Denis Leech and Associates Pty Ltd v Pittwater Council

[2015] NSWLEC 1315

Land and Environment Court

New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation:	Denis Leech & Associates Pty Ltd v Pittwater Council [2015] NSWLEC 1315
Hearing dates:	Conciliation conference on 13-14 July 2015
Date of orders:	06 August 2015
Decision date:	06 August 2015
Jurisdiction:	Class 1
Before:	Brown ASC
Decision:	See (5) below
Catchwords:	DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: construction of a dwelling, swimming pool, driveway access and landscaping: conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders
Legislation Cited:	Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land and Environment Court Act 1979
Category:	Principal judgment
Parties:	Denis Leech & Associates Pty ltd (Applicant) Pittwater Council (Respondent)
Representation:	Counsel: Mr A Hudson, solicitor (Applicant) Ms M. Carpenter, barrister (Respondent) Solicitors: Wilshire Webb Staunton Beattie Lawyers (Applicant) King & Wood Mallesons (Respondent)
File Number(s):	10390 of 2015
Publication restriction:	No

Judgment

1. COMMISSIONER: This is an appeal against Pittwater Council of a Development Application No. NOO97/15 for a new single dwelling, swimming pool, driveway access and associated landscaping at 24 Bynya Road, Palm Beach (Lot 135 DP 14961)

2. 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”.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. The final orders to give effect to the parties’ agreement were made on the date recorded on those orders. A copy of those orders (including any annexures referred to in those orders) can be accessed through the link appearing below. The date of the orders appears on the first page of the orders.

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G T Brown

Acting Senior Commissioner

10390 of 2015 Brown (s34O) (217 KB, pdf)