Buyozo Pty Limited v Ku-ring-gai Council [2021] NSWLEC 2

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Buyozo Pty Limited v Ku-ring-gai Council [2021] NSWLEC 2 Hearing dates: 14 December 2020 Date of orders: 6 January 2021 Decision date: 06 January 2021 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Pepper J Decision: See orders at [46]. Catchwords: APPEAL: whether condition of consent imposing contributions should be modified – contributions calculated by reference to "gross floor area" of development – proper construction of term "gross floor area" – proper construction of exemption in subparagraph (h) of definition of "gross floor area" – whether corridors accessing unloading and loading spaces exempt from calculation of "gross floor area" – corridors exempt – whether utility in modifying condition because contributions already paid – utility in modifying the condition– consent neither exhausted nor spent – appeal allowed – condition modified. Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 4.55, 7.11 Cases Cited: Agricultural Equity Investments Pty Ltd v Westlime Pty Ltd (No 3) [2015] NSWLEC 75 Arkibuilt Pty Ltd v Ku-ring-gai Council [2006] NSWLEC 502; (2006) 67 NSWLR 529 Arncliffe Development Pty Ltd v Rockdale City Council [2003] NSWLEC 297; (2003) 129 LGERA 189 Malcolm Smith Pty Ltd v Hills Shire Council [2019] NSWLEC 1096 R v A2; R v Magennis; R v Vaziri (2019) 373 ALR 214; [2019] HCA 35 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Buyozo Pty Limited (Applicant) Ku-ring-gai Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I Hemmings SC (Applicant) M Wright SC (Respondent)