Alramon Pty Ltd v City of Ryde Council [2022] NSWLEC 108

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Alramon Pty Ltd v City of Ryde Council [2022] NSWLEC 108 Hearing dates: 24-27 May 2022, 27-28 June 2022 Date of orders: 22 August 2022 Decision date: 22 August 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pain J Decision: See [306]-[307] Catchwords: EASEMENT – grant of easement over council owned land used for car park not reasonably necessary for the effective use of the Applicants' land – Court satisfied that grant of easement not inconsistent with the public interest of use of the land to be benefitted – Court not satisfied that the owner of burdened land can be adequately compensated – Court not satisfied that reasonable attempts to obtain easement or one having the same effect made DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – approval of centre-based childcare facility dependent on grant of easement for access over council owned land used as car park – access over council owned land prohibited development in SP2 zone – grant of development consent with deferred commencement condition not consistent with Mison principles Legislation Cited: City of Ryde Development Control Plan 2014 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 149B Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 88K Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 1.4, 3.3, 3.34, 4.15 Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW) Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), ss 20, 40 Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) Property Law Act 1974 (Qld), s 180 Roads Act 1993 (NSW), Pt 2, Dictionary Ryde Local Environmental Plan 2014 (NSW), Land Use Table, Dictionary State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021 (NSW), cll 2.49-2.51, 2.59-2.61, 2.84-2.86, 2.123, 3.34-3.36, 3.44-3.46, 3.51-3.53 State Environmental Planning Policy No 65—Design Quality of Residential Apartment Development (NSW) Cases Cited: 117 York Street Pty Ltd v Proprietors of Strata Plan 16123 (1998) 43 NSWLR 504 Argyropoulos v Canterbury Municipal Council (1998) 66 LGRA 202 Ballina Shire Council v Palm Lake Works Pty Ltd [2020] NSWLEC 41 Botany Bay City Council v Pet Carriers International Pty Ltd (2013) 201 LGERA 116; [2013] NSWLEC 147 Chamwell Pty Ltd v Strathfield Council (2007) 151 LGERA 400; [2007] NSWLEC 114 Coles Myer NSW Ltd v Dymocks Book Arcade Ltd (1996) 7 BPR 14638 Community Association DP 270447 v ATB Morton Pty Ltd (2019) 19 BPR 39277; [2019] NSWCA 83 D & D Corak Investments Pty Ltd v Yiasemides (2006) 13 BPR 24103; [2006] NSWSC 1419 Finlayson v Campbell (1997) 8 BPR 15703 Gordon v Gioia & Anor [2007] NSWLEC 509 Gordon v Lever [2018] NSWSC 1888 Govindan-Lee v Sawkins (2016) 18 BPR 35883; [2016] NSWSC 328 Grattan v Simpson (1998) 9 BPR 16649 Hanny v Lewis (1998) 8 BPR 16205 ING Bank (Australia) v O'Shea (2010) 14 BPR 27317; [2010] NSWCA 71 Khattar v Wiese (2005) 12 BPR 23235; [2005] NSWSC 1014 Ku-Ring-Gai Municipal Council v Masterplan Consultants Pty Ltd [1999] NSWCA 167 Louisiana Properties v Hakea Holdings [2017] NSWLEC 37 Lowe v Kladis (2018) 19 BPR 38599; [2018] NSWCA 130 Manly Properties Pty Ltd v Castrisos [1973] 2 NSWLR 420 Marshall v Council of Wollongong (2000) 107 LEGRA 73 Mir Bros Unit Constructions Pty Limited v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW [2005] NSWLEC 467 Mir Bros Unit Constructions Pty Limited v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW [2006] NSWCA 314 Mison and Ors v Randwick Municipal Council (1991) 23 NSWLR 734 Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd v Tanlane Pty Ltd (2012) 16 BPR 31257; [2012] NSWCA 445 North v Marina (2003) 11 BPR 21359; [2003] NSWSC 64 O'Shea v Athanasakis (2009) 14 BPR 27093; [2009] NSWSC 1150 Powell v Langdon (1944) 45 SR (NSW) 136 Quick v Alpine Nurseries [2010] NSWSC 1248 Rainbowforce Pty Limited v Skyton Holdings Pty Limited and Ors (2010) 171 LGERA 286; [2010] NSWLEC 2 Re Worthston Pty Ltd [1987] 1 Qd R 400 Sader v Langham [2018] NSWSC 727 Serbian Cultural Club "St Sava" Inc & Serbian Cultural Club Limited v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2007] NSWLEC 673 Shi v ABI-K Pty Ltd (2014) 87 NSWLR 568; [2014] NSWCA 293 Sodhi v Stanes [2007] NSWSC 177 Stepanoski v Chen [2011] NSWSC 1573 Tanlane Pty Ltd v Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 1286 Tenacity Investments v Ku-Ring-Gai Council and Ors [2008] NSWLEC 27 Tregoyd Gardens Pty Limited v Jervis (1997) 8 BPR 15845 Vilro v Roads and Traffic Authority (2010) 179 LGERA 47; [2010] NSWLEC 234 Zenere v Leate (1980) 1 BPR 97029 Texts Cited: Brendan Edgeworth, Butt's Land Law (7th ed, 2017, Thomson Reuters) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Alramon Pty Ltd (First Applicant) Coxs Road Investments Pty Ltd (Second Applicant) Coxs Road Group Pty Ltd (Third Applicant) Council of the City of Ryde (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: N Eastman (Applicants) G Farland with M Keene and P Lin (Respondent)