Friends of South West Rocks Inc v Machro Pty Limited and Ors [2004] NSWLEC 721

Reported Decision : 136 LGERA 198

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Friends of South West Rocks Inc v Machro Pty Limited and Ors [2004] NSWLEC 721 APPLICANT: Friends of South West Rocks Inc FIRST RESPONDENT: Machro Pty Limited PARTIES : SECOND RESPONDENT: Eric Norman Developments Pty Limited THIRD RESPONDENT: Kempsey Shire Council FOURTH RESPONDENT: The Director-General of National Parks and Wildlife FILE NUMBER(S) : 41639 of 2003 CORAM: Pain J KEY ISSUES: Development Consent :- Whether development application made if not accompanied by SIS - Whether separate development applications can be aggregated to determine whether state significant development under SEPP 71 or whether masterplan required under SEPP 71 - failure by consent authority to consider relevant matters - whether concurrence given by NPWS invalid as requires a payment in compensation for loss of threatened species habitat Coastal Protection Act 1979 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, s 76A, s 78A, s 79B, s 79C, s 80A, s 94 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000, cl 49, cl 50(1), cl 51 Interpretation Act 1987, s 11, s 32(2)(a) LEGISLATION CITED: Kempsey Local Environmental Plan 1987 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 25B National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, s 8(7) State Environmental Planning Policy 71 - Coastal Protection, cl 2, cl 7(b), cl 8, cl 10, cl 17, cl 18(1), cl 25, sch 2 Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 Allen Commercial Constructions Pty Ltd v North Sydney Municipal Council (1970) 20 LGRA 208; Botany Bay City Council v Remath Investments No 6 Pty Ltd (2000) 50 NSWLR 312; Fairfield City Council v N & S Olivieri P/L [2003] NSWCA 41; Fitch v Shoalhaven City Council (1989) 67 LGRA 165; Meriton Apartments Pty Limited v Minister Urban Affairs and Planning (2000) 107 LGERA 363; CASES CITED: Mison v Randwick Municipal Council (1991) 23 NSWLR 734; Parramatta v Hale (1982) 47 LGRA 319; Rockdale Municipal Council v Tandel Corporation Pty Limited (1975) 34 LGRA 196; Somerville v Dalby (1990) 69 LGRA 422; Starray Pty Limited v Sydney City Council [2001] NSWLEC 129; Waverley Council v C. M. Hairis Architects [2002] NSWLEC 180; Weal v Bathurst City Council (2000) 111 LGERA 181 10/06/2004 DATES OF HEARING: 11/06/2004 15/06/2004 25/10/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/21/2004