Sung v City of Canada Bay Council [2023] NSWLEC 1087

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sung v City of Canada Bay Council [2023] NSWLEC 1087 Hearing dates: 22-23 November 2022 Date of orders: 01 March 2023 Decision date: 01 March 2023 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Gray C Decision: The Court orders that: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) The development application (DA 2021/0179) for the demolition of the existing dwelling house and construction of a 18 room boarding house (incl. Manager's room) at 2 Swan Avenue, Strathfield pursuant to the State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009, is determined by the grant of consent subject to the conditions in Annexure A. (3) Exhibits 1-3, 5 and 6 are returned, and the remaining exhibits are retained. Catchwords: APPEAL – development application – boarding house – breach of height development standard – question of whether a clause 4.6 request is required – whether local environmental plan is inconsistent with the state environmental planning policy – whether proposed development complies with the permitted floor space ratio – whether design is compatible with the character of the local area - amenity of boarding rooms Legislation Cited: Canada Bay Local Environmental Plan 2013 cll 2.3, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, s 8.7 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 39 Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment Order 2011 State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009, cll 4, 8, 28, 29, 30, 30A State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability) 2004, Ch 3, cl 15 State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021, Sch 7A State Environmental Planning Policy (Resilience and Hazards) 2021, cl 4.6 Cases Cited: Cracknell & Lonergan Architects v Marrickville Council [2014] NSWLEC 1000 EACT Pty Ltd v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2020] NSWLEC 1289 Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club Ltd v Waverley Council [2019] NSWLEC 130 Fast buck$ v Byron Shire Council (1999) 103 LGERA 94; [1999] NSWCA 19 Hastings Point Progress Association Inc v Tweed Shire Council (2009) 168 LGERA 99; [2009] NSWCA 285 HPG Mosman Projects Ltd v Mosman Municipal Council [2021] NSWLEC 1243 Initial Action Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council (2018) 236 LGERA 256; [2018] NSWLEC 118 Makki Holdings Pty Limited v Hurstville City Council [2015] NSWLEC 1153 Parker Logan Property Pty Ltd v Inner West Council [2018] NSWLEC 1339 Randwick City Council v Micaul Holdings Pty Ltd (2016) 225 LGERA 94; [2016] NSWLEC 7 Wehbe v Pittwater Council (2007) 156 LGERA 446; [2007] NSWLEC 827 Texts Cited: Canada Bay Development Control Plan 2017 National Construction Code Category: Principal judgment Parties: Yeoun II Sung (Applicant) City of Canada Bay Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Pickles SC (Applicant) T Ward (Solicitor) (Respondent)