Grant William Clarke v Shoalhaven City Council (No 2) [2021] NSWLEC 8

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Grant William Clarke v Shoalhaven City Council (No 2) [2021] NSWLEC 8 Hearing dates: 1 February 2021 Date of orders: 12 February 2021 Decision date: 12 February 2021 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Duggan J Decision: See paragraph 44 Catchwords: ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING – Appeal - Development application – Shoalhaven Local Environmental Plan 2014 – Statutory construction – Application of clause 4.2B – Relationship between clause 4.2B and clause 4.E ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING – Land and Environment Court – Practice and procedure – Time for 56A appeal – Extension of time – Exercise of discretion – Leave granted Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Shoalhaven Local Environmental Plan 2014 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Clarke v Shoalhaven City Council [2020] NSWLEC 1085 Coshott v Prentice (No 2) [2017] FCA 394 David Grant & Company v Westpac Banking Corporation (1995) 184 CLR 265 Environment Protection Authority v Grafil Pty Ltd; Environment Protection Authority v Mackenzie (2019) 101 NSWLR 245 Grant Samuel Corporate Finance Pty Ltd v Fletcher (2015) 254 CLR 477 Guideline Drafting & Design v Marrickville Municipal Council (1988) 64 LGRA 275 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 Smith v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 338 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Grant William Clarke (Appellant) Shoalhaven City Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Pearman (Appellant) J Lazarus SC (Respondent)