Urban Revolutions Pty Ltd v Hunter’s Hill Council [2024] NSWLEC 1060

Urban Revolutions Pty Ltd v Hunter’s Hill Council [2024] NSWLEC 1060

Because the parties reached agreement at the conciliation conference and the Court was satisfied, on the evidence and the agreed jurisdictional prerequisites, that the agreed grant of development consent was a decision the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions, the proceedings were disposed of in accordance with that agreement.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
20 February 2024
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Appeal Pursuant to S 8.7(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Against the Deemed Refusal of Development Application No DA20230069 / Final Orders Following Agreement Reached at a Conciliation Conference Under S 34 AA of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979
Outcome
The appeal is upheld and development consent is granted subject to conditions.
Legal Topics
['development Application' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between the Parties' 'jurisdictional Preconditions' 'heritage Conservation Area' 'development Standards' 'acid Sulfate Soils' 'contamination']
['planning and Environment' 'development Consent' 'heritage Conservation'] ['development Application' 'conciliation Conference' 'agreement Between the Parties' 'jurisdictional Preconditions' 'heritage Conservation Area' 'development Standards' 'acid Sulfate Soils' 'contamination']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Appeal Pursuant to S 8.7(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Against the Deemed Refusal of Development Application No DA20230069 / Final Orders Following Agreement Reached at a Conciliation Conference Under S 34 AA of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the parties' agreed decision 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 development consent could be granted for Development Application No DA20230069 having regard to the relevant statutory and planning controls.']

Ratio Decidendi

Because the parties reached agreement at the conciliation conference and the Court was satisfied, on the evidence and the agreed jurisdictional prerequisites, that the agreed grant of development consent was a decision the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions, the proceedings were disposed of in accordance with that agreement.

Court Disposition

The appeal is upheld and development consent is granted subject to conditions.

Orders

  • ['The appeal is upheld.' 'Development Application No DA20230069 is determined by the grant of development consent for the demolition of existing buildings, removal of 3 trees, construction of a two storey dwelling with a lower ground level, swimming pool and associated landscaping, at 34 Figtree Road, Hunters Hill...