Development Implementation Pty Ltd v Baulkham Hills Shire Council [2000] NSWLEC 99

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Development Implementation Pty Ltd v Baulkham Hills Shire Council [2000] NSWLEC 99 APPLICANT Development Implementation Pty Ltd PARTIES : RESPONDENT Baulkham Hills Shire Council FILE NUMBER(S) : 10630 of 1999 CORAM: Pearlman J KEY ISSUES: Section 56A Appeal :- error of law - whether gallery elsewhere specifically defined - meaning of gallery within definition of "educational establishment" LEGISLATION CITED: Baulkham Hills Local Environmental Plan 1991 cl 5 Adams v Wingecarribee Shire Council (Stein J, NSWLEC, 23 March 1987, unreported); CASES CITED: Hope v The Council of the City of Bathurst (1980) 144 CLR 1; The Australian Gas Light Company v The Valuer-General (1940) 57 WN 53 DATES OF HEARING: 19/04/2000 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 05/24/2000

APPLICANT Mr P C Tomasetti (Barrister) SOLICITORS Carbone Anderson LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT Mr P D McClellan QC SOLICITORS PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal

JUDGMENT:

IN THE LAND AND 10630 of 1999 ENVIRONMENT COURT Pearlman J OF NEW SOUTH WALES 24 May 2000

DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION PTY LTD Applicant v BAULKHAM HILLS SHIRE COUNCIL Respondent

JUDGMENT

Introduction

1. This is a 56A appeal brought by Baulkham Hills Shire Council against the decision of Commissioner Bly who granted development consent subject to conditions in respect of alterations and additions to an existing building at 644 - 646 Old Northern Road, Dural ("the site").