Peden v Lake Macquarie City Council [2024] NSWLEC 87

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Peden v Lake Macquarie City Council [2024] NSWLEC 87 Hearing dates: 19 August 2024 Date of orders: 19 August 2024 Decision date: 20 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pepper J Decision: See orders at [33] and [34]. Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW: validity of modification development consent – whether the development modified substantially the same – applicable legal principles – development as modified not substantially the same development – respondents restrained from acting upon the modified development consent. COSTS: whether respondents to pay the applicant's costs where respondents filed submitting appearances – applicable legal principles – costs order made against consent authority up to the date of filing submitting appearance. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, ss 56-60 Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979, ss 4.15, 4.55 Lake Macquarie Local Environmental Plan 2014 Cases Cited: Arrage v Inner West Council [2019] NSWLEC 85 Canterbury-Bankstown Council v Realize Architecture Pty Ltd [2024] NSWLEC 31 Feldkirchen Pty Ltd v Development Implementation Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCA 227; (2022) 254 LGERA 114 Fitter v Public Trustee [2007] NSWSC 1487 Inglis v Buckley (No 2) [2023] NSWLEC 113 LPDT v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2024] HCA 12; (2024) 98 ALJR 610 Moto Projects (No 2) Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council [1999] NSWLEC 280; (1999) 106 LGERA 298 Rossi v Living Choice Australia Ltd [2015] NSWCA 244 Sader v Elgammal (No 3) [2024] NSWLEC 35 Steinhoff Australia Pacific Ltd v Lifestyle Retailing Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 1621 Trust Co of Australia Ltd v Perpetual Trustee WA Ltd (No P2) (1995) 36 NSWLR 654 Woollahra Municipal Council v Cameron (No 2) [2024] NSWLEC 66 Texts Cited: Lake Macquarie Development Control Plan 2014 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ryan Peden (Applicant) Lake Macquarie City Council (First Respondent) Ian Paver (Second Respondent) Prudence Paver (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Hall SC with M McGrath (Applicant)