Hitchcock v Reed [2022] NSWLEC 81

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hitchcock v Reed [2022] NSWLEC 81 Hearing dates: 28 March 2022 Date of orders: 06 July 2022 Decision date: 06 July 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Robson J Decision: See orders at [94] Catchwords: ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING – Consent – Construction – Whether certain conditions of development consent required compliance prior to undertaking work comprising part of the approved development – Whether work related to the approved development – Whether work could be said to have physically commenced – Whether Consent had lapsed – Conditions required compliance prior to the work undertaken – Declaration that development consent lapsed – Order restraining respondent from relying on the development consent – Costs follow the event Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), s 4.53 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 3, 34, 35 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 20 Roads Act 1993 (NSW), ss 138, 139 Woollahra Development Control Plan 2015 Woollahra Local Environmental Plan 2014 Cases Cited: Abrams v The Council of the City of Sydney [2018] NSWLEC 85 Allandale Blue Metal Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2013] NSWCA 103; (2013) 195 LGERA 182 Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Ko-veda Holiday Park Estate Ltd [2009] NSWCA 160; (2009) 167 LGERA 395 Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Ko-veda Holiday Park Estate Ltd [2008] NSWLEC 181 Bunderra Holdings Pty Ltd v Pasminco Cockle Creek Smelter Pty Ltd (subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) (2017) 96 NSWLR 434; [2017] NSWCA 263 Cando Management and Maintenance Pty Ltd v Cumberland Council [2019] NSWCA 26; (2019) 237 LGERA 128 Cavanagh v Wollondilly Shire Council (No 2) [2019] NSWLEC 181 Coalcliff Community Association Inc v Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning [1999] NSWCA 317; (1999) 107 LGERA 243 Green v Kogarah Municipal Council [2001] NSWCA 123; (2001) 115 LGERA 231 Hunter Development Brokerage Pty Ltd v Cessnock City Council; Tovedale Pty Ltd v Shoalhaven City Council (2005) 63 NSWLR 124; [2005] NSWCA 169 Iron Gates Developments Pty Ltd v Richmond-Evans Environmental Society Inc (1992) 81 LGERA 132 J.K. Williams Staff Pty Limited v Sydney Water Corporation [2021] NSWLEC 23; (2021) 249 LGERA 109 K and M Prodanovski Pty Ltd v Wollongong City Council [2013] NSWCA 202; (2013) 195 LGERA 23 MLC Properties v Camden Council [1997] NSWLEC 130; (1997) 96 LGERA 52 Muswellbrook Shire Council v Hunter Valley Energy Coal Pty Ltd (No 3) [2018] NSWLEC 193 Ryde Municipal Council v Royal Ryde Homes [1970] 1 NSWR 277; (1970) 19 LGRA 321 Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment v Leda Manorstead Pty Ltd (No 4) [2019] NSWLEC 58 Snowy Monaro Regional Council v Tropic Asphalts Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCCA 202; (2018) 362 ALR 359 Sunland Group Limited v Gold Coast City Council [2021] FCA 1473; (2021) 158 ACSR 342 Sydney Seaplanes Pty Ltd v Page (2021) 106 NSWLR 1; [2021] NSWCA 204 The Owners - Strata Plan No. 4983 v Canny [2018] NSWCA 275 Westfield Management Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [2007] HCATrans 367 Wilson v Lord Howe Island Board [2019] NSWSC 724 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Paula Hitchcock (Applicant) Genevieve Elizabeth Reed (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A E Galasso SC with N M Eastman (Applicant) I Hemmings SC with H Grace (Respondent)