Petrovic v Randwick City Council [2021] NSWLEC 1242

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Petrovic v Randwick City Council [2021] NSWLEC 1242 Hearing dates: 3 May 2021 Date of orders: 12 May 2021 Decision date: 12 May 2021 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Gray C Decision: The Court orders that: (1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) The development application for the Torrens title subdivision of the land at 1249 Anzac Parade, Chifley is refused. (3) The exhibits are returned, except for Exhibit A. Catchwords: APPEAL – development application – Torrens title subdivision of an approved dual occupancy – contravention of minimum subdivision lot size development standard – whether cl 4.6 request is adequate – whether sufficient environmental planning grounds Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ss 3.9, 8.7 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 ss 34AA, 39 Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012 cll 2.3, 2.6, 4.1, 4.1D, 4.4, 4.6 Cases Cited: Abrams v Council of the City of Sydney [2019] NSWLEC 1583 Eather v Randwick City Council [2021] NSWLEC 1075 Gejo Pty Ltd v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2017] NSWLEC 1712 Initial Action Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council (2018) 236 LGERA 256; [2018] NSWLEC 118 Kingsford Property Developments v Randwick City Council [2019] NSWLEC 1486 Randwick City Council v Micaul Holdings Pty Ltd (2016) 225 LGERA 94 SJD DB2 Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council [2020] NSWLEC 1112 Wehbe v Pittwater Council (2007) 156 LRERA 446; [2007] NSWLEC 827 Texts Cited: Randwick Development Control Plan 2013 Randwick City Council, Local Strategic Planning Statement (March 2020) Randwick City Council, Draft Housing Strategy Category: Principal judgment Parties: Alexander Petrovic (Applicant) Randwick City Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Pickles SC (Applicant) R White (Respondent)