Canterbury Bankstown Council v Dib [2022] NSWLEC 79

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Canterbury Bankstown Council v Dib [2022] NSWLEC 79 Hearing dates: 11 April 2022 Date of orders: 29 June 2022 Decision date: 29 June 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Preston CJ Decision: The Court orders: (1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) The appellant is to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal. Catchwords: APPEAL – appeal against commissioner's decision – development standard – provision precluding development consent for boarding house with more than 12 boarding rooms – whether provision a development standard – jurisdictional precondition – satisfaction that not more than 12 boarding rooms – provision a development standard Legislation Cited: Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2015 cl 4.6 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 56A State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009 cll 27, 28, 29, 30, 30A, 30AA State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021 cl 25 State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) Amendment (Boarding House Development) 2019 Cases Cited: Agostino v Penrith City Council (2010) 172 LGERA 380; [2010] NSWCA 20 Blue Mountains City Council v Laurence Browning Pty Ltd (2006) 150 LGERA 130; [2006] NSWCA 331 Corporation of the City of Enfield v Development Assessment Commission (2000) 199 CLR 135; [2000] HCA 5 Dib v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2021] NSWLEC 1553 Dib v Canterbury-Bankstown Council (No 2) [2021] NSWLEC 1591 Muswellbrook Shire Council v Hunter Valley Energy Pty Ltd (2019) 238 LGERA 295; [2019] NSWCA 216 North Sydney Municipal Council v PD Mayoh Pty Ltd (No 2) (1990) 71 LGRA 222 Strathfield Municipal Council v Poynting (2001) 116 LGERA 319; [2001] NSWCA 270 Trives v Hornsby Shire Council (2015) 89 NSWLR 268; [2015] NSWCA 158 Wilson Parking Australia 1992 Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Sydney (2014) 201 LGERA 232; [2014] NSWLEC 12 Woollahra Municipal Council v Carr (1985) 62 LGRA 263 Woolworths Limited v Pallas Newco Pty Ltd (2004) 61 NSWLR 707; [2004] NSWCA 422 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Canterbury Bankstown Council (Appellant) William Dib (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr C Ireland (Appellant) Mr A Pickles SC (Respondent)