Tatton Park Pty Ltd v Randwick City Council [2000] NSWLEC 101

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Tatton Park Pty Ltd v Randwick City Council [2000] NSWLEC 101 APPLICANT: Tatton Park Pty Limited PARTIES : ACN 052 520 671

RESPONDENT: Randwick City Council FILE NUMBER(S) : 20010 of 2000 CORAM: Lloyd J KEY ISSUES: Construction & Interpretation :- conditions of development consent - strata subdivision - whether strata title car spaces should be in separate lots or form part of lots comprising residential units LEGISLATION CITED: Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973 s 37(1), s 40(4) Alanto Investments Pty Ltd v Randwick City Council, Talbot J, NSWLEC, 3 March 1995, unreported; CASES CITED: Alanto Investments Pty Ltd v Randwick City Council [2000] NSWLEC 74; McDonald v Mosman Municipal Council [1999] NSWLEC 215 DATES OF HEARING: 24/05/00 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 06/30/2000

APPLICANT: W R Davison SC SOLICITORS: Snelgrove & Partners LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT: A J J Thompson (Barrister) SOLICITORS: Bowen & Gerathy

JUDGMENT:

7 IN THE LAND AND Matter No: 20010 of 2000 ENVIRONMENT COURT Coram: Lloyd J OF NEW SOUTH WALES Decision date:30 June 2000

Tatton Park Pty Ltd ACN 052 520 671 Applicant

v

Randwick City Council Respondent

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

1. This is an appeal under s 40(4) of the Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973 ("the Act") against the deemed refusal by the respondent of an application for a certificate of approval of a proposed strata plan.