Urban Peninsula Pty Limited v Ku-ring-gai Council [2013] NSWLEC 1030

Urban Peninsula Pty Limited v Ku-ring-gai Council [2013] NSWLEC 1030

It was reasonable and appropriate to impose the council's proposed condition limiting the use of the tunnel solely to vehicular access for Dev 2, requiring arrangements and easements before use, and imposing a 7-year period after which the tunnel must be removed if Dev 2 had not proceeded. This satisfied the planning purpose, directly related to the proposed development, and was not unreasonable. Conditional consent was therefore granted subject to conditions.

Parties
Applicant: Urban Peninsula Pty Limited; Respondent: Ku-ring-gai Council
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
22 February 2013
Procedural Posture
Development Appeal / Decision on Appeal From Refusal of Development Application
Outcome
Appeal upheld
Legal Topics
Development Application, Conditions of Consent, Easements, Plan of Management, Orderly Development
Planning Law Environmental Law Development Application Conditions of Consent Easements Plan of Management Orderly Development

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Parties

Urban Peninsula Pty Limited

Applicant

Ku-ring-gai Council

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Development Appeal / Decision on Appeal From Refusal of Development Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether conditions regarding plan of management and easements for access to basement tunnel are valid, reasonable and appropriate for the development application
  2. 2 Whether the proposed tunnel satisfies principles of orderly and economic use of land

Ratio Decidendi

It was reasonable and appropriate to impose the council's proposed condition limiting the use of the tunnel solely to vehicular access for Dev 2, requiring arrangements and easements before use, and imposing a 7-year period after which the tunnel must be removed if Dev 2 had not proceeded. This satisfied the planning purpose, directly related to the proposed development, and was not unreasonable. Conditional consent was therefore granted subject to conditions.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld

Orders

  • The appeal is upheld.
  • Development consent is granted to DA 0099/12 for construction of a basement level driveway (tunnel) between 2-6 Buckingham and 6A-8 Buckingham Road, Killara, subject to the conditions in Annexure A.