Pridham v Blue Mountains City Council [2023] NSWLEC 1197

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Pridham v Blue Mountains City Council [2023] NSWLEC 1197 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference 17 April 2023 Date of orders: 26 April 2023 Decision date: 26 April 2023 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Gray C Decision: The Court orders that: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) Development consent is granted to development application number X/116/2022, seeking consent for alterations and additions to an existing dwelling at Lot 65 in Deposited Plan 8274, also known as 10 Murray Avenue, Wentworth Falls, subject to the conditions of consent at Annexure A. Catchwords: APPEAL – development application – alterations and additions to a dwelling house – conciliation conference – agreement reached – orders made Legislation Cited: Blue Mountains Local Environmental Plan 2015, cll 5.21, 6.9 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 4.15, 4.16, 8.7 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000, Sch 1, cl 55 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, ss 34, 34AA, 39 State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021, Chs 8, 9, ss 6.65, 8.8, 8.9, 9.3 State Environmental Planning Policy (Resilience and Hazards) 2021, cl 4.6 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Richard Pridham (First Applicant) Bridgette Pridham (Second Applicant) Blue Mountains City Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: G McKee (Solicitor) (Applicant) A Seton (Solicitor) (Respondent)