Bhat v Hornsby Shire Council [2023] NSWLEC 1424

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bhat v Hornsby Shire Council [2023] NSWLEC 1424 Hearing dates: 20 July 2023 Date of orders: 8 August 2023 Decision date: 08 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Dickson C Decision: The Court orders that: (1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) Development application number DA/628/2022 seeking consent for the demolition of existing structures, Torrens title subdivision of the existing single allotment into two Torrens title allotments and the construction of a new dwelling on each of the proposed lots on the land at 82 Boronia Place, Cheltenham (Lot 12 DP 16855) is determined by refusal of consent. (3) The exhibits are returned with the exception of Exhibit 2, A, B and E. Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – demolition and proposed Torrens title subdivision – whether the request to vary the lot size should be upheld – whether there are sufficient environmental planning grounds to justify the variation sought – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 1.3, 1.5, 4.15, 8.7 Hornsby Local Environmental Plan 2013, cll 4.1, 4.6, 6.6, Sch 5 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 34 State Environmental Planning Policy No 1—Development Standards 1980 Cases Cited: Baron Corporation Pty Limited v Council of the City of Sydney (2019) 243 LGERA 338; [2019] NSWLEC 61 Fast Buck$ v Byron Shire Council (1999) 103 LGERA 94; [1999] NSWCA 19 Four2Five Pty Ltd v Ashfield Council [2015] NSWLEC 90 Initial Action Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council (2018) 236 LGERA 256; [2018] NSWLEC 118 Lennard v Jessica Estates Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 121 RebelMH Neutral Bay Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council [2019] NSWCA 130 Texts Cited: Hornsby Development Control Plan 2013 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Seetharam Bhat (Applicant) Hornsby Shire Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Smith (Applicant) A Seton (Solicitor) (Respondent)