Universal Property Group Pty Ltd v Cumberland Council [2020] NSWLEC 1531

Universal Property Group Pty Ltd v Cumberland Council [2020] NSWLEC 1531

The amended development satisfied the relevant jurisdictional prerequisites and applicable planning controls, and the parties' agreement to uphold the appeal and grant development consent subject to conditions was a decision the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions. The Court was therefore...

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
03 November 2020
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Appeal Under S 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Against Deemed Refusal of Development Application No DA 2019/322/1 / Orders Following S 34 Conciliation Conference Agreement
Outcome
Appeal upheld; Development Application No DA-2019/322/1 approved subject to conditions.
Legal Topics
['shop Top Housing' 'mixed Use Development' 'conciliation Conference' 'deemed Refusal Appeal' 'jurisdictional Prerequisites' 'building Height and Floor Space Ratio' 'contamination and Remediation' 'basix' 'residential Apartment Design Quality' 'integrated Development']
['planning and Environment Law' 'development Consent'] ['shop Top Housing' 'mixed Use Development' 'conciliation Conference' 'deemed Refusal Appeal' 'jurisdictional Prerequisites' 'building Height and Floor Space Ratio' 'contamination and Remediation' 'basix' 'residential Apartment Design Quality' 'integrated Development']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Appeal Under S 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Against Deemed Refusal of Development Application No DA 2019/322/1 / Orders Following S 34 Conciliation Conference Agreement

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the parties' agreement to uphold the appeal and grant development consent was a decision that 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 the amended shop top housing development satisfied relevant jurisdictional prerequisites and planning controls, including Holroyd Local Environmental Plan 2013, SEPP 55, SEPP 65, BASIX requirements, Sydney Regional Environmental Plan (Sydney Harbour Catchment) 2005 and integrated development requirements.']

Ratio Decidendi

The amended development satisfied the relevant jurisdictional prerequisites and applicable planning controls, and the parties' agreement to uphold the appeal and grant development consent subject to conditions was a decision the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions. The Court was therefore required by s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 to dispose of the proceedings in accordance with that agreement.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld; Development Application No DA-2019/322/1 approved subject to conditions.

Orders

  • ['The Applicant is granted leave to amend its development application to rely upon the listed amended plans.' 'The Applicant is granted leave to amend its development application to rely upon the listed documents.' "The Applicant agrees to pay the Council's costs of amending the development application pursuant to s...