Jeffrey v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2020] NSWLEC 1581

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Jeffrey v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2020] NSWLEC 1581 Hearing dates: 7-8 October 2020 Date of orders: 25 November 2020 Decision date: 25 November 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Clay AC Decision: The Court orders that: (1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) Development application for change of use to funeral home including minor internal building works at 605 Canterbury Road, Belmore is refused. (3) The exhibits other than Exhibits A, 1 and 2 be returned. Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPPLICATION – funeral home in R4 zone – proper characterisation – whether mortuary activities prohibited or ancillary – whether provision limiting area of business premises to no more than 100 sqm is a prohibition or development standard – cl 4.6 objection – whether application of the standard is unreasonable or unnecessary – whether the objectives of the standard and of the zone are met Legislation Cited: Canterbury Local Environmental Plan 2012 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Local Government (General) Regulation 2005 Public Health Regulation 2012 State Environmental Planning Policy No 1 – Development Standards Cases Cited: Altz Pty Ltd v Shellharbour City Council [2014] NSWLEC 1228 BGP Properties Pty Ltd v Lake Macquarie City Council (2004) 138 LGERA 237; [2004] NSWLEC 399 Botany Bay City Council v Pet Carriers International Pty Ltd (2013) 201 LGERA 116; [2013] NSWLEC 147 Cranswick-Smith v Council of the City of Sydney [2020] NSWLEC 1082 Foodbarn Pty Ltd v The Solicitor-General (1975) 32 LGERA 157 Friends of Malua Bay Inc v Perkins (2014) 203 LGERA 14; [2014] NSWLEC 95 Gillespies v Warringah Council (2002) 124 LGERA 147; [2002] NSWLEC 224 Hooker Corp Pty Ltd v Hornsby Shire Council (1986) 130 LGERA 438 Laurence Browning Pty Ltd v Blue Mountains City Council [2006] NSWLEC 74 Principal Healthcare Finance Pty Ltd v Ryde City Council (2016) 222 LGERA 212; [2016] NSWLEC 153 RebelMH Neutral Bay Pty Limited v North Sydney Council [2019] NSWCA 130 Schaffer Corp Ltd v Hawkesbury City Council (1992) 77 LGRA 21 Strathfield Municipal Council v Poynting (2001) 116 LGERA 319; [2001] NSWCA 270 Wehbe v Pittwater Council (2007) 156 LGERA 446; [2007] NSWLEC 827 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Vanessa Jeffrey (Applicant) Canterbury-Bankstown Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Seymour (Applicant) M Bonanno (Solicitor) (Respondent)