Owners Corporation Strata Plan 533 v Random Primer Pty Ltd [2025] NSWCA 8

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Owners Corporation Strata Plan 533 v Random Primer Pty Ltd [2025] NSWCA 8 Hearing dates: 7 November 2024 Date of orders: 12 February 2025 Decision date: 12 February 2025 Before: Gleeson JA at [1]; Mitchelmore JA at [2]; Kirk JA at [3]. Decision: (1) The respondent's notice of motion objecting to competency filed on 1 November 2024 is dismissed. (2) The appellant has leave to file its amended notice of appeal in the form attached to its notice of motion filed on 4 November 2024, which amended notice must be filed within 7 days. (3) Leave to appeal is granted to the extent necessary. (4) Appeal dismissed. (5) The appellant is to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal, save that the respondent is to pay the appellant's costs of the competency motion. (6) The order made by Williams J on 10 September 2024 staying the order of 30 July 2024 is discharged. Catchwords: APPEALS — Leave to appeal — Whether leave required LAND LAW — Easements — Substantial interference with easements — dominant owner proposes extended width of driveway on their own land — proposal that drivers from servient tenement will cross onto dominant owner's land — alleged that the development application contains certain deficiencies— servient owner's consent required for making of development application pursuant to s 23(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 (NSW) — whether servient owner's refusal to consent to the making of a development application constitutes a substantial interference in the dominant owner's rights Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 181A, Part 1 of Schedule 8 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), s 4.12(1) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101(2)(r) Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 (NSW), ss 23(1), 37 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 51.41 Cases Cited: Al Maha Pty Ltd v Huajun Investments Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 245; (2018) 365 ALR 86 Annwrack Pty Ltd v Williams (Supreme Court (NSW), Waddell CJ in Eq, 8 February 1989, unrep) Chief Commissioner of State Revenue v Elanor Operations Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCA 222 Clifford v Hoare (1874) LR 9 CP 362 Finlayson v Campbell (1997) 8 BPR 15,703 Fisher v Nonconformist Pty Ltd (2024) 114 NSWLR 1; [2024] NSWCA 32 Hare v van Brugge (2013) 84 NSWLR 41; [2013] NSWCA 74 Jelbert v Davis [1968] 1 WLR 589 Kirkjian v Towers (Supreme Court (NSW), Waddell CJ in Eq, 6 July 1987, unrep) Lowe v Kladis [2018] NSWCA 130; (2018) 19 BPR 38,599 Middleton v Arthur [2002] NSWSC 627; (2002) 11 BPR 20,263 Mohareb v Local Court of New South Wales [2024] NSWCA 235 North Sydney Council v Ligon 302 Pty Ltd (1996) 185 CLR 470 at 475-476; [1996] HCA 20 Owners Corp of Strata Plan 42472 v Menala Pty Ltd (1998) 9 BPR 16,337 Owners Strata Plan No 50411 v Cameron North Sydney Investments Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 5 Pettey v Parsons [1914] 2 Ch 653 Powell v Langdon (1944) 45 SR (NSW) 136 Saint v Jenner [1973] Ch 275 Sertari Pty Ltd v Nirimba Developments Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 324; (2008) NSW ConvR 56-200 Timpar Nominees Pty Ltd v Archer [2001] WASCA 430 Westfield Management Limited v Perpetual Trustee Company Limited (2007) 233 CLR 528; [2007] HCA 45 Zenere v Leate (1980) 1 BPR 9300 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Owners Corporation Strata Plan 533 (Appellant) Random Primer Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Hale SC and J Doyle (Appellant) P Tomasetti SC and J Li (Respondent)