Coleman & Anor v Valuer General of New South Wales [2007] NSWLEC 26

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Coleman & Anor v Valuer General of New South Wales [2007] NSWLEC 26

APPLICANT Heather K Coleman and Phillip C Coleman PARTIES : RESPONDENT Valuer General of New South Wales

FILE NUMBER(S) : 30746 and 30747 of 2006

CORAM: Hoffman C

KEY ISSUES: Valuation of Land :- Valuation of two properties at the Base Date 1 July 2005

LEGISLATION CITED: Valuation of Land Act 1916 Wyong Local Environmental Plan 1991

DATES OF HEARING: 18/12/2006

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 23 January 2007

APPLICANT Heather K Coleman and Phillip C Coleman, litigants in person LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES:

RESPONDENT Mr G. Newport, barrister

JUDGMENT: THE LAND AND ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Hoffman C

23 January 2007

30746 of 2006 Heather K Coleman and Phillip C Coleman 30747 of 2006 v Valuer General of New South Wales

JUDGMENT 1 These are two Class 3 appeals on adjoining allotments. Appeal No. 30746 of 2006 is in regard to No.8 Burrawong Street, Bateau Bay, valued at $360,000 by the respondent, and the applicant H. K. Coleman, places a figure of $245,000 on it as at the Base Date of 1 July 2005. This land has an existing brick house and 2-car brick garage. 2 Appeal No.30747 of 2006 is in regard to No.10 Burrawong Street, Bateau Bay, valued at $345,000 by the respondent, and the applicant P.C. Coleman, places a figure of $245,000 on it as at the Base Date 1 July 2005. This land has an existing timber framed "fibro" house. 3 The respondent's evidence was heard from Mr R Maundrell, consultant registered Real Estate Valuer No.1773 who had filed a report in Exhibit 1 with Basic Facts of each case and the applicable planning statute in Exhibits 2 to 4. 4 The applicant Mr P. Coleman self-represented in his case and also represented Heather Coleman in her case. He tendered a number of documents in exhibits A to H.