Brand v Ballina Shire Council [2024] NSWLEC 1798

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Brand v Ballina Shire Council [2024] NSWLEC 1798 Hearing dates: 29-30 July 2024 and 3 December 2024 Date of orders: 11 December 2024 Decision date: 11 December 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Porter C Decision: The Court orders: (1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) Development application number 2022/333, as amended, for the staged development comprising stage 1 for strata subdivision into two lots and erection of a carport; and stage two for construction of a two storey dwelling house at 43 Ballina Street Lennox Head, is refused. (3) The exhibits are returned, except for exhibits 1, A, B, and C Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPEAL – strata subdivision – dwelling houses – staged development - characterisation - zone objectives – local centre – activation – draft LEP – planning proposal Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 1.3, 4.15, 4.22 Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 Ballina Local Environment Plan, cll 2.3, 2.6, 4.1, 4.1A, 4.1B, 4.2, 4.2A, 4.2B, 4.2C, 6.1, 7.9, 7.17, Pts 4, 6, 7, Sch 1 Draft Planning Proposal – 24/002 General Amendment 2024 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021 State Environmental Planning Policy (Resilience and Hazards) 2021 State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021 Cases Cited: Abret Pty Ltd v Wingecarribee Shire Council (2011)180 LGERA 343; [2011] NSWCA 107; (2011) 180 LGERA 343 Aldi Foods Pty Ltd v Holroyd City Council (2004) 139 LGERA 259, [2004] NSWLEC 253 Ali v Liverpool City Council [2009] NSWLEC 1327 Architects Haywood and Bakker Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council [2000] NSWLEC 138 Australian Alliance Assurance Co Ltd v Attorney General (QLD) [1916] ST R Qd 135 Australian Alliance Assurance Co Ltd v Attorney General (QLD) [1916] ST Qd 135 BGP Properties Ltd v Lake Macquarie City Council (2004) 138 LGERA 237; [2004] NSWLEC 399 Capital Airport Group Pty Ltd v Director-General of the NSW Department of Planning (No 2) (2011) 210 LGERA 247; [2011] NSWLEC 83 Cody v JH Nelson Pty Ltd (1947) 74 CLR 629 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1981) 149 CLR 2974; (1981) 35 ALR 151 Gordon & Valich Pty Ltd v City of Sydney Council [2007] NSWLEC 780 Gordon & Valich Pty Ltd v City of Sydney Council [2007] NSWLEC 780 Leon Fink Holdings Pty Ltd v Australian Film Commission (1979) 141 CLR 672 Mathers v North Sydney Council [2000] NSWLEC 84 Mills v Meeking (1990) 91 ALR 16[1990] HCA 6; (1990) 169 CLR 214; 91 ALR 16 Minister for Resources v Dover Fisheries Pty Ltd (1993) 43 FCR 565 Omid Mohebati-Arani v Ku-ring-gai Council [2017] NSWLEC 143 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 Stockland Development Pty Ltd v Manly Council (2004) 136 LGERA 254; [2004] NSWLEC 472 Texts Cited: Ballina Development Control Plan 2012 Ballina Shire Local Strategic Planning Statement 2020-2040 Lennox Head Community Aspirations Strategic Plan 2002 Lennox Head Strategic Plan 2023-2043 Macquarie Dictionary Category: Principal judgment Parties: Trevor Brand (Applicant) Ballina Shire Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Smith (Applicant) J Reid (Respondent)