Navaroo Constructions Pty Ltd v Palerang Council

[2006] NSWLEC 402

Land and Environment Court

of New South Wales

CITATION:

Navaroo Constructions Pty Ltd v Palerang Council [2006] NSWLEC 402

PARTIES:

APPLICANT
Navaroo Constructions Pty Ltd

RESPONDENT
Palerang Council

FILE NUMBER(S):

21134 of 2005

CORAM:

Hussey C

KEY ISSUES:

Development Consent :- Residential subdivision - Orders

LEGISLATION CITED:

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
Local Government Act 1993
Yarrowlumla Local Environmental Plan 2002
Yarrowlumla Development Control Plan 2(v) Village Zone. Roads Act 1993
Community Land Development Act 1989
Section 138 of the Roads Act 1993
(Class 2 Proceedings - s 68 of Local Government Act 1993

DATES OF HEARING:

28/06/2006

 
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 

07/06/2006

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES:

APPLICANT
Mr C Leggat, SC
SOLICITORS
Harris & Company

RESPONDENT
Ms H Irish, barrister
SOLICITORS
Minter Ellison

JUDGMENT:

THE LAND AND
ENVIRONMEN T C OURT
OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Hussey C

6 July 2006

21134 of 2005 Navaroo Constructions Pty Ltd v
Palerang Council


JUDGMENT

1 The proceedings involved 16 appeals, which were heard concurrently against s 96 Modifications to conditions of consent for a 44-47 lot residential subdivision at Bungendore. For the appeal a number of issues were identified generally dealing with the following infrastructure requirements:

• provision of adequate roof catchment area,
• provision of adequate on-site waste-water disposal area,
• contingency connection of STP to town sewerage system,
• provision of a path/cycleway,
• limitations on direct access from the new lots onto Hoskinstown Road.

2 My findings on these issues were made on 13 April 2006. The parties were allowed to review the appeal conditions on the basis of these findings.

3 Consequently the applicant has decided to discontinue the appeals against the conditions of consent on dealing with water supply, fire fighting and a minimum roof area catchment capacity of 250 sq m.

4 With respect then to the other appealed matters, the parties have agreed to the following arrangements:

• the plan of subdivision be adjusted to provide alternative battleaxe handles for all those lots fronting Hoskinstown Road, to which direct access is denied,
• the location of the reclaimed water irrigation fields to be in accordance with setback specifications and covered by 88B restriction.
• the appeal against Condition 27 dealing with contingency arrangements for the water cycle management system be dismissed, thereby maintaining council’s initial requirements.
• the developer to make a contribution towards the future construction of a path/cycleway on an agreed conditional basis,
• the internal roadworks appeal is dismissed.


Conclusions

5 Having considered the subsequent submissions, it is apparent that the applicant's decision to discontinue a number of the s 96 Modifications appeals, results in the original conditions of consent being maintained. Whilst there appears to be some internal consistencies with the conditions (e.g. minimum roof catchment area and minimum reclaimed irrigation field areas) which are to be installed prior to release of the linen plan (Condition 23.14) and their numeric requirements varies from that determined during the appeal, nevertheless resolution of these matters is outside the Court's responsibility in this case.

6 With regard to the other appeal matters, the Court accepts the agreed position of the parties and makes the following orders.

Court orders

7 The orders of the Court therefore are:

1. The appeal be allowed.

2. Approval be granted pursuant to s 68 of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) to construct and operate a water cycle management scheme incorporating a sewage treatment plant subject to the conditions set out in Annexure 'A'.

3. The exhibits be returned except for Exhibits 16, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 30, A and P.

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R Hussey
Commissioner of the Court
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