The Carrick Group Pty Ltd v Blue Mountains City Council [2011] NSWLEC 1097

The Carrick Group Pty Ltd v Blue Mountains City Council [2011] NSWLEC 1097

The proposed funeral facility with crematorium is permissible as 'commercial premises' under the LEP 2005, with the crematorium function found to be ancillary to the principal use. However, the development fails the merit assessment under s79C due to inadequately addressed impacts on air quality, parking and traffic, rendering the site unsuitable for the proposed use.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
02 May 2011
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Merits and Permissibility Determination
Outcome
Appeal dismissed. Development consent refused.
Legal Topics
['development Application' 'funeral Facility' 'crematorium' 'zoning' 'permissibility' 'environmental Assessment' 'noise' 'parking' 'traffic' 'air Quality']
['planning and Environment Law'] ['development Application' 'funeral Facility' 'crematorium' 'zoning' 'permissibility' 'environmental Assessment' 'noise' 'parking' 'traffic' 'air Quality']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Merits and Permissibility Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Is the proposed funeral facility with crematorium permissible as 'commercial premises' under the Blue Mountains Local Environmental Plan 2005?" "Is the development prohibited because it is not named in the planning matrix or is it to be characterised as 'industry'?" 'Does the crematorium constitute an ancillary use or an independent component of the commercial premises?' 'Is the development acceptable on a merit assessment under s79C of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979?']

Ratio Decidendi

The proposed funeral facility with crematorium is permissible as 'commercial premises' under the LEP 2005, with the crematorium function found to be ancillary to the principal use. However, the development fails the merit assessment under s79C due to inadequately addressed impacts on air quality, parking and traffic, rendering the site unsuitable for the proposed use.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed. Development consent refused.

Orders

  • ['The appeal is dismissed.' 'Development consent to modify an existing commercial building on land at 435-437 Great Western Highway, Falconbridge, for use as a funeral facility as detailed in DA No: X/216/2010 is refused.' 'The exhibits are returned.']