Barton v Orange City Council [2008] NSWLEC 104

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Barton v Orange City Council [2008] NSWLEC 104

APPLICANTS: Gregory John Barton and Amanda Wendy Barton

PARTIES : FIRST RESPONDENT: Orange City Council

SECOND RESPONDENT: Kerryn Westgeest

FILE NUMBER(S) : 40535 of 2007

CORAM: Biscoe J

KEY ISSUES: Development Consent :- whether invalid - whether declaration of invalidity should be made - whether demolition order should be made - discretionary considerations.

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) ss 79C(1)(a) and (b), 101, 124 LEGISLATION CITED: Orange Development Control Plan 2004 cll 5.2, 7.4, 7.5, 7.7 Orange Local Environmental Plan 2000 (NSW) cl 41

ACR Trading Pty Ltd v Fat-sel Pty Ltd (1987) 11 NSWLR 67 Attorney General v Greenfield (1964) 79 WN (NSW) 241 Cutcliffe v Lithgow City Council (2006) 147 LGERA 330 F Hannan Pty Ltd v Electricity Commission (NSW) (No 3) (1985) 66 LGRA 306 Hillpalm Pty Ltd v Heaven's Door Pty Ltd (2004) 220 CLR 472 Ireland v Cessnock City Council (1999) 103 LGERA 285 Lord v Hiscock (1980) 47 LGRA 168 CASES CITED: Mulcahy v Blue Mountains City Council (1993) 81 LGERA 302 Tynan v Meharg and Newcastle City Council (1998) 101 LGERA 255 Tynan v Meharg and Newcastle City Council (No 2) (1999) 102 LGERA 119 Vaughan v Byron Shire Council (1999) 103 LGERA 321 Warringah Shire Council v Sedevcic (1987) 10 NSWLR 335 Wentworth v Woollahra Municipal Council (1982) 149 CLR 672 Woollahra Municipal Council v Alcaine (1986) 59 LGRA 40 Woollahra Municipal Council v Barlow (1988) 66 LGRA 248