Duke Developments Australia 4 Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council [2021] NSWLEC 1733

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Duke Developments Australia 4 Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council [2021] NSWLEC 1733 Hearing dates: 22 and 23 July 2021 Date of orders: 30 November 2021 Decision date: 30 November 2021 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Espinosa C Decision: See [82] of Judgment Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPEAL – residential flat building – modification application – multiple modifications – whether substantially the same – view impacts from the public domain – solar impacts on adjoining neighbouring property – reasons for the original consent – relevant merit assessment – orders Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 4.15, 4.55, 8.9 State Environmental Planning Policy No 65 – Design Quality of Residential Apartment Development Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2015, cl 4.3 Cases Cited: Agricultural Equity Investments Pty Ltd v Westlime (No 3) [2015] NSWLEC 75 Hercules St Developments Pty Ltd v Ashfield Council [2015] NSWLEC 1378 Innerwest 888 Pty Ltd v Canterbury Bankstown Council [2017] NSWLEC 1241 Iris Diversified Property Pty Ltd v Randwick City Council [2011] NSWLEC 1038 North Sydney Council v Michael Standley & Associates Pty Ltd (1998) 43 NSWLR 468 Ozzy States Pty Ltd v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2017] NSWLEC 1413 Parseh Cronulla Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council [2021] NSWLEC 1248 Scrap Realty Pty Limited v Botany Bay City Council (2008) 166 LGERA 342; [2008] NSWLEC 333 Tasman Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2019] NSWLEC 1310 Veloshin v Randwick Council [2007] NSWLEC 428 Texts Cited: Apartment Design Guide, NSW Department of Planning and Environment, July 2015 Sutherland Shire Development Control Plan 2015 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Duke Developments Australia 4 Pty Ltd (Applicant) Sutherland Shire Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Vergotis (Solicitor) (Applicant) R McCulloch (Respondent)