SGH Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2025] NSWLEC 1031

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: SGH Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2025] NSWLEC 1031 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 15 and 30 October 2024, 19 November 2024,11 and 16 December 2024. Date of orders: 23 January 2025 Decision date: 23 January 2025 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Peatman AC Decision: The Court orders: (1) The Applicant is granted leave to rely on the External Signage Lighting Compliance Report by Marline Building Services dated 27 September 2024. (2) The appeal is upheld. (3) Development Application no. DA-642/2024 for the use of eight (8) business identification signs at St George Hotel, 618 Canterbury Road Belmore NSW 2152 being the whole of the land in Lot 1 Deposited Plan 125346 and Lot 1 Deposited Plan 917680 is granted consent subject to Annexure A. Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – use of signage – classified road - conciliation conference – agreement between the parties – orders Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 4.5, 4.12, 4.15, 4.16, 8.7, 8.10 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, ss 17, 34, 64 Liquor Act 2007 Canterbury-Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2023 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021, ss 4.5, 98.1 State Environmental Planning Policy (Industry and Employment) 2021, Ch 3, Pt 3.3, ss 3.1, 3.7, Sch 5 State Environmental Planning Policy (Resilience and Hazards) 2021, s 4.6 State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and infrastructure) 2021, s 2.119 Texts Cited: Canterbury-Bankstown Community Participation Plan Transport Corridor Outdoor Advertising and Signage Guidelines 2017 Category: Principal judgment Parties: SGH Property Holdings Pty Ltd ACN 635 582 160) (Applicant) Canterbury-Bankstown Council ABN 45 985 891 846 (Respondent) Transport for NSW (Intervenor on behalf of the Crown) Representation: Counsel: D Plowman (Solicitor)(Applicant) M Bonnano (Solicitor)(Respondent) M Winram (Solicitor)(Intervenor)