Stanford v Pittwater Aquatic Club Co-Operative Limited [2024] NSWSC 849

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Stanford v Pittwater Aquatic Club Co-Operative Limited [2024] NSWSC 849 Hearing dates: 8 and 9 July 2024 Decision date: 12 July 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Real Property List Before: Peden J Decision: See [86] Catchwords: LAND LAW — Easements — Creation of easements — Creation by order of court — Application for easement under s 88K of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) for right of carriageway — Where no other practical means of vehicular access to plaintiffs' garaging at rear of property — Whether easement reasonably necessary for effective use and development of plaintiffs' land where plaintiffs obtained development consent for garaging at front of property — Where effects of proposed easement relatively minor— Whether impact can be adequately compensated — Whether discretion to impose easement should be exercised — Determination of adequate compensation for imposition of easement — Easement imposed — Determination of costs deferred Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) ss 88, 88K Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s 53 Cases Cited: 117 York Street Pty Ltd v Proprietors of Strata Plan No 16123 (1998) 43 NSWLR 504 Arcidiacono v The Owners — Strata Plan No 17719; Arcidiacono v The Owners — Strata Plan No 61233 (2020) 104 NSWLR 199 Arinson Pty Ltd v City of Canada Bay Council [2014] NSWLEC 43 Bloom v Lepre [2008] NSWSC 79 Bryant v Crompton [2024] NSWSC 238 City of Canterbury v Saad [2013] NSWCA 251 D & D Corak Investments Pty Ltd v Yiasemides [2006] NSWSC 1419 Dietrich v Denning [2016] NSWSC 597 Donnellan v Woodland [2012] NSWCA 433 Etwell v Newcastle City Council [2006] NSWSC 1165 Evans v Cornish Nominees Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 1295 Gordon v Lever (No 2) (2019) 101 NSWLR 427 Hanny v Lewis (1998) 9 BPR 16,205 Ing Bank (Australia) Ltd v O'Shea [2010] NSWCA 71 Jeffrey v Adams [2023] NSWSC 1270 Katakouzinos v Roufir Pty Ltd [1999] NSWSC 1045 Khattar v Wiese [2005] NSWSC 1014 Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd v Tanlane Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 445 Mulder v Laura Holdings Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 812 Owners Strata Plan 13635 v Ryan [2006] NSWSC 221 Rainbowforce Pty Limited v Skyton Holdings Pty Limited [2010] NSWLEC 2 Tanlane Pty Ltd v Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 1286 The Owners — Strata Plan No 61233 v Arcidiacono; The Owners — Strata Plan No 17719 v Arcidiacono [2019] NSWSC 1307 Wengarin Pty Limited v Byron Shire Council [1999] NSWSC 485 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Debra Stanford (First Plaintiff) Eric James Stanford (Second Plaintiff) Pittwater Aquatic Club Co-operative Limited (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D M Mitchell, S E Crosbie (Plaintiffs) M Fozzard (Defendant)