The Village McEvoy Pty Ltd v City of Sydney Council [2009] NSWLEC 1232

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : The Village McEvoy Pty Ltd v City of Sydney Council [2009] NSWLEC 1232 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

APPLICANT The Village McEvoy Pty Ltd PARTIES : RESPONDENT City of Sydney Council

FILE NUMBER(S) : 11264 of 2008

CORAM: Bly C

KEY ISSUES: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION :- shopping centre, strategic planning, retail hierarchy, economic impacts, urban design.

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 LEGISLATION CITED: South Sydney Local Environmental Plan 1998 South Sydney Development Control Plan 1997

DATES OF HEARING: 18-22, 28-29 May and 9 June 2009

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 15 July 2009

APPLICANT Mr C Leggatt (SC) SOLICITOR Shaw Reynolds Bowen & Gerathy LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES:

RESPONDENT Mr P Tomasetti (SC) SOLICITOR Maddocks lawyers

JUDGMENT: THE LAND AND ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Bly C

15 July 2009

11264 of 2008 The Village McEvoy Pty Ltd v City of Sydney Council

JUDGMENT The Green Square Urban Renewal Area 1 In 1938 a small local park was created at the confluence of Botany Road, Bourke Road and O'Riordan Street, Alexandria. It was named Green Park in honour of Local Mayor Frederick Green. Centred on this park is the Green Square Urban Renewal Area ("Green Square") that is part of the NSW Government's Metropolitan Strategy. Contained within the urban renewal area is the Green Square Town Centre ("the Town Centre") that is to be developed as a Major Centre in accordance with the Metropolitan Strategy.