Australian Unity Funds Management Ltd in its capacity as Responsible Entity of the Australian Unity Healthcare Property Trust v Boston Nepean Pty Ltd & Penrith City Council [2023] NSWLEC 49

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Australian Unity Funds Management Ltd in its capacity as Responsible Entity of the Australian Unity Healthcare Property Trust v Boston Nepean Pty Ltd & Penrith City Council [2023] NSWLEC 49 Hearing dates: 29 September 2022 Date of orders: 12 May 2023 Decision date: 12 May 2023 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pepper J Decision: Further amended summons dismissed with costs. The exhibits are to be returned. Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW: development standard – maximum building height – whether provision a development standard – whether jurisdictional preconditions met for the grant of development consent – whether requests for variation of development standard properly made – statutory construction – whether decision-maker formed the requisite state of satisfaction in granting consent. Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, s 1.4 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, ss 25B, 25E Penrith Local Environmental Plan 2010, cll 4.3, 4.6, 6.4, 7.11, Cases Cited: Agostino v Penrith City Council [2010] NSWCA 20; (2010) 172 LGERA 380 Al Maha Pty Ltd v Huajun Investments Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 245; (2018) 233 LGERA 170 Blue Mountains City Council v Laurence Browning Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 331; (2006) 150 LGERA 130 Canterbury Bankstown Council v Dib [2022] NSWLEC 79 Elimatta Pty Ltd v Read [2021] NSWLEC 75 Gomon Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Sydney [2019] NSWLEC 116 Initial Action Pty Ltd v Woollhara Municipal Council [2018] NSWLEC 118 Nathanson v Minister for Home Affairs [2022] HCA 26 Rebel MH Neutral Bay Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council [2019] NSWCA 130 RIG Consulting Pty Ltd v Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council [2021] NSWCA 130; (2021) 249 LGERA 377 Schroders Australia Property Management Ltd v Shoalhaven City Council [2001] NSWCA 74 Strathfield Municipal Council v Poynting [2001] NSWCA 270; (2001) 116 LGERA 319 Sydney Municipal Council v PD Mayoh Pty Ltd (No 2) (1990) 71 LGRA 222 Voicu v Owners Strata Plan No 1624 [2020] NSWCA 52 Walsh v Parramatta City Council [2007] NSWLEC 255; (2007) 161 LGERA 118 Wehbe v Pittwater Council [2007] NSWLEC 827; (2007) 156 LGERA 446 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Australian Unity Funds Management Ltd in its capacity as Responsible Entity of the Australian Unity Healthcare Property Trust (Applicant) Boston Nepean Pty Ltd (First Respondent) Penrith City Council (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Pickles SC with T Poisel (Applicant) A Galasso SC with H Grace (First Respondent) Submitting Appearance (Second Respondent)