Little Endeavours Early Learning Centre Pty Ltd v Georges River Council [2021] NSWLEC 1778

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Little Endeavours Early Learning Centre Pty Ltd v Georges River Council [2021] NSWLEC 1778 Hearing dates: 6 December 2021, conciliation conference on 7 December 2021 Date of orders: 20 December 2021 Decision date: 20 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Bradbury AC Decision: The Court orders that: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) Development application DA/2020/0554 for alterations and additions to an existing centre-based child care facility involving minor demolition and the construction of a new external stair, first floor outdoor play area and interior renovations is determined by the grant of consent subject to the conditions set out in Annexure A. Catchwords: APPEAL – development application – alterations and additions to existing child care facility – conciliation conference – agreement reached – orders made Legislation Cited: Education and Care Services National Regulations, regs 107 and 108 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 4.15, 4.16, 8.7 and 8.10 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000, cl 55 Georges River Local Environmental Plan 2021 Kogarah Local Environmental Plan 2012 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 34 State Environmental Planning Policy – Educational Establishments and Child Care Facilities 2017, cl 22 State Environmental Planning Policy No 55— Remediation of Land, cl 7 Texts Cited: NSW Department of Planning and Environment, Child Care Planning Guideline, (August 2017) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Little Endeavours Early Learning Centre Pty Ltd (Applicant) Georges River Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R White (Applicant) L Nurpuri (Respondent)