Abboud v City of Parramatta Council [2022] NSWLEC 1540

Abboud v City of Parramatta Council [2022] NSWLEC 1540

Because the amended proposal satisfied the relevant jurisdictional prerequisites and planning controls, and the parties' s 34 agreement was a decision the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions, s 34(3) required the Court to dispose of the proceedings in accordance with that agreement by upholding the appeal and granting development consent subject to conditions.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
04 October 2022
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Development Appeal Under S 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Following Refusal of Development Application No. Da/250/2021 / Orders Made Following S 34 Conciliation Conference Agreement
Outcome
Appeal upheld; development consent granted subject to conditions; Applicant ordered to pay Respondent's costs thrown away.
Legal Topics
['development Appeal' 'development Consent' 'boarding House' 'conciliation Conference' 'section 34 Agreement' 'costs Thrown Away']
['planning and Environment Law'] ['development Appeal' 'development Consent' 'boarding House' 'conciliation Conference' 'section 34 Agreement' 'costs Thrown Away']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Development Appeal Under S 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Following Refusal of Development Application No. Da/250/2021 / Orders Made Following S 34 Conciliation Conference Agreement

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the parties' agreement approving the amended development application was a decision the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979." 'Whether jurisdictional prerequisites for granting development consent to the amended boarding house proposal were satisfied.' 'Whether the amended proposal complied with relevant planning controls including BASIX, SEPP ARH, SEPP (Resilience and Hazards) 2021 and Parramatta Local Environmental Plan 2011.']

Ratio Decidendi

Because the amended proposal satisfied the relevant jurisdictional prerequisites and planning controls, and the parties' s 34 agreement was a decision the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions, s 34(3) required the Court to dispose of the proceedings in accordance with that agreement by upholding the appeal and granting development consent subject to conditions.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld; development consent granted subject to conditions; Applicant ordered to pay Respondent's costs thrown away.

Orders

  • ["The Applicant is to pay the Respondent's costs thrown away pursuant to s 8.15(3) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 in the amount of $3,000.00." 'The appeal is upheld.' 'Development consent is granted to development application DA/250/2021, as amended, for the demolition of existing structures...