Serafimovski v Mosman Municipal Council [2018] NSWLEC 1615

Serafimovski v Mosman Municipal Council [2018] NSWLEC 1615

The Court upheld the appeal and granted development consent because the parties reached agreement at the s 34 conciliation conference, the amended plans addressed the contentions, the development was permissible in the R2 zone under Mosman Local Environmental Plan 2012, complied with relevant development standards, and conditions addressed view impacts, landscaping, tree retention and boundary treatments; therefore the agreed decision was one the Court could make in the proper exercise of its functions and had to be given effect under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
29 November 2018
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Development Application Appeal Under S 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Against Refusal of Development Application 8.2017.144.1 / Orders After Conciliation Conference Under S 34(1) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979
Outcome
Appeal upheld; development consent granted subject to conditions.
Legal Topics
['development Application Appeal' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between Parties' 'dwelling House and Swimming Pool' 'conditions of Consent']
['planning and Environment' 'development Consent' 'land and Environment Court Procedure'] ['development Application Appeal' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between Parties' 'dwelling House and Swimming Pool' 'conditions of Consent']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Development Application Appeal Under S 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Against Refusal of Development Application 8.2017.144.1 / Orders After Conciliation Conference Under S 34(1) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the Court could make orders in accordance with the parties' agreement reached at the conciliation conference." 'Whether development consent should be granted for demolition of existing site improvements and construction of a new dwelling house with lower level parking, swimming pool and landscaping at 62 Wyong Road, Mosman, subject to conditions.']

Ratio Decidendi

The Court upheld the appeal and granted development consent because the parties reached agreement at the s 34 conciliation conference, the amended plans addressed the contentions, the development was permissible in the R2 zone under Mosman Local Environmental Plan 2012, complied with relevant development standards, and conditions addressed view impacts, landscaping, tree retention and boundary treatments; therefore the agreed decision was one the Court could make in the proper exercise of its functions and had to be given effect under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld; development consent granted subject to conditions.

Orders

  • ['The Applicants are granted leave to rely on the further amended plans listed in Annexure "A".' 'The appeal is upheld.' 'Development Application DA 8.2017.144.1 for demolition of the existing dwelling and 2 brick sheds and the construction of a dwelling house and swimming pool at 62 Wyong Road, Mosman, is approved...