Ong v Randwick City Council [2023] NSWLEC 1669

Ong v Randwick City Council [2023] NSWLEC 1669

The Court upheld the appeal and granted the modification because statutory requirements were satisfied, the modifications were substantially the same as the original approval, proper consultation occurred, and the agreement was one the Court could have made by law.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
09 November 2023
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Appeal / Post Conciliation Conference; Final Judgment
Outcome
Appeal upheld; modification application granted
Legal Topics
['development Consent Modification' 'conditions of Approval' 'privacy Mitigation' 'tree Management' 'appeal Process' 'conciliation Conference']
['environmental Law' 'planning Law'] ['development Consent Modification' 'conditions of Approval' 'privacy Mitigation' 'tree Management' 'appeal Process' 'conciliation Conference']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Appeal / Post Conciliation Conference; Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the proposed modifications to the development consent should be granted under s 4.55(2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979' 'Whether the modified consent remains substantially the same as the original consent' 'Whether jurisdictional requirements for modification are satisfied']

Ratio Decidendi

The Court upheld the appeal and granted the modification because statutory requirements were satisfied, the modifications were substantially the same as the original approval, proper consultation occurred, and the agreement was one the Court could have made by law.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld; modification application granted

Orders

  • ['The appeal is upheld.' 'Development Consent DA/637/2019 is modified by consent to Modification Application DA/637/2019/D, in the terms set out in Annexure A.' 'Development Consent DA/637/2019 is subject to the consolidated conditions as modified by the Court and described in Annexure B.']