Villa World Byron Pty Ltd v Byron Shire Council [2020] NSWLEC 1612

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Villa World Byron Pty Ltd v Byron Shire Council [2020] NSWLEC 1612 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 6,10 and 19 November 2020 Date of orders: 8 December 2020 Decision date: 08 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Chilcott C Decision: Orders – See [41] Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – conciliation conference – agreement between the parties – orders Legislation Cited: Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 Biodiversity Conservation (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 2017 Byron Local Environmental Plan 1988 Byron Local Environmental Plan 2014 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Rural Fires Act 1997 State Environmental Planning (Coastal Management) 2018 State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007 State Environmental Planning Policy (Koala Habitat Protection) 2019 State Environmental Planning Policy No. 44 – Koala Habitat State Environmental Planning Policy No 55 – Remediation of Land State Environmental Planning Policy No 14 – Coastal Wetlands State Environmental Planning Policy No 26 – Littoral Rainforest Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 Texts Cited: Biolink, Byron Coast Koala Habitat Study, 2012 Byron Development Control Plan 2014 Land and Environment Court of New South Wales COVID-19 Pandemic Arrangements Policy (July 2020) NSW Department of Planning, Development near Rail Corridors and Busy Roads - Interim Guideline, 2008 Planit Consulting, Terrestrial Flora & Fauna Assessment Harvest Estate, West Byron, August 2020 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Villa World Byron Pty Ltd (Applicant) Byron Shire Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Vatala (Solicitor) (Applicant) P Hudson (Solicitor) (Respondent)