The Warehouse Pty Limited & Anor v City of Sydney Council [2007] NSWLEC 488

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : The Warehouse Pty Limited & Anor v City of Sydney Council [2007] NSWLEC 488

APPLICANTS: The Warehouse Pty Limited ABN 14 306 963 589

PARTIES : Reachdaze Pty Limited ABN 89 162 416 958

RESPONDENTS: City of Sydney Council

FILE NUMBER(S) : 11503 of 2005

CORAM: Lloyd J

KEY ISSUES: Costs :- appeal against deemed refusal by the council - three sets of amended plans filed by the applicants - question of appropriate floor space ratio - whether order for costs fair and reasonable

LEGISLATION CITED: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 97 Land and Environment Court Rules 1996 Pt 16 r 4(2)

Kennedy v Woollahra Municipal Council [2005] NSWLEC 226; Currency Corporation Pty Ltd v Wyong Shire Council [2007] NSWLEC 219; Gee v Port Stephens Council (2003) 131 LGERA 325; Grant v Kiama Municipal Council [2006] NSWLEC 70; CASES CITED: Hunter Development Brokerage Pty Ltd v Cessnock City Council (No. 2) (2006) 151 LGERA 46; Macdonald v Mosman Municipal Council (No. 2) (2000) 107 LGERA 211; Marinkovic v Rockdale City Council [2006] NSWLEC 601; Radray Constructions Pty Limited v Hornsby Shire Council (2006) 145 LGERA 292; Raiti v Leichhardt Municipal Council (1991) 72 LGRA 333; Warehouse Pty Limited v City of Sydney Council [2007] NSWLEC 25 (20 February 2007)