Dallad Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council [2022] NSWLEC 1673

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Dallad Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council [2022] NSWLEC 1673 Hearing dates: 01 November 2022 Decision date: 06 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: O'Neill C Decision: The Court directs: (1) The Council is to file conditions of consent that provide for the subdivision of the site by the registration of a strata plan within 14 days of the date of this judgment. (2) Liberty to restore on 3 days' notice. Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – application for the construction of semi-detached dwellings and Torrens title subdivision – application properly characterised as dual occupancy (attached) development and Torrens title subdivision because the development is on one lot of land – prohibition of Torrens title subdivision that would create separate titles for each of the two dwellings resulting from a dual occupancy development Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 1.4, 6.9, 8.7, 8.15 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000, cl 55 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021, cl 3 Sch 6 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 34 Woollahra Local Environmental Plan 2014, cll 2.6, 4.1, 4.1A, 4.1B, 4.6, 5.21, 6.2, 6.5 Cases Cited: Botany Bay City Council v Pet Carriers International Pty Limited (2013) 201 LGERA 116; [2013] NSWLEC 147 Chamwell Pty Limited v Strathfield Council (2007) 151 LGERA 400; [2007] NSWLEC 114 Gordon & Valich Pty Ltd v City of Sydney Council [2007] NSWLEC 780 Laurence Browning Pty Ltd v Blue Mountains City Council [2006] NSWLEC 74Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v New South Aboriginal Land Council (1993) 80 LGRA 173 Shire of Perth v O'Keefe (1964) 110 CLR 529 Texts Cited: Woollahra Development Control Plan 2015 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Dallad Pty Ltd (Applicant) Woollahra Municipal Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Reid (Applicant) P Rigg (Solicitor) (Respondent)