Hastings Co-operative Ltd v Port Macquarie Hastings Council [2009] NSWLEC 99

Reported Decision : 167 LGERA 205

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Hastings Co-operative Ltd v Port Macquarie Hastings Council [2009] NSWLEC 99

Hastings Co-operative Ltd ABN 86 601 035 121 (Applicant) PARTIES : Port Macquarie Hastings Council (First Respondent) Emanlach Pty Ltd ACN 071 417 439 (Second Respondent)

FILE NUMBER(S) : 41266 of 2008

CORAM: Lloyd J

JUDICIAL REVIEW :- development consent - characterisation of proposed supermarket under Hastings Local Environmental Plan 2001 - proposed supermarket a "general store" not a "shop" - whether "general store" is nevertheless a species of "shop" in the relevant zone and therefore prohibited

KEY ISSUES: JURISDICTION :- validity of notice of development consent - notice invalid as it did not adequately describe the land - valid notice under s 101 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 would not apply to council classification of a development as permissible or prohibited - incorrect classification as prohibited would be beyond power - Hickman principle

WORDS AND PHRASES :- "general store" - "shop" - Hastings Local Environmental Plan 2001

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 101 LEGISLATION CITED: Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 cl 124 Hastings Local Environmental Plan 2001 cl 4(f), cl 6(1), cl 9 & Sch 2

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