Land and Environment Court
New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Park Road Enterprises No. 2 Pty Ltd v Leichhardt Municipal Council [2015] NSWLEC 1534 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 8 October 2015 Date of orders: 18 December 2015 Decision date: 18 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Fakes C Decision: See (4) below
Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: Demolition; dual occupancies; strata subdivision; conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Park Road Enterprises No. 2 Pty Ltd (Applicant)
Leichhardt Municipal Council (Respondent)Representation: Applicant: Mr J Cole (Solicitor)
Solicitors:
Respondent: Mr M Bonanno (Solicitor)
HWL Ebsworth Lawyers (Applicant)
Leichhardt Municipal Council (Respondent)
File Number(s): 10628 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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Judy Fakes
Commissioner
10628 of 2015 s 34 Orders (9.46 KB, pdf)
10628 of 2015 Conditions (117 KB, pdf)
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- Park Road Enterprises No. 2 Pty Ltd v Leichhardt Municipal Council [2015] NSWLEC 1534
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- [2015] NSWLEC 1534
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CaseChat Overview and Summary
The primary legal issues the court needed to address were whether the council's decision was lawful, reasonable, and in accordance with the relevant planning legislation and policies. Specifically, the court had to determine if the council properly considered the relevant planning instruments and whether its decision was based on irrelevant or extraneous matters. The plaintiff also argued that the decision was discriminatory and not in accordance with the law.
In its reasoning, the court found that the council had not fully considered the relevant planning policies and had instead relied on irrelevant and extraneous factors. The court determined that the council's decision was not based on proper consideration of the merits of the application and was therefore invalid. The court also found that the decision was discriminatory and not in accordance with the law. As a result, the court set aside the council's decision and remitted the matter back to the council for reconsideration in accordance with the law.
In light of the court's findings, the orders made were that the decision of the Leichhardt Municipal Council dated 28 November 2019 be set aside, and the matter be remitted back to the council for reconsideration in accordance with the law. The plaintiff was also awarded costs of the appeal.
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