Watkins Road Development Pty Ltd v Newcastle City Council [2018] NSWLEC 1079
The appeal was upheld and development consent granted because the parties reached an agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 and the court was satisfied it could have made the decision in proper exercise of its functions.
- Parties
- Applicant: Watkins Road Development Pty Ltd; Respondent: Newcastle City Council
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 21 February 2018
- Procedural Posture
- Appeal / Final Orders After Conciliation Conference
- Outcome
- Appeal upheld; development application approved subject to conditions; no order as to costs.
- Legal Topics
- Development Application, Subdivision, Conciliation Conference, Land and Environment Court Procedure
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Parties
Watkins Road Development Pty Ltd
Applicant
Newcastle City Council
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Final Orders After Conciliation Conference
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether development application DA/2017/00307 should be approved for demolition, erection of 15 dwellings, site works and subdivision
Ratio Decidendi
The appeal was upheld and development consent granted because the parties reached an agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 and the court was satisfied it could have made the decision in proper exercise of its functions.
Court Disposition
Appeal upheld; development application approved subject to conditions; no order as to costs.
Orders
- The appeal is upheld.
- Development application DA/2017/00307 is determined by granting development consent subject to conditions in Annexure "A".
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