Ermington Projects Pty Ltd v City of Parramatta Council [2024] NSWLEC 1152

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ermington Projects Pty Ltd v City of Parramatta Council [2024] NSWLEC 1152 Hearing dates: 27, 28 September 2023, 8 and 30 November 2023 Date of orders: 3 April 2024 Decision date: 03 April 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Byrne AC Decision: The Court orders that: (1) The appeal is upheld and the Modification application, as amended, is granted. (2) Development consent No. DA/399/2020 is modified in the terms in Annexure A. (3) Development Consent No. DA/339/2020 as modified by the Court is Annexure B. (4) The Exhibits are returned except Exhibit A. Catchwords: APPEAL – modification – application direct to Court – Court ordered consent at s 34 conference for child care centre – deletion of deferred commencement condition to create s 88K drainage easement over public school land – whether easement reasonably necessary – whether modified on site stormwater drainage system adequate – whether substantially the same development – unencumbered space in child care centre Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919, s 88K Children (Education and Care Services National Law Application) Act 2010 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 4.15, 4.16, 4.55 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 17 Education and Care Services National Regulations, reg 108 Parramatta Local Environmental Plan 2023 State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021, ss 3.22, 3.26 Cases Cited: Arrage v Inner West Council [2019] NSWLEC 85 Aussie Skips Recycling Pty Ltd v Strathfield Municipal Council [2020] NSWCA 292 Gordon v Lever (No 2) (2019) 101 NSWLR 427; 2019] NSWCA 275 Elias v Parramatta City Council [2021] NSWLEC 1332 Houlton v Woollahra Council (1997) 95 LGERA 201 at 203 North Sydney Council v Michael Standley & Associates Pty Ltd (1998) 43 NSWLR 468 Omid Mohebati-Arani v Ku-ring-gai Council [2017] NSWLEC 143 Scrap Realty Pty Ltd v Botany Bay City Council [2008] NSWLEC 333; (2008) 166 LGERA 342 Van Mourik v Mosman Municipal Council [2023] NSWLEC 1599 Texts Cited: City of Parramatta Development Engineering Design Guidelines, June 2018 Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust Onsite Detention Handbook 3rd Edition Parramatta Development Control Plan 2023 City of Parramatta Stormwater Disposal Policy, 7 December 2020 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ermington Projects Pty Ltd (Applicant) City of Parramatta Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Poisel (Applicant) M Harker (Respondent)