Murlan Consulting Pty Limited v Ku-ring-gai Council and John Williams Neighbourhood Group Inc [2007] NSWLEC 374

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Murlan Consulting Pty Limited v Ku-ring-gai Council and John Williams Neighbourhood Group Inc [2007] NSWLEC 374 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

APPLICANT: Murlan Consulting Pty Limited PARTIES : RESPONDENT: Ku-ring-gai Council SECOND RESPONDENT: John Williams Neighbourhood Group Inc

FILE NUMBER(S) : 11193 of 2006

CORAM: Watts C at 1 - Taylor AC at 1

Development Application :- Heritage curtilage KEY ISSUES: Blue Gum High Forest - Endangered Ecological Community Site analysis Context, siting and the character

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, (EPBC Act) Ku-ring-gai Planning Scheme Ordinance, (KPSO) LEGISLATION CITED: State Environmental Planning Policy - Seniors Living 2004, (SEPP-SL) State Environmental Planning Policy No. 65 - Design Quality of Residential Flat Development, (SEPP65) Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (NSW), (TSC Act) Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 79C and 97

CASES CITED: Murlan Consulting Pty Limited v Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council [2007] NSWLEC 182

DATES OF HEARING: 30/04/2007 and 01/05/2007, 02/05/2007, 28/05/2007 and 30/05/2007

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 26 June 2007

APPLICANT: Mr A E Galasso, SC, instructed by Ms D J Townsend, solicitor SOLICITORS: Mallesons Stephen Jaques FIRST RESPONDENT: LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Mr P R Rigg, solicitor SOLICITORS: Deacons Lawyers SECOND RESPONDENT: Mr P N Ibbotson, solicitor SOLICITORS: Blake, Dawson Waldron