Garvey v Mosman Municipal Council [2022] NSWLEC 1134

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Garvey v Mosman Municipal Council [2022] NSWLEC 1134 Hearing dates: 8-9 February 2022 Date of orders: 16 March 2022 Decision date: 16 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: McEwen AC Decision: See Orders at [91]. Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – Alterations and additions to dwelling – Whether the requested variations to maximum FSR, overall height, wall height development standards should be upheld Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 1.4, 4.15, 4.16, 8.7 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, ss 34AA, 39 Mosman Local Environmental Plan 2012, cll 2.3, 4.3, 4.3A, 4.4, 4.4A, 4.6, 6.4, 6.6 State Environmental Planning Policy (Building Sustainability Index: BASIX) 2004 State Environmental Planning Policy No. 55 (Remediation of land) cl 7 Sydney Regional Environmental Plan (Sydney Harbour Catchment) 2005 cll 3, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 Cases Cited: Al Maha Pty Ltd v Huajun Investments Pty Ltd (2018) 365 ALR 86; (2018) 233 LGERA 170; [2018] NSWCA 245 Baron Corporation Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Sydney (2019) 243 LGERA 338; [2019] NSWLEC 61 Initial Action Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council (2018) 236 LGERA 256; [2018] NSWLEC 118 RebelMH Neutral Bay Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council [2019] NSWCA 130 Texts Cited: Mosman Residential Development Control Plan 2012 Category: Principal judgment Parties: R Garvey (Applicant) Mosman Municipal Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Reid (Barrister) (Applicant) R McCullough (Solicitor)(Respondent)