Parker Logan Property Pty Ltd v Bayside Council [2021] NSWLEC 1162

Parker Logan Property Pty Ltd v Bayside Council [2021] NSWLEC 1162

Because the parties agreed to a one-year extension, the applicant had shown good cause including significant progress toward satisfying the deferred commencement conditions and timely discussions, and there were no jurisdictional impediments under s 4.54 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, the agreed decision was one the Court could make and the Court was required by s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 to dispose of the proceedings in accordance with it.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
06 April 2021
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Appeal Against Deemed Refusal to Extend the Lapsing Period of a Development Consent Deferred Commencement Condition / Section 34 Conciliation Conference; Parties Reached Agreement and the Court Made Orders
Outcome
Appeal upheld; application to extend the lapsing period of the deferred commencement conditions of development consent DA 2017/194 granted for one year from the date of determination.
Legal Topics
['development Application' 'deferred Commencement Condition' 'lapsing of Development Consent' 'extension of Development Consent' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between Parties']
['planning and Environment Law'] ['development Application' 'deferred Commencement Condition' 'lapsing of Development Consent' 'extension of Development Consent' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between Parties']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Appeal Against Deemed Refusal to Extend the Lapsing Period of a Development Consent Deferred Commencement Condition / Section 34 Conciliation Conference; Parties Reached Agreement and the Court Made Orders

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the lapsing period of the deferred commencement conditions of development consent DA 2017/194 should be extended under s 4.54 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.' "Whether the parties' agreed decision was one the Court could make in the proper exercise of its functions under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979."]

Ratio Decidendi

Because the parties agreed to a one-year extension, the applicant had shown good cause including significant progress toward satisfying the deferred commencement conditions and timely discussions, and there were no jurisdictional impediments under s 4.54 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, the agreed decision was one the Court could make and the Court was required by s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 to dispose of the proceedings in accordance with it.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld; application to extend the lapsing period of the deferred commencement conditions of development consent DA 2017/194 granted for one year from the date of determination.

Orders

  • ['The appeal is upheld.' 'The application pursuant to section 4.54 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 to extend the lapsing period of the deferred commencement conditions of development consent DA 2017/194 granted by the Land and Environment Court on 31 January 2018 for the demolition of existing...