PJM Group Pty Ltd v The Hills Shire Council [2022] NSWLEC 1020

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: PJM Group Pty Ltd v The Hills Shire Council [2022] NSWLEC 1020 Hearing dates: 30 September 2021, final written submission 19 October 2021 Date of orders: 20 January 2022 Decision date: 20 January 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Walsh C Decision: The Court orders that: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) Development consent is granted to development application No. 641/2021/ZA subject to the conditions of consent in Annexure A. Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – land subdivision – whether title restrictions should be imposed relating to building platform Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919, s 88B Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 3.42, 4.15, 4.16, 8.7 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000, cl 55 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, ss 34AA, 39 State Environmental Planning Policy No 55 – Remediation of Land, cl 7 The Hills Local Environmental Plan 2019, cll 2.6, 2.7, 4.1 Cases Cited: Botany Bay City Council v Saab Corp Pty Ltd (2011) 82 NSWLR 171; [2011] NSWCA 308 MacDonald v Mosman Municipal Council (1999) 105 LGERA 49; [1999] NSWLEC 215 Parrott v Kiama [2004] NSWLEC 77 Temwood Holdings Pty Ltd v Western Australian Planning Commission (2002) 25 WAR 484; [2002] WASCA 10 Wenli Wang v North Sydney Council [2018] NSWLEC 122 Westfield Management Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [2006] NSWCA 245 Texts Cited: The Hills Development Control Plan 2012 Category: Principal judgment Parties: PJM Group Pty Ltd (Applicant) The Hills Shire Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Robertson SC (Applicant) S Kondilios (Solicitor) (Respondent)