CK Design Pty Ltd v Penrith City Council (No 2) [2022] NSWLEC 97

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: CK Design Pty Ltd v Penrith City Council (No 2) [2022] NSWLEC 97 Hearing dates: 26 July 2022 Date of orders: 05 August 2022 Decision date: 05 August 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Robson J Decision: See orders at [55] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Separate determination of questions — Whether development application made, but not yet determined, on or before commencement of state environmental planning policy — Statutory interpretation — Proper construction of State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021, Sch 7A, s 2(1)(a) — Word "determined" within savings provision means determination which finally disposed of the development application — Separate questions answered in the applicant's favour — No order as to costs Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 2.17, 4.8, 8.13, 8.7, 9.1 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 5, 33 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 39 State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009 State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021, Sch 7A, s 2(1)(a) Cases Cited: 4nature Incorporated v Centennial Springvale Pty Ltd (2017) 95 NSWLR 361; [2017] NSWCA 191 Bardetta v Baulkham Hills Shire Council [2001] NSWLEC 164; (2001) 120 LGERA 17 CK Design Pty Ltd v Penrith City Council [2022] NSWLEC 82 Cranbrook School v Woollahra Municipal Council (2002) 66 NSWLR 379; [2006] NSWCA 155 Gameplan Sports & Leisure Pty Limited v South Sydney City Council [2000] NSWLEC 112 Hunter Quarries Pty Ltd v Alexandra Mexon as Administrator for the Estate of the Late Ryan Messenger (2018) 98 NSWLR 526; [2018] NSWCA 178 Janlz Constructions Pty Ltd v Randwick Municipal Council [1976] 2 NSWLR 427 Jokona Pty Ltd v Liverpool City Council [1997] NSWLEC 17 Ku-ring-gai Council v Bunnings Properties Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 28; (2019) 236 LGERA 35 McDougall v Warringah Shire Council (1993) 30 NSWLR 258 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Sydney Seaplanes Pty Ltd v Page (2021) 106 NSWLR 1; [2021] NSWCA 204 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection; SZTGM v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2017) 262 CLR 362; [2017] HCA 34 Tovir Investments Pty Ltd v Waverley Council [2014] NSWCA 379 Wingecarribee Shire Council v De Angelis [2016] NSWCA 189 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: CK Design Pty Ltd (Applicant) Penrith City Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Reid (Applicant) D Le Breton, solicitor (Respondent)