McKenna v Willoughby City Council [2024] NSWLEC 1008

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: McKenna v Willoughby City Council [2024] NSWLEC 1008 Hearing dates: 23 October 2023 Date of orders: 17 January 2024 Decision date: 17 January 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Espinosa C Decision: The Court orders: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) Development Consent No. DA-2022/314 is modified in the terms in Annexure A. (3) Development Consent No. DA-2022/314 as modified by the Court is Annexure B. Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPEAL – amendment of condition of consent – garage setback – orders Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 4.15, 4.16, 4.17, 4.55, 8.9 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 34AA Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021, Sch 7 State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021, ss 6.1, 6.6, 6.10 State Environmental Planning Policy (Building Sustainability Index: BASIX) 2004 Willoughby Local Environmental Plan 2012, cl 2.3 Cases Cited: Tomasic v Port Stephens Council [2021] NSWLEC 56 Sofi v Wollondilly Shire Council (1975) 31 LGRA 416; [1975] 2 NSWLR 614 Moto Projects (No 2) Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council (1999) 106 LGERA 298; [1999] NSWLEC 280 Vacik Pty Ltd v Penrith City Council [1992] NSWLEC 8 Arrage v Inner West Council [2019] NSWLEC 85 Feldkirchen Pty Ltd v Development Implementation Pty Ltd (2022) 254 LGERA 114; [2022] NSWCA 227 Texts Cited: Willoughby Community Participation Plan 2020 Willoughby Development Control Plan 2006 Willoughby Development Control Plan 2023 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Katherine Fleur McKenna (Applicant) Willoughby City Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Farrell (Applicant) J Walker (Solicitor)(Respondent)