Hamptons Property Services Pty Ltd v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2024] NSWLEC 1742

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hamptons Property Services Pty Ltd v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2024] NSWLEC 1742 Hearing dates: 24 and 25 September 2024 Date of orders: 20 November 2024 Decision date: 20 November 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Espinosa C Decision: The Court orders: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) Development consent is granted to development application DA-1124/2023 for demolition including tree removal and remediation of land, community title subdivision of land and construction of six dual occupancies, one dwelling house, ancillary driveway, car parking, stormwater infrastructure and landscaping works, and the dedication of land to Council for public open space, and further community title subdivision of 6 dual occupancies at Lot 1 in Deposited Plan 566982, known as 30 Trevenar Street, Ashbury subject to the conditions of consent in Annexure A. (3) All exhibits are retained except Exhibit 5 which is to be returned to the Respondent. Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPEAL – community title subdivision – whether minimum lot frontage development standard – whether FSR development standard – whether min lot size development standard – orders Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, s 8.7 Community Land Development Act 2021 Conveyancing Act 1919, s 88B Local Government Act 1993, s 49 Canterbury Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2023, cll 4.1, 4.1AA, 4.1A, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 5.10, 5.21 State Environmental Planning Policy (Resilience and Hazards) 2021, s 4.6 Cases Cited: Billgate Pty Limited v Woollahra Municipal Council And Anor [2005] NSWLEC 61 Dallad Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council [2022] NSWLEC 1673 Dallad Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council [2023] NSWLEC 1021 Goldcoral Pty Ltd (Receiver and Manager Appointed) v Richmond Valley Council [2024] NSWLEC 77 Jarasius v Forestry Commission of NSW (1988) 71 LGRA 79 Parker Logan Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council [2015] NSWLEC 1458 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Purcell v Electricity Commission of NSW [1985] HCA 54; (1985) 60 ALR 652; (1985) 59 ALJR 689; (1985) 11 IR 105 STMRCF Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council [2022] NSWLEC 111 Trevenar Pty Ltd v Canterbury Bankstown Council [2022] NSWLEC 1680 Texts Cited: Canterbury-Bankstown Development Control Plan 2023 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Hamptons Property Services Pty Ltd (Applicant) ACN 141 622 433