Bowers v Northern Beaches Council & Grigull Custodian Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCA 253

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bowers v Northern Beaches Council & Grigull Custodian Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCA 253 Hearing dates: 4 November 2022 Date of orders: 8 December 2022 Decision date: 08 December 2022 Before: Kirk JA at [1]; Basten AJA at [2]; Preston CJ of LEC at [9] Decision: The Court orders: (1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) The appellant is to pay the respondents' costs of the appeal in this Court. Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW – development consent – use of caretaker's residence in industrial building – residential accommodation prohibited in industrial zone – whether ancillary and subservient to dominant industrial use – alleged past and threatened future illegal use – whether fraud to apply for consent in such circumstances – whether bad faith to consent in such circumstances – whether decision that use is ancillary is perverse. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 68 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 4.2, 4.3, 4.12, 4.15, 4.16 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 53 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 58 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 75A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 21.2 Warringah Local Environmental Plan 2011 Cases Cited: Baulkham Hills Shire Council v O'Donnell (1990) 69 LGRA 404 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 Coffs Harbour City Council v Noubia Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCA 32 Eaton & Sons Pty Ltd v Warringah Shire Council (1972) 129 CLR 270; [1972] HCA 33 Falamaki v Wollongong City Council (2001) 113 LGERA 207; [2001] NSWCA 55 Flower & Hart (a firm) v White Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd (1999) 87 FCR 134; [1999] FCA 773 Foodbarn Pty Limited & Ors v Solicitor-General (1975) 32 LGRA 157 Fordham v Environment Protection Authority [2018] NSWCA 167 Gerlach v Clifton Bricks Pty Ltd (2002) 209 CLR 478; [2002] HCA 22 House of Peace Pty Ltd v Bankstown City Council (2000) 48 NSWLR 498; [2000] NSWCA 44 Hunter Industrial Rental Equipment Pty Ltd v Dungog Shire Council (2019) 101 NSWLR 1; [2019] NSWCA 147 In re The Will of FB Gilbert (1946) 46 SR (NSW) 318 Jeray v Blue Mountains City Council & 2 Ors [2010] NSWCA 281 Jonah Pty Ltd v Pittwater Council (2006) 144 LGERA 408; [2006] NSWLEC 99 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Kouflidis v Salisbury City Council (1982) 29 SASR 321 Kur-ring-gai Council v Buyozo Pty Ltd (2021) 248 LGERA 300; [2021] NSWCA 177 Micallef v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd & Anor [2001] NSWCA 274 Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Nicholls (2011) 244 CLR 427; [2011] HCA 48 Muswellbrook Shire Council v Hunter Valley Energy Pty Ltd (2019) 238 LGERA 295 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Payne v Parker [1976] 1 NSWLR 191 Ross v Lane Cove Council [2017] NSWCA 299 White Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd v Flower & Hart (a firm) (1998) 156 ALR 169; [1998] FCA 806 Winn v Director-General of National Parks and Wildlife and Ors (2001) 130 LGERA 508; [2001] NSWCA 17 Woolworths Ltd v Pallas Newco Pty Ltd (2004) 61 NSWLR 707; [2004] NSWCA 422 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr James Bowers (Appellant) Northern Beaches Council (First Respondent) Grigull Custodian Pty Ltd (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Appellant in person Ms L Sims (First Respondent) Mr M Fozzard (Second Respondent)