Randwick City Council v Belle Living Pty Ltd [2023] NSWLEC 63

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Randwick City Council v Belle Living Pty Ltd [2023] NSWLEC 63 Hearing dates: 9 June 2023, 13 June 2023 Date of orders: 13 June 2023 Decision date: 13 June 2023 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pritchard J Decision: Court orders and directions at [56]-[57] Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – interlocutory relief – interlocutory injunction – serious question to be tried – balance of convenience – undertaking as to damages – development control order to stop demolition works – whether dwelling is a draft heritage item – interlocutory relief granted. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 56(1) Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) Sch 5, ss 1.4, 3.13, 4.61 Heritage Act 1977 (NSW) Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) s 23 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 (NSW) r 4.2 Randwick Local Environment Plan 2012 (NSW) s 2.7 State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 (NSW) ss 1.5, 1,17, 1.17A, 1.18, 2.25 Uniform Civil Procedure Rule 2005 (NSW) Pt 25 Cases Cited: Appleton Papers Inc v Tomasetti Paper Pty Ltd [1983] 3 NSWLR 208 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meats Pty Ltd (2001) 208 CLR 199; [2001] HCA 63 Belle Living Pty Ltd v Randwick City Council [2023] NSWLEC 1282 Boronia Park Preservation Group v MSMG Developments Pty Ltd [2015] NSWLEC 112; (2015) 209 LGERA 259 Castlemaine Tooheys Ltd v South Australia (1986) 161 CLR 148; [1986] HCA 58 Central Coast Council v 422 Pacific Highway Wyong Pty Ltd [2018] NSWLEC 38 Esso Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Workers' Union (2017) 263 CLR 551; [2017] HCA 54 Kelly v R (2004) 218 CLR 216; [2004] HCA 12 Patrick Stevedores Operations No 2 Pty Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia (1998) 195 CLR 1; [1998] HCA 30 Tegra (NSW) Pty Ltd v Gundagai Shire Council [2007] NSWLEC 806; (2007) 160 LGERA 1 Warringah Shire Council v Sedevcic (1987) 10 NSWLR 335 Willoughby City Council v Sahade [2000] NSWLEC 38 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Randwick City Council (Applicant) Belle Living Pty Ltd (First Respondent) Abdul Hammoud (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Harker (Applicant) M Wright SC with M Yu (First Respondent)