Sfeir v Blacktown City Council [2022] NSWLEC 1289

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sfeir v Blacktown City Council [2022] NSWLEC 1289 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 10 June 2022 Date of orders: 14 June 2022 Decision date: 14 June 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Dixon SC Decision: The Court orders: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) Development consent is granted to development application DA-21-00750, as amended, for the demolition of all existing structures and the construction of a new generation boarding house containing 10 rooms to accommodate up to 18 persons at 199 Beames Avenue, Mount Druitt, subject to the conditions contained in Annexure A. Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – new generation boarding house – conciliation conference – agreement between the parties – orders Legislation Cited: Blacktown Local Environmental Plan 2015, cll 4.3, 4.4, 5.10, 6.1, 6.3, 7.7 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 4.15, 4.16, 8.7 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 34 State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009, cll 29, 30 State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021, Ch 2 s 2.6 State Environmental Planning Policy (Building Sustainability Index: BASIX) 2004 State Environmental Planning Policy (Resilience and Hazards) 2021, s 4.6 Texts Cited: Blacktown Development Control Plan 2015 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter Sfeir (First Applicant) Theresa Sfeir (Second Applicant) Blacktown City Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Saab (Solicitor) (Applicants) L Raffaele (Solicitor) (Respondent)