Wunsch and [Nine] Others v Rockdale City Council and Another [2002] NSWLEC 103

Reported Decision : 121 LGERA 383

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Wunsch and [Nine] Others v Rockdale City Council and Another [2002] NSWLEC 103 APPLICANTS Bertrum Antonius Wunsch and Nine Others

FIRST RESPONDENT PARTIES : Rockdale City Council

SECOND RESPONDENT Mahmoud Mohanna

FILE NUMBER(S) : 40041 of 2002 CORAM: Talbot J Development Consent :- review of characterisation of development by the consent authority KEY ISSUES: Development :- whether prohibited by inclusion of second storey described as an attic Words and Phrases :- meaning of "storey" "attic" and "roof pitch" North Sydney Local Environmental Plan 1989 LEGISLATION CITED: Rockdale Local Environmental Plan 2000 South Sydney Development Control Plan 1997: Urban Design Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139; Carey v North Sydney Council [1999] NSWLEC 174, unreported; Collector of Customs v Agfa-Gevaert Limited (1995-1996) 186 CLR 389); Da Costa v Cockburn Salvage & Trading Pty Ltd (1970) 124 CLR 192; CASES CITED: Hope v The Council of the City of Bathurst (1981) 144 CLR 1; Londish v Knox Grammar School and Others (1997) 97 LGERA 1; Pipheron Pty Ltd v South Sydney City Council [2000] NSWLEC 65, unreported; Timbarra Protection Coalition Inc v Ross Mining NL and Others (1999) 46 NSWLR 55; WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Hughes) v A.V. Jennings Limited T/as A.V. Jennings (Peterson J, NSWIRComm, 19 September 1997, unreported) DATES OF HEARING: 19/06/2002, 20/06/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 06/28/2002