Belmore Residents Action Group Inc v Canterbury City Council & Anor [2007] NSWLEC 38

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Belmore Residents Action Group Inc v Canterbury City Council & Anor [2007] NSWLEC 38

APPLICANT: Belmore Residents Action Group Incorporated

PARTIES : FIRST RESPONDENT: Canterbury City Council

SECOND RESPONDENT: Greek Orthodox Parish and Community of Belmore and District All Saints Limited

FILE NUMBER(S) : 40947 of 2006

CORAM: Lloyd J

Judicial Review :- development application – educational establishment - non-compliance with floor space ratio control - whether strict compliance is unnecessary or unreasonable - obligation to take into consideration underlying object or purpose of planning control – no material error affecting ultimate decision KEY ISSUES:

LEGISLATION CITED: State Environmental Planning Policy No. 1 – Development Standards Canterbury Local Environmental Plan No. 178 – Belmore-Lakemba Precinct cll 11 and 14

Centro Properties Ltd v Hurstville City Council (2004) 135 LGERA 257 ; Guideline Drafting and Design v Marrickville Municipal Council (1988) 64 LGRA 275; Hooker Corp Pty Ltd v Hornsby Shire Council (1986) 130 LGERA 438; CASES CITED: Memel Holdings Pty Ltd v Pittwater Council (2000) 110 LGERA 217; Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24.; Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Thiyagarajah (2000) 199 CLR 343; Parramatta City Council v Hale (1982) 47 LGRA 319; Winten Property Group Ltd v North Sydney Council (2001) 130 LGERA 79