Blackstone v The Council of the City of Sydney [2023] NSWLEC 1780

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Blackstone v The Council of the City of Sydney [2023] NSWLEC 1780 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 8 December 2023 Date of orders: 20 December 2023 Decision date: 20 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Espinosa C Decision: The Court orders: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) Development application D/2022/1359 for alterations and additions to a former warehouse building including demolition of existing floors, façade retention and construction of an additional three storeys, and use of the site as a commercial office premises at 19-21 Buckland Street, Chippendale, is determined by the grant of consent, subject to the conditions set out in Annexure A. Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPEAL – alterations and additions to former warehouse and change use to commercial office premises – conciliation conference – agreement between the parties – orders Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 4.16, 7.32, 8.7 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021, ss 37, 38 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 34 Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012, cll 4.3, 4.6, 7.13 Texts Cited: City of Sydney Affordable Housing Program Category: Principal judgment Parties: Craig Blackstone (Applicant) Sydney City Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: C Reid (Solicitor)(Applicant) M Flick (Solicitor)(Respondent)

Solicitors: Reid & Vesely (Applicant) Council of the City of Sydney (Respondent) File Number(s): 2023/252636 Publication restriction: Nil