Administration and Marketing Solutions Pty Ltd v Lane Cove Council; Big Country Developments Pty Ltd v Lane Cove Council

Administration and Marketing Solutions Pty Ltd and Big Country Developments Pty Ltd challenged Lane Cove Council's decisions regarding their respective applications for development consent for properties located within the council's area. The dispute centred on whether the council had correctly exercised its powers and applied its relevant policies and guidelines in assessing the applications. The case was heard in the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales. The applicants argued that the council had failed to properly consider their applications and had acted outside its statutory powers. They sought a declaration that the council's decisions were invalid, and an order that the council reconsider their applications.

The court needed to determine whether the council had correctly exercised its statutory powers and applied the relevant policies and guidelines in assessing the development applications. The applicants argued that the council had failed to properly consider their applications and had acted outside its statutory powers. The council, on the other hand, argued that it had properly exercised its discretion and had applied the relevant policies and guidelines in making its decisions. The court had to examine the council's decision-making process and assess whether it had complied with the relevant statutory requirements.

The court found that the council had not properly exercised its powers and had failed to apply the relevant policies and guidelines in assessing the development applications. The court found that the council had not adequately considered the applicants' submissions and had failed to provide adequate reasons for its decisions. The court held that the council's decisions were invalid and quashed them. The court ordered that the council reconsider the development applications in accordance with the relevant statutory requirements and guidelines. The court found that the council's decisions were invalid and quashed them. The council was ordered to reconsider the development applications in accordance with the relevant statutory requirements and guidelines.