SCEGGS Darlinghurst Ltd v South Sydney City Council [2001] NSWLEC 111

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : SCEGGS Darlinghurst Ltd v South Sydney City Council [2001] NSWLEC 111 APPLICANT SCEGGS Darlinghurst Ltd PARTIES : RESPONDENT South Sydney City Council FILE NUMBER(S) : 11081 of 2000 CORAM: Pearlman J KEY ISSUES: Development :- demolition - character - streetscape - heritage impact - zone objectives - views - noise - visual privacy Development Control Plan 1997 - Urban Design LEGISLATION CITED: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 South Sydney (Heritage Conservation) Development Control Plan 1998 South Sydney Local Environmental Plan 1998 CASES CITED: DATES OF HEARING: 19/04/2001, 20/04/2001, 23/04/2001, 24/04/2001, 26/04/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 06/05/2001

APPLICANT Mr J A Ayling (Barrister) SOLICITORS Minter Ellison LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT Mr S N Griffiths (Solicitor) SOLICITORS Pike Pike & Fenwick

JUDGMENT:

Contents

Section Paragraph Number

Introduction 1 to 3 The site and its surrounds 4 to 6 The proposed development 7 to 8 The relevant planning controls 9 to 22 Evidence 23 to 29 Issues 30 Issue 1 - Demolition 31 to 37 Issue 2(a) - Character 38 to 45 Issue 2(b) - Streetscape 46 to 47 The south western coner of the building 48 to 52 Pergola 53 to 59 Carpark wall 60 to 63 Display panels 64 to 66 Streetscape generally 67 to 68 Issue 2(c) - Quarry Wall 69 to 75 Issue 3 - The Masterplan 76 to 80 Issue 4 - The Residental 2(b) zone 81 to 90 Issue 5 - Passive surveillance/active street frontage/public domain 91 to 99 Issue 6 - Thomson Street 100 Views 101 to 104 Noise 105 to 108 Heritage impact 109 Visual privacy 110 to 113 Conditions of consent 114 to 128 Orders 129