders Following Conciliation Conference and Agreement Under S 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the parties had reached an agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 as to terms of a decision acceptable to them.' 'Whether the agreed decision was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions.']

Ratio Decidendi

Because the parties reached an agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 and the Commissioner was satisfied that the agreed decision was one the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions, the proceedings were disposed of in accordance with the agreement without a merits assessment of the issues originally in dispute.

Court Disposition

The appeal is upheld and development consent is granted subject to conditions.

Orders

  • ['The applicant is granted leave to rely on the amended plans and documents referred to in Condition 1 at "Annexure A" to this agreement.' "Pursuant to section 97B of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), the applicant is to pay the respondent's costs thrown away as agreed or assessed." 'The...