Bondi Residence Pty Ltd v Waverley Council [2024] NSWLEC 1297

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bondi Residence Pty Ltd v Waverley Council [2024] NSWLEC 1297 Hearing dates: 21-22 February 2024 Date of orders: 04 June 2024 Decision date: 04 June 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Gray C Decision: The Court orders that: (1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) The development application DA 9/2023 for the demolition of the existing building and the construction of a new five-storey mixed use shop top housing development at 14-18 Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach, is determined by the refusal of consent. (3) The exhibits are returned. Catchwords: APPEAL – development application – mixed use development with ground floor commercial and upper level residential – breach of the height development standard – view loss – adjacent to a heritage item and in a heritage conservation area Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, s 8.7 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 39 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021, s 38 Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Amendment (Exceptions to Development Standards) Order 2023 Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Order 2006, cl 8 State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021, Ch 4, s 147, Sch 7A cl 8 Waverley Local Environmental Plan 2012, cll 4.3, 4.4, 4.6, 5.10, 6.9 Cases Cited: Abrams v Council of the City of Sydney [2019] NSWLEC 1583 Gan v City of Sydney Council [2021] NSWLEC 1370 Gejo Pty Ltd v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2017] NSWLEC 1712 Initial Action Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council (2018) 236 LGERA 256; [2018] NSWLEC 118 Rebel MH Neutral Bay Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council (2018) 241 LGERA 107; [2018] NSWLEC 191 Rebel MH Neutral Bay Pty Limited v North Sydney Council [2019] NSWCA 130 SJD DB2 Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council [2020] NSWLEC 1112 Tenacity Consulting v Warringah Council (2004) 134 LGERA 23; [2004] NSWLEC 140 Wehbe v Pittwater Council (2007) 156 LGERA 446 ; [2007] NSWLEC 827 Woollahra Municipal Council v SJD DB2 Pty Limited [2020] NSWLEC 115 Texts Cited: NSW Planning and Environment Apartment Design Guide 2015 Waverley Development Control Plan 2022 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Bondi Residence Pty Ltd (Applicant) Waverley Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Galasso SC (Applicant) N Hammond (Respondent)