Moussa v Inner West Council [2023] NSWLEC 1605

Moussa v Inner West Council [2023] NSWLEC 1605

The Court was satisfied, adopting the parties' reasons, that the amended proposal and conditions of consent satisfied the relevant jurisdictional prerequisites and that the parties' agreed decision to uphold the appeal and grant consent was a decision the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions; accordingly, s 34(3) required the Court to dispose of the proceedings in accordance with that agreement.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
13 October 2023
Procedural Posture
Class 1 Development Appeal Pursuant to S 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Against Refusal of Development Application DA 2022/0163 / Orders Following S 34 Conciliation Conference at Which the Parties Reached Agreement
Outcome
Appeal upheld; development consent granted to DA-2022/0163, as amended, subject to conditions of consent at Annexure A.
Legal Topics
['torrens Title Subdivision' 'semi Detached Dwellings' 'conciliation Conference Agreement' 'jurisdictional Prerequisites for Development Consent' 'flood Planning' 'basix' 'aircraft Noise' 'contamination' 'zoning and Development Standards']
['planning and Environment' 'development Consent' 'land Subdivision'] ['torrens Title Subdivision' 'semi Detached Dwellings' 'conciliation Conference Agreement' 'jurisdictional Prerequisites for Development Consent' 'flood Planning' 'basix' 'aircraft Noise' 'contamination' 'zoning and Development Standards']

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Procedural Posture

Class 1 Development Appeal Pursuant to S 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Against Refusal of Development Application DA 2022/0163 / Orders Following S 34 Conciliation Conference at Which the Parties Reached Agreement

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the parties' agreed decision was a decision 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 development application satisfied the jurisdictional prerequisites for the grant of development consent, including notification, owner consent, permissibility, development standards, flood planning, acid sulfate soils, aircraft noise, BASIX and contamination considerations.' 'Whether development consent should be granted to DA-2022/0163, as amended, subject to conditions.']

Ratio Decidendi

The Court was satisfied, adopting the parties' reasons, that the amended proposal and conditions of consent satisfied the relevant jurisdictional prerequisites and that the parties' agreed decision to uphold the appeal and grant consent was a decision the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions; accordingly, s 34(3) required the Court to dispose of the proceedings in accordance with that agreement.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld; development consent granted to DA-2022/0163, as amended, subject to conditions of consent at Annexure A.

Orders

  • ['The appeal is upheld.' 'Development consent is granted to development application DA-2022/0163, as amended, for the demolition of existing structures and Torrens title subdivision to create two allotments; and construction of two semi-detached dwellings with associated landscaping and site works, subject to the...