MKD Architects Pty Ltd v Randwick City Council

[2016] NSWLEC 1329

Land and Environment Court

New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation:	MKD Architects Pty Ltd v Randwick City Council [2016] NSWLEC 1329
Hearing dates:	Conciliation conference on 25 May, 6 & 27 July 2016
Date of orders:	10 August 2016
Decision date:	10 August 2016
Jurisdiction:	Class 1
Before:	Smithson 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:	MKD Architects Pty Ltd (Applicant) Randwick City Council (Respondent)
Representation:	Solicitors: Mr A Whealy, Mills Oakley (Applicant) Ms A Bowen, Eakin McCaffery Cox (Respondent)
File Number(s):	2016/151259
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 rely on the amended plans as identified in Condition 1 of Annexure ‘A’.

2. The appeal is upheld.

3. Development application no. DA/31/2016 for demolition of existing structures and erection of a part three storey/part four storey twenty-eight room boarding house with basement parking and associated landscape works at 284 Clovelly Road, Coogee is approved subject to the conditions contained in Annexure ‘A’.

4. No order as to costs.

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Commissioner Smithson

151259.16 Smithson (C) (423 KB, pdf)

151259.16 Smithson - Plans - CLOVELLY ROAD_16.07.08 (15.9 MB, pdf)