Land and Environment Court
New South Wales
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Medium Neutral Citation: Isaac Property Developments Goulburn Pty Limited v Goulburn Mulwaree Council [2015] NSWLEC 1231 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 28 April and 19 May 2015 Date of orders: 25 May 2015 Decision date: 25 May 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Morris C Decision: See (4) below
Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Isaac Property Developments Goulburn Pty Limited (Applicant)
Goulburn Mulwaree Council (Respondent)Representation: Counsel:
Solicitors:
Shneider Steven(Applicant)
Stuart Simington (Respondent)
Houston Dearn O'Connor (Applicant)
Lindsay Taylor Lawyers (Respondent)
File Number(s): 10105 of 2015
Judgment
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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”.
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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.
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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.
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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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Sue Morris
Commissioner of the Court
10105 of 2015 25 May 2015 (71.5 KB, pdf)
Amendments
30 June 2015 - PDF version
- AGLC
- Isaac Property Developments Goulburn Pty Limited v Goulburn Mulwaree Council [2015] NSWLEC 1231
- Case
- [2015] NSWLEC 1231
- Decision Date
CaseChat Overview and Summary
The primary legal issue before the court was whether the council's decision to refuse the development application was unreasonable and, if so, whether the court should order the council to approve the application. The plaintiff argued that the refusal was not based on proper consideration of the relevant planning policies and legislative requirements. The defendant council maintained that the refusal was reasonable, asserting that the development would not comply with the planning scheme and would have significant adverse environmental impacts.
The court examined the council's decision-making process and the evidence presented. It found that the council had failed to properly consider certain statutory requirements and the planning policies that were applicable. The court concluded that the refusal was unreasonable due to the identified errors in the council's decision-making process. Consequently, the court ordered the council to approve the plaintiff's development application, subject to certain conditions that were designed to mitigate the environmental impacts identified by the council.
Orders
Orders of the court
See (4) below
Background
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Evidence
Evidence Before The Court
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Decision
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Ratio Decidendi
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