Bowers v Northern Beaches Council and Anor [2022] NSWLEC 8

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bowers v Northern Beaches Council and Anor [2022] NSWLEC 8 Hearing dates: 2 February 2022 Date of orders: 9 February 2022 Decision date: 09 February 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Robson J Decision: See orders at [59] Catchwords: LOCAL GOVERNMENT — Legal proceedings — Judicial review — Judicial review of council decisions — Class 4 — Whether Council's decision to grant development consent affected by fraud or bad faith — Whether caretaker's residence ancillary to industrial purpose Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), s 4.12 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (NSW), Pt 6, Sch 1 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), Pt 59, rr 15.3, 59.4 Warringah Local Environmental Plan 2011 Cases Cited: Baulkham Hills Shire Council v O'Donnell (1990) 69 LGRA 404 Botany Bay City Council v Pet Carriers International Pty Ltd [2013] NSWLEC 147; (2013) 201 LGERA 116 Chamwell Pty Ltd v Strathfield Council [2007] NSWLEC 114; (2007) 151 LGERA 400 Chan v Bayside Council [2020] NSWLEC 1684 Foodbarn Pty Ltd v Solicitor-General (1975) 32 LGERA 157 Jonah Pty Ltd v Pittwater Council [2006] NSWLEC 99; (2006) 144 LGERA 408 Jones v Dunkell (1959) 101 CLR 298 Kouflidis v City of Salisbury (1982) 29 SASR 321; (1982) 49 LGRA 17 Lizzio v Ryde Municipal Council (1983) 155 CLR 211; [1983] HCA 22 Minister for Home Affairs v DUA16; Minister for Home Affairs v CHK16 [2020] HCA 46; (2020) 385 ALR 212 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Eden (2016) 240 FCR 158; [2016] FCAFC 28 SZFDE v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2007) 232 CLR 189; [2007] HCA 35 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (2011) UKSC 15 Texts Cited: Spencer Bower & Handley, Actionable Misrepresentation (5th ed, 2014, Lexis Nexis) Category: Principal judgment Parties: James Bowers (Applicant) Northern Beaches Council (First Respondent) Grigull Custodian Pty Ltd (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Bowers, self-represented (Applicant) L F Sims (First Respondent) M F Fozzard (Second Respondent)