Coffs Harbour City Council v Arrawarra Beach Pty Limited [2006] NSWLEC 365

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Coffs Harbour City Council v Arrawarra Beach Pty Limited [2006] NSWLEC 365

APPLICANT Coffs Harbour City Council PARTIES : RESPONDENT Arrawarra Beach Pty Limited

FILE NUMBER(S) : 40320 of 2006

CORAM: Talbot J

KEY ISSUES: Development Consent :- misleading advertisement of development application - failure to accord procedural fairness - failure to consider relevant consideration - failure to submit species impact statement.

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 5A, s 78A(8)(b), s 79A(2), s 79C LEGISLATION CITED: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 25B Marine Parks Act 1997 s 6 Coffs Harbour Local Environmental Plan 2000 cl 22(4)

Botany Bay City Council v Remath Investments No. 6 Pty Limited (2000) 50 NSWLR 312; Centro Properties Ltd v Hurstville City Council (2004) 135 LGERA 257 ; Gales Holdings Pty Limited v Tweed Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 85 ; Hardi v Woollahra Municipal Council (Land and Environment Court of NSW, Cripps J, 17 December 1987, unreported ; Franklins Limited v Penrith City Council [1999] NSWCA 134 ; CASES CITED: Litevale Pty Limited v Lismore City Council (1997) 96 LGERA 91 ; Monaro Acclimatisation Society v Minister for Planning (Land and Environment Court of NSW, Stein J, 2 March 1989) ; Rapid Transport Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council (1987) 62 LGRA 88; Selby v Pennings (1998) 102 LGERA 253 ; The King Against Connell And Another; Ex Parte The Hetton Bellbird Collieries Limited And Others (1944) 69 CLR 407; Timbarra Protection Coalition Inc v Ross Mining NL (1999) 46 NSWLR 55