Barr Property and Planning Pty Ltd v Cessnock City Council [2022] NSWLEC 1127

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Barr Property and Planning Pty Ltd v Cessnock City Council [2022] NSWLEC 1127 Hearing dates: 17-18 November 2021, 8-9 February 2022 Date of orders: 11 March 2022 Decision date: 11 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Gray C Decision: The Court Orders that: 1) The appeal is dismissed. 2) The development application number 8/2020/123/1 for a two lot subdivision of the land at 1134 John Renshaw Drive, Black Hill (Lot 1 in DP 1260203) is refused. 3) The exhibits are returned, except for Exhibit A. Catchwords: APPEAL – development application – two-lot subdivision – no works or use proposed – one lot landlocked – whether defined form of legal access should be provided as part of subdivision – whether adequate traffic assessment Legislation Cited: Cessnock Local Environmental Plan 2011, cll 2.3, 4.1 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 4.15, 8.7 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000, cl 49 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 64 National Land Transport Act 2014 (Cth) Roads Act 1993, ss 6, 138 Rural Fires Act 1997, Pt 4, Div 2 Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Order 2006, cl 8 Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Land Use Zones) Order 2021 State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007, cl 101 Cases Cited: Ballina Shire Council v Palm Lake Works Pty Ltd [2020] NSWLEC 41 Butler v Muddle (1995) 6 BPR 13,984 Cospak International Pty Ltd v Mulwaree Shire Council [2002] NSWLEC 200 Farah v Warringah Council [2006] NSWLEC 191 Gallagher v Rainbow (1994) 179 CLR 624; [1994] HCA 24 Heavens Door Pty Ltd v Hillpalm Pty Ltd (2001) 116 LGERA 138; [2001] NSWLEC 116 Hillpalm Pty Ltd v Tweed Shire Council (2002) 119 LGERA 86; [2002] NSWLEC 17 Hoxton Park Residents Action Group Inc v Liverpool City Council (2011) 184 LGERA 104; [2011] NSWCA 349 Stokes v Waverley Council (No 2) (2019) 242 LGERA 392; [2019] NSWLEC 174 Texts Cited: Cessnock Development Control Plan 2010 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Barr Property and Planning Pty Ltd (Applicant) Cessnock City Council (First Respondent) Transport for NSW (Second Respondent) Black Hill Industrial Pty Ltd (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Smith (Applicant) N Eastman (First Respondent) A Hemmings (Second Respondent) C Novak (Third Respondent)