Toga Addison Pty Ltd atf Toga Addison Unit Trust v Randwick City Council [2021] NSWLEC 1580

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Toga Addison Pty Ltd atf Toga Addison Unit Trust v Randwick City Council [2021] NSWLEC 1580 Hearing dates: 31 August, 1-2 September 2021 Date of orders: 1 October 2021 Decision date: 01 October 2021 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Walsh C Decision: The Court orders that: (1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) Development application DA/428/2020 for a mixed-use development at 137-151 Anzac Parade Kensington is refused. (3) The following exhibits are returned: 2-9, M-R. Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – question of statutory construction – use of extrinsic material to aid interpretation of environmental planning instrument – permissibility of residential flat building – street wall height – weight to be given to new development control plan – design quality – design excellence Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 4.15, 8.7 Interpretation Act 1987, ss 5, 33, 34 Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012, cll 2.3, 4.1C, 4.1D, 4.3, 4.4, 6.11, 6.14, 6.17, 6.21 Standard Instrument – Principal Local Environmental Plan State Environmental Planning Policy No 65—Design Quality of Residential Apartment Development Cases Cited: Cavanagh v Wollondilly Shire Council (No 2) [2019] NSWLEC 181 Commissioner of Taxation v Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd (2012) 250 CLR 503; [2012] HCA 55 Cranbrook School v Woollahra Municipal Council (2006) 66 NSWLR 379; [2006] NSWCA 155 DM & Longbow Pty Ltd v Willoughby City council (2017) 228 LGERA 342; [2017] NSWLEC 173 Saggers v Sydney Market Authority (1988) 66 LGRA 42 Stockland Development Pty Ltd v Manly Council (2004) 136 LGERA 254; [2004] NSWLEC 472 Taylor v The Owners – Strata Plan No 11564 (2014) 253 CLR 531; [2014] HCA 9 Tomasic v Port Stephens Council [2021] NSWLEC 56 Zhang v Canterbury City Council (2001) 51 NSWLR 589; [2001] NSWCA 167 Texts Cited: Apartment Design Guide, NSW Department of Planning and Environment, July 2015 D C Pearce and R S Geddes, Statutory Interpretation in Australia (9th ed, 2019, LexisNexis) Kensington and Kingsford Town Centres Community Infrastructure Contributions Plan, December 2019 Randwick Comprehensive Development Control Plan 2013 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Toga Addison Pty Ltd atf Toga Addison Unit Trust (Applicant) Randwick City Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Galasso SC (Applicant) J Lazarus SC (Respondent)