Wollondilly Shire Council v Kennedy [2023] NSWLEC 53

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Wollondilly Shire Council v Kennedy [2023] NSWLEC 53 Hearing dates: 13, 14 April 2023 Date of orders: 12 May 2023 Decision date: 12 May 2023 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pain J Decision: The Court makes the following declaration as identified in the Amended Summons dated 5 May 2022: (1) A declaration that complying development certificate 1230/01 issued by the Fourth Respondent to the First Respondent on 28 October 2021, for the carrying out of development for the purposes of the construction of a detached shed on land described as Lot 22 DP595037, known as 780 Cawdor Road, Cawdor NSW is invalid and of no effect. (2) Costs are reserved. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - review by Court of validity of complying development certificate pursuant to s 4.31 of Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) - extraneous communications cannot be used to construe complying development certificate - as complying development certificate does not identify purpose of use of shed permissibility under local environmental plan unknown – car park use prohibited - shed not ancillary to dwelling house – declaration of invalidity made JUDICIAL REVIEW – certifier's decision that shed complying development unreasonable – complying development certificate lacks finality and is uncertain as architectural and engineering plans conflict on key matter – complying development certificate invalid because not issued with mandatory conditions required by State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 1.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.26, 4.27, 4.28, 4.31, 7.21 Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Act 2017 (NSW), Sch 4, cl 4.1 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (NSW), r 126, Div 2A, Sch 1 Pt 2 r 4 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 25A National Construction Code (Cth), Pt A6, Sch 3 State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 (NSW), cll 1.18, cl 2.21, 2.27, 2.9, 2.23A, 3A.5, 3A.39 Wollondilly Local Environmental Plan 2011 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 35 Cases Cited: Allandale Blue Metal Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services (2013) 195 LGERA 182; [2013] NSWCA 103 Al Maha Pty Ltd v Huajun Investments Pty Ltd (2018) 365 ALR 86 Baulkham Hills Shire Council v O'Donnell (1990) 69 LGRA 404 CB Investments Pty Ltd v Colo Shire Council (1980) 41 LGRA 270 Central Coast v 40 Gindurra Road (2019) LGERA 133 Chamwell v Strathfield Council (2007) 151 LGERA 400; [2007] NSWLEC 114 Corporation of the City of Enfield v Development Assessment Commission (2000) 199 CLR 135; [2000] HCA 5 Foodbarn Pty Ltd v Solicitor-General (1975) 32 LGRA 157 Hills Shire Council v Drenovac [2022] NSWLEC 139 Hornsby Shire Council v Trives (No 3) [2015] NSWLEC 190 Hy-Tec Industries (Queensland) Pty Ltd v Tweed Shire Council [2019] NSWLEC 175 Kindimindi Investments Pty Ltd v Lane Cove Council (2006) 143 LGERA 277; [2006] NSWCA 23 Lake Macquarie City Council v Australian Native Landscapes Pty Ltd (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 114 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW and ors (2018) 264 CLR 541; [2018] HCA 30 Minister for Immigration v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Mid Western Community Action Group Inc v Mid Western Regional Council & Stockland Development Pty Ltd [2007] NSWLEC 411 Mison v Randwick Municipal Council (1991) 23 NSWLR 734 Planning Commission (WA) v Temwood Holdings Pty Ltd (2004) 221 CLR 30 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Residents Against Improper Development Inc v Chase Property Investments Pty Ltd (2006) 149 LGERA 360 Saffioti v Kiama Municipal Council (2017) 225 LGERA 136 Shell Co of Australia Ltd v Parramatta City Council (No 2) (1972) 2 NSWLR 632 Shire of East Pilbara v FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd [2009] WASC 110 Timbarra Protection Coalition Inc v Ross Mining NL (1999) 46 NSWLR 55 Trives v Hornsby Shire Council (2015) 89 NSWLR 268; [2015] NSWCA 158 Westfield Management Limited v Perpetual Trustee Company Limited [2006] NSWCA 245 Weston Aluminium Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority [2022] NSWCA 236 Woolworths Ltd v Pallas Newco Pty Ltd (2004) 61 NSWLR 707; [2004] NSWCA 422 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Wollondilly Shire Council (Applicant) Michael John Kennedy (First Respondent) Brett James Hobson (Second Respondent) Laura Jane Hobson (Third Respondent) Jason Barnett (Fourth Respondent) Representation: Counsel: C Norton (Applicant) T To (First Respondent)