Nicholas Tang Holdings Pty Limited v Berbic and Wingecarribee Shire Council [2024] NSWLEC 95

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Nicholas Tang Holdings Pty Limited v Berbic and Wingecarribee Shire Council [2024] NSWLEC 95 Hearing dates: 12 and 13 December 2023 Date of orders: 10 September 2024 Decision date: 10 September 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Robson J Decision: See orders at [104] Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW — Judicial review — Judicial review of council decision — Class 4 — Whether there had been a failure to consider mandatory matters — Whether failure to consider environmental planning instrument — Wingecarribee Local Environmental Plan 2010 — Flood planning issues — Whether failure to consider public submissions — Whether the Court should grant conditional validity pursuant to s 25B of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) — Development consent invalid due to a failure to consider environmental planning instrument Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 4.15, 4.16 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 25B Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 17.3, 59.9 Wingecarribee Local Environmental Plan 2010, cl 5.21 Cases Cited: Aldous v Greater Taree City Council [2009] NSWLEC 17; (2009) 167 LGERA 13 Centro Properties Ltd v Hurstville City Council [2004] NSWLEC 401; (2004) 135 LGERA 257 Csillag v Woollahra Council [2011] NSWLEC 17; (2011) 181 LGERA 141 Darley Australia Pty Ltd v Walfertan Processors Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 48; (2012) 188 LGERA 26 El Khouri v Gemaveld Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 78 Filetron Pty Ltd v Innovate Partners Pty Ltd atf Banton Family Trust 2 and Goulburn Mulwaree Council [2023] NSWLEC 45 Franklins Ltd v Penrith City Council [1999] NSWCA 134 GPT RE Ltd v Belmorgan Property Development Pty Ltd (2008) 72 NSWLR 647; [2008] NSWCA 256 GPT RE Ltd v Wollongong City Council [2006] NSWLEC 303; (2006) 151 LGERA 116 Hoxton Park Residents Action Group Inc v Liverpool City Council (No 3) [2012] NSWLEC 43; (2012) 190 LGERA 119 Kindimindi Investments Pty Ltd v Lane Cove Council [2007] NSWCA 38; (2007) 150 LGERA 333 Manly Council v Hortis [2001] NSWCA 81; (2001) 113 LGERA 321 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council [2009] NSWCA 151 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24; [1986] HCA 40 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259; [1996] HCA 6 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu (1999) 197 CLR 611; [1999] HCA 21 Minister for Natural Resources v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (1987) 9 NSWLR 154; (1987) 62 LGRA 409 Save Bungendore Park Inc v Minister for Education and Early Learning [2023] NSWLEC 140 Schroders Australia Property Management Ltd v Shoalhaven City Council [2001] NSWCA 74 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Nicholas Tang Holdings Pty Limited (ACN 126 808 237) (Applicant) Refik Berbic (First Respondent) Wingecarribee Shire Council (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Seymour SC with R A Coffey (Applicant) C R Ireland (First Respondent) R O'Gorman-Hughes (Second Respondent)