Bowen V Willoughby City Council [2000] NSWLEC 69

Reported Decision : 108 LGERA 149

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Bowen V Willoughby City Council [2000] NSWLEC 69 APPLICANT: Bowen PARTIES : RESPONDENT: Willoughby City Council FILE NUMBER(S) : 10064 of 2000 CORAM: Bignold J KEY ISSUES: Question of Law :- Determination at preliminary stage whether proposed development prohibited development - whether LEP provisions concerning foreshore building line is a development standard. LEGISLATION CITED: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, s 4; s 80 (2) Bowen v Minister for Urban Affairs (1996) 90 LGERA 368 Willoughby City Council v Bowen (1996) 92 LGERA 410· Woollahra Municipal Council v Carr (1985) 62 LGRA 263; Vaniga Pty Ltd v South Sydney City Council (1989) 74 LGRA 86· North Sydney Council v P D Mayoh Pty Ltd (No 2) (1990) 71 LGRA 222; Healesville Holdings Pty Ltd v Pittwater Council (1997) 97 LGERA 95;· Quinn O'Hanlon Architects Pty Ltd v Leichhardt Municipal Council (1989) 68 LGRA 114;· Napper v Shoalhaven Shire Council (unreported 12 February 1988 per Stein J) ; Kruf v Warringah Shire Council (unreported 15 September 1988 per Holland J; Frisoli v Leichhardt Council (1996) NSWLEC 157 15 June 1998) Bell v Shellharbour Municipal Council (1993) 78 LGERA 429 McKay v North Sydney Council (2000) NSWLEC 62; CASES CITED: Whitefield v Sutherland Shire Council (1989) 69 LGRA 48 (per Bignold J); Currey v Sutherland Shire Council (30 November 1989, unreported per Hemmings J; Patrial Holdings Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council (unreported 29 March 1995 per Talbot J; Pascale v Sutherland Shire Council (1995) 87 LGERA 30 per Bannon J; Fast Buck$ v Byron Shire Council (1999) 103 LGERA 94; G T Brissett and Co v Gosford City Council (1985) 57 LGRA 164 Smith v Wollondilly Council (1995) 86 LGERA 437; Rutland v Shoalhaven City Council (1997) 94LGERA 370 DATES OF HEARING: 03/04/00 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 04/06/2000