Hemmes Hermitage Pty Limited v City of Sydney Council [2004] NSWLEC 539

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Hemmes Hermitage Pty Limited v City of Sydney Council [2004] NSWLEC 539 APPLICANT: Hemmes Hermitage Pty Limited PARTIES : ACN 001 259 409

RESPONDENT: City of Sydney Council FILE NUMBER(S) : 10738 of 2004 and 10739 of 2004 CORAM: Lloyd J Appeal :- deemed refusal of development applications - reconstruction and occupation of public road - applications withdrawn prior to appeal - absence of landowner's consent - no valid development applications

KEY ISSUES: Development Application: - withdrawal of applications - doctrine of election applied

Appeal: - development applications - landowner's consent required - council as landowner - power of court to grant consent - where council also a roads authority under section 149 of the Roads Act 1993 - exercise of powers under the Roads Act 1993 not necessarily the same as those relating to subject matter of appeal

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 97 LEGISLATION CITED: Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 cl 49 and cl 52 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 39(2) Roads Act 1993 s 3, s 5(1), s 7(4), s 33, s 37, s 125, s 126(1)(a), s 138, s 139, s 145(3), s 146(1) and s 149(1) Connery v Manly Council (1999) 105 LGERA 451; Currey v Sutherland Shire Council (2002) 129 LGERA 223; Gibson v Mosman Municipal Council (2001) 114 LGERA 416; Maule v Liporoni (2002) 122 LGERA 140; McDougall v Warringah Shire Council (1993) 30 NSWLR 258; CASES CITED: Parkes v Byron Shire Council (2003) 129 LGERA 156; Rose Bay Marina Pty Ltd v Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning (2002) 122 LGERA 255; Sargent v ASL Developments Ltd (1974) 131 CLR 634; Shellharbour Municipal Council v Rovili Pty Ltd (1989) 16 NSWLR 104; Songkal Pty Limited v Warringah Council (2001) 117 LGERA 237; Strathfield Municipal Council v Drew (1985) 1 NSWLR 338; Sydney City Council v Claude Neon Ltd (1989) 15 NSWLR 724 DATES OF HEARING: 16/08/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 09/30/2004