Randwick City Council v Belle Living Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] NSWLEC 100

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Randwick City Council v Belle Living Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] NSWLEC 100 Hearing dates: 4 and 5 July 2023, supplementary submissions filed 12, 14, and 21 July 2023 Date of orders: 04 October 2023 Decision date: 04 October 2023 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pritchard J Decision: Orders at [168] Catchwords: CIVIL ENFORCEMENT – complying development certificate – development control order – whether complying development – construction of "draft heritage item" in State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 (NSW) JUDICIAL REVIEW – planning proposal – gateway determination – unreasonableness and issue estoppel – whether conditions of gateway determination complied with – mandatory public exhibition period – community consultation – substantial or strict compliance with conditions of gateway determination – alleged invalidity of cl 1.5 of State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) ss 4.2, 4.25, 4.31, 9.34, 9.37 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 (NSW) s 134 Heritage Act 1977 (NSW) ss 25, 30 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) s 33 Randwick Local Environment Plan 2012 Sch 5 State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 (NSW) cll 1.5, 1.17A, 1.18, 2.25, 2.51 Cases Cited: Bass v Permanent Trustee Co Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 334; [1999] HCA 9 Belle Living Pty Ltd v Randwick City Council [2023] NSWLEC 1282 Benmill Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council (No 2) [2020] NSWLEC 44 Boydtown Pty Ltd v Minister for Planning and Public Spaces 2023] NSWLEC 47 Cassaniti v Ball (2022) 109 NSWLR 348; [2022] NSWCA 161 CJ Burland Pty Ltd v Metropolitan Meat Industry Board (1968) 120 CLR 400, 407; [1968] HCA 77 Day v Harness Racing New South Wales (2014) 88 NSWLR 594; [2014] NSWCA 423 De Angelis v Pepping [2015] NSWCA 236 Dincel Construction System Pty Ltd v Penrith City Council (2021) 247 LGERA 38; [2021] NSWCA 133 Doyle's Farm Produce Pty Ltd v Murray Darling Basin Authority (No 2) (2021) 106 NSWLR 41; [2021] NSWCA 246 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Auctus Resources Pty Ltd (2021) 284 FCR 294; [2021] FCAFC 39 Green & Anor v Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water [2008] NSWLEC 48 H Lundbeck A/S v Sandoz Pty Ltd (2022) 96 ALJR 208; (2022) 399 ALR 184; [2022] HCA 4 HFM043 v Republic of Nauru (2018) 359 ALR 176; [2018] HCA 37 Hill v Blacktown City Council (2007) 154 LGERA 418; [2007] NSWLEC 401 Johnson v Lake Macquarie City Council (1996) 91 LGERA 331 Kelly v R (2004) 218 CLR 216; [2004] HCA 12 Kingston v Keprose Pty Ltd (1987) 11 NSWLR 404 Ku-ring-gai Council v Bunnings Properties Pty Ltd (2019) 236 LGERA 35; [2019] NSWCA 28 Lahoud v Willoughby City Council [2022] NSWLEC 125 Le Mesurier v Connor (1929) 42 CLR 481; [1929] HCA 41 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Singh (2014) 231 FCR 437; [2014] FCAFC 1 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW (2018) 264 CLR 541; [2018] HCA 30 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Minister for Immigration v EFX17 (2021) 271 CLR 112; [2021] HCA 9 MZAPC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2021) 273 CLR 506; [2021] HCA 17 One.Tel Ltd v Australian Communications Authority (2001) 110 FCR 125; [2001] FCA 54 O'Reilly v State Bank of Victoria Commissioners (1983) 153 CLR 1 Owners of the Ship "Shin Kobe Maru" v Empire Shipping Company Inc (1994) 181 CLR 404; [1994] HCA 54 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Shade Systems Pty Ltd (2018) 264 CLR 1 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Putland v The Queen (2004) 218 CLR 174; [2004] HCA 8 Randwick City Council v Belle Living Pty Ltd [2023] NSWLEC 63 Rennie Golledge Pty Limited v Ballard (2012) 82 NSWLR 231; [2012] NSWCA 376 Riley v Commonwealth (1985) 159 CLR 1 at 12; [1985] HCA 82 Roberts v Goodwin Street Developments Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 5 Ross v Lane Cove Council (2014) 86 NSWLR 34; [2014] NSWCA 50 Singh v Lynch (2020) 103 NSWLR 568; [2020] NSWCA 152 Taylor v Owners – Strata Plan No 11564 (2014) 253 CLR 531; [2014] HCA 9 Tomlinson v Ramsey Food Processing Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 507; [2015] HCA 28 Tweed Business and Residents Focus Group Inc v Northern Region Joint Regional Planning Panel [2012] NSWLEC 166 Warringah Shire Council v Sedevcic (1987) 10 NSWLR 335 Wollondilly Shire Council v Kennedy [2023] NSWLEC 53 Texts Cited: D Pearce, Statutory Interpretation in Australia (9th ed, 2019, LexisNexis Butterworths) P Herzfeld and T Prince, Interpretation (2nd ed, 2020, Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Limited) New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 12 August 2008 New South Wales Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 18 October 2017 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Randwick City Council (Applicant) Belle Living Pty Ltd (First Respondent) Abdul Hammoud (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Lazarus SC with M Harker (Applicant) M Wright SC with M Yu (First Respondent) Solicitors: Lindsay Taylor Lawyers (Applicant) Boskovitz Lawyers (First Respondent) File Number(s): 2023/185778 Publication restriction: Nil