Hoskins v Waverley Council [1999] NSWLEC 236

Hoskins v Waverley Council [1999] NSWLEC 236

The Commissioner did not commit any error of law by giving no weight to DWLEP 14 or little weight to DCP 24. The weight given to draft planning instruments and development control plans is a matter for the decision-maker unless the attribution of weight is manifestly unreasonable, which was not demonstrated in this case.

Parties
Applicant: W Hoskins; Respondent: Waverley Council
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
20 October 1999
Procedural Posture
Section 56 a Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Draft Local Environmental Plans, Development Control Plans, Error of Law in Planning Appeals, Statutory Weight of Planning Instruments

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Parties

W Hoskins

Applicant

Waverley Council

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Section 56 a Appeal / Judgment on Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the Commissioner erred in law in failing to give weight to Draft Waverley Local Environmental Plan No 14 (DWLEP 14) under s 79C(1)(a)(ii) of the EP&A Act
  2. 2 Whether the Commissioner erred in law in failing to apply Development Control Plan No 24 (DCP 24) under s 79C(1)(a)(iii) of the EP&A Act

Ratio Decidendi

The Commissioner did not commit any error of law by giving no weight to DWLEP 14 or little weight to DCP 24. The weight given to draft planning instruments and development control plans is a matter for the decision-maker unless the attribution of weight is manifestly unreasonable, which was not demonstrated in this case.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed.
  • Waverley Council to pay the applicant's costs of the appeal.