NCV Enterprises Pty Ltd v Tweed Shire Council [2024] NSWLEC 14

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: NCV Enterprises Pty Ltd v Tweed Shire Council [2024] NSWLEC 14 Hearing dates: 16 May 2023, 9 and 14 February 2024 (further written submissions) Date of orders: 23 February 2024 Decision date: 23 February 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Pepper J Decision: See orders at [131]. Catchwords: SEPARATE QUESTION: whether consent authority precluded from granting consent to a concept development application in circumstances where clauses concerning the number of lots and the density of the development could not be complied with by the proponent at that stage – what was the "development" in respect of which the consent DA sought consent – whether provision in planning instrument concerning density control is a development standard or a control – whether if the density control is a development standard the consent authority can grant consent to the concept development application. Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 1.4, 1.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.12(1), 4.15, 4.16, 4.17, 4.21, 4.22, 4.24 Interpretation Act 1987, ss 5(2), 11 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007, r 3.7 State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability) 2004, cl 4.6(2), 15 State Environmental Planning Policy (Primary Production) 2021, Sch 5 cll 1, 2, 4(1), 7 Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012, cl 6.21(4) State Environment Planning Policy No 55 – Remediation of Land, cll 2, 7 Tweed Local Environmental Plan 2014, cll 1.8A(4), 2.3, 2.6, 4.6 Tweed Local Environmental Plan 2014 (Amendment No 35) Tweed Local Environmental Plan 2014 (Amendment No 37) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 28.2 Cases Cited: Agostino v Penrith City Council [2010] NSWCA 20; (2010) 172 LGERA 380 Bay Simmer Investments Pty Ltd v New South Wales [2017] NSWCA 135; (2017) 222 LGERA 286 Blue Mountains City Council v Laurence Browning Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 331; (2006) 150 LGERA Canterbury Bankstown Council v Dib [2022] NSWLEC 79 Elimatta Pty Ltd v Read [2021] NSWLEC 75 Georgakis v North Sydney Council [2004] NSWLEC 123; (2004) 140 LGERA 379 Ku-ring-gai Council v Pathways Property Group Pty Ltd [2018] NSWLEC 73 Local Democracy Matters Inc v Infrastructure NSW [2019] NSWCA 65; (2019) 237 LGERA 74 Michael Brown Planning Strategies Pty Ltd v Wingecarribee Shire Council [2020] NSWCA 137; (2020) 247 LGERA 221 Olsson v Gouldburn Mulwaree Council [2010] NSWLEC 169; (2010) 176 LGERA 71 Principal Healthcare Finance Pty Ltd v Ryde City Council [2016] NSWLEC 153; (2016) 222 LGERA 212 RIG Consulting Pty Ltd v Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council [2021] NSWCA 130; (2021) 249 LGERA 377 Strathfield Municipal Council v Poynting [2001] NSWCA 270; (2001) 116 LGERA 319 Sydney Municipal Council v PD Mayoh Pty Ltd (No 2) (1990) 71 LGRA 222 The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) v Parramatta City Council [2018] NSWLEC 158 Category: Principal judgment Parties: NCV Enterprises Pty Ltd (Applicant) Tweed Shire Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I Hemmings SC and Dr J Smith (Applicant) T Robertson SC (Respondent)