Tasman Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2020] NSWLEC 59

Tasman Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2020] NSWLEC 59

The Commissioner's consideration of the Council's reasons for entering into the s 34 agreement, and circumstances in which the original consent was granted, was permissible and not an error of law. Even if reference to s 4.55(3) as a mandatory consideration was mistaken, there were independent factual and legal bases for the Commissioner's conclusion that the modification was not 'substantially the same development.' Any error was not material and did not vitiate the result. The appeal is dismissed.

Parties
Appellant: Tasman Property Holdings Pty Ltd; Respondent: Canterbury-Bankstown Council
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
25 May 2020
Procedural Posture
Appeal on Questions of Law Under S 56 a of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 / Judgment on Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Modification of Development Consent, Substantially the Same Development Test, Error of Law, Statutory Construction, Development Standards
Planning and Environment Law Modification of Development Consent Substantially the Same Development Test Error of Law Statutory Construction Development Standards

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Parties

Tasman Property Holdings Pty Ltd

Appellant

Canterbury-Bankstown Council

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal on Questions of Law Under S 56 a of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 / Judgment on Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Commissioner erred in law in determining whether the proposed development was 'substantially the same' as the consent as originally granted
  2. 2 Application of Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) s 4.55(2)(a) and s 4.55(3)
  3. 3 Whether consideration of circumstances in which consent was originally granted was permissible

Ratio Decidendi

The Commissioner's consideration of the Council's reasons for entering into the s 34 agreement, and circumstances in which the original consent was granted, was permissible and not an error of law. Even if reference to s 4.55(3) as a mandatory consideration was mistaken, there were independent factual and legal bases for the Commissioner's conclusion that the modification was not 'substantially the same development.' Any error was not material and did not vitiate the result. The appeal is dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal pursuant to s 56A of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 dated 4 July 2019 is dismissed.
  • The Appellant is to pay the Council's costs of this appeal.