Kovacs v Council of the City of Sydney [2020] NSWLEC 1258

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Kovacs v Council of the City of Sydney [2020] NSWLEC 1258 Hearing dates: 12-14 February 2020 Date of orders: 16 July 2020 Decision date: 19 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Dixon SC Decision: See final orders at 107]-[108] Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – State Heritage listed terraces – integrated development – alterations and additions – prefabricated and detachable multipurpose platform – extension of the dumbwaiter – heritage conservation – balance between conservation and adaptive reuse Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Heritage Act 1977 Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012 Cases Cited: Goldin & Anor v Minister for Transport Administering the Ports Corporation and Waterways Management Act 1995 (2002) 121 LGERA 101; [2002] NSWLEC 75 Kovacs v The Council of the City of Sydney [2018] NSWLEC 1675 Texts Cited: Assessing Heritage significance, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, 2001 Sydney Development Control Plan 2012 The Burra Charter: The Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Significance, 2013 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Richard Kovacs (Applicant) Council of the City of Sydney (First Respondent) Heritage Council of New South Wales (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: C McEwen SC (Applicant) A Pickles SC (First Respondent) B Tronson (Second Respondent)