Bellevue Projects Pty Ltd v Ku-ring-gai Council

Case

[2016] NSWLEC 1378

12 August 2016



Land and Environment Court

New South Wales

Case Name: 

Bellevue Projects Pty Ltd v Ku-ring-gai Council

Medium Neutral Citation: 

[2016] NSWLEC 1378

Hearing Date(s): 

Conciliation conference on 2, 3, 4 August 2016

Date of Orders:

12 August 2016

Decision Date: 

12 August 2016

Jurisdiction: 

Class 1

Before: 

Dixon C

Decision: 

See (4) below

Catchwords: 

SUBDIVISION APPEAL: conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders

Legislation Cited: 

Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979
Land and Environment Court Act 1979

Category: 

Principal judgment

Parties: 

Bellevue Projects Pty Ltd (Applicant)
Ku-ring-gai Council (Respondent)

Representation: 

Counsel:
Michael Staunton (Applicant)
Verity Mc William (Respondent)

Solicitors:
Storey & Gough (Applicant)
Sparke Helmore Lawyers (Respondent)

File Number(s): 

2016/00154684

Publication Restriction: 

No

JUDGMENT

  1. COMMISSIONER: In this matter, at or after a conciliation conference, an agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (the Court Act) was reached between the parties as to the terms of a decision in the proceedings that was acceptable to the parties. As the presiding Commissioner, I was satisfied that the decision was one that the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions (this being the test applied by s 34(3) of the Court Act). As a consequence, s 34(3)(a) of the Act required me to “dispose of the proceedings in accordance with the decision”.

  2. The Court Act also required me to “set out in writing the terms of the decision” (s 34(3)(b)). The orders made to give effect to the agreement constitute that document.

  3. In making the orders to give effect to the agreement between the parties, I was not required to, and have not, made any merit assessment of the issues that were originally in dispute between the parties.

  4. The final orders to give effect to the parties’ agreement under s34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 are:

    (1)The Applicant is granted leave to amend the development application to rely upon the following plans:

Title/Name

Drawing No.

Revision/Issue

Date

Prepared by

Subdivision Plan

DA

15/07/05

A

28/08/2015

Frank Bortolotti

Proposed Driveway +

Sub-division Site Plan

DA

15/06/01

G

05/08/2016

Frank Bortolotti

L&EC Entry + Site Plan

DA 15/06/02

B

05/08/2016

Frank Bortolotti

Driveway Profile

Existing Bitumen

Surface

SK10

F

05/08/2016

Acor Consultants

(CC) Pty Limited

Proposed Driveway

Plan

SK11

F

05/08/2016

Acor Consultants

(CC) Pty Limited

Stormwater Management Plan

SK12

F

05/08/2016

Acor Consultants

(CC) Pty Limited

Interallotment Drainage Plan &

Interallotment Drainage Longitudinal Section

SK-LS1

B

05/08/2016

Acor Consultants

(CC) Pty Limited

Driveway Cross Sections

LE1

B

04/08/2016

Acor Consultants

(CC) Pty Limited

Driveway Longitudinal

Section Alignment LS1

LE2

B

04/08/2016

Acor Consultants

(CC) Pty Limited

Driveway Cross Sections – Sheet 2

LE3

B

04/08/2016

Acor Consultants

(CC) Pty Limited

Landscape Plans

3 sheets hand drawn

Geoffrey Britten

(2)The Applicant is to pay those costs of the Respondent thrown away pursuant to section 97B of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979, as a result of amending the development application in accordance with Order (1) in a sum as agreed or assessed.

(3)The Appeal is upheld.

(4)Development Application No. N0384/15 for a one into two lot subdivision, construction of driveway, tree removal, landscape works, servicing of the proposed lot including stormwater works and construction of fencing and gates at 35 Water Street, Wahroonga is approved subject to the conditions in Annexure “A”.

The Court notes the undertaking of the Applicant to the Court that the Applicant will retain Mr Guy Paroissien to supervise any driveway construction works which are approved to be carried out within the tree protection zones of the tree numbered T31/Cedrus deodar (Himalayan Cedar) on the approved plans and in accordance with the approved Tree -Sensitive Construction Sequence Plan.

…………….

Susan Dixon

Commissioner

154684.16 - Annexure A (191 KB, pdf)

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