Vis Visitor Investment Services Pty Ltd v Hawkesbury City Council and Anor [2010] NSWLEC 10

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Vis Visitor Investment Services Pty Ltd v Hawkesbury City Council and Anor [2010] NSWLEC 10

APPLICANT Vis Visitor Investment Services Pty Ltd PARTIES : FIRST RESPONDENT Hawkesbury Shire Council SECOND RESPONDENT Hawkesbury Riverside Retreat Ltd

FILE NUMBER(S) : 40605 of 2008

CORAM: Sheahan J

KEY ISSUES: DEVELOPMENT CONSENT :- whether any of a number of Council decisions regarding operation of a caravan park on a particular area of land and/or on adjacent areas of land constitutes a development consent to operate a caravan park on that particular area of land - declaratory relief - characterisation of use - consents to develop - approvals to operate - no issue of estoppel or existing use - rules of construction of documents

Interpretation Act 1987 LEGISLATION CITED: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Local Government Act 1993 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

Alcoa Australia Rolled Products Pty Ltd v Weston Aluminium Pty Ltd; Weston Aluminium Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority and Another (2006) 148 LGERA 439, [2006] NSWCA 273 Auburn Municipal Council v Szabo and Another (1971) 67 LGRA 427 Blackington Pty Ltd v Tweed Shire Council (2006) 145 LGERA 160, [2006] NSWLEC 158 Chamwell Pty Ltd v Strathfield Council (2007) 151 LGERA 400, [2007] NSWLEC 114 Eaton & Sons Pty Limited v The Council of the Shire of Warringah (1972) 129 CLR 270 Grace and Another v Thomas Street Cafe Pty Ltd and Others (2007) 159 LGERA 57, [2007] NSWCA 359 Halglide Pty Ltd v PT Ltd; Blacktown City Council and McNamara Property Management Pty Ltd (1990) 71 LGRA 215 Hopkins and Another v Tweed Shire Council and Another (2001) 113 LGERA 406, [2001] NSWLEC 75 CASES CITED: Kendall Street Developments Pty Ltd v Byron Shire Council [2004] NSWLEC 227 Ryde Municipal Council v The Royal Ryde Homes and Another (1970) 19 LGRA 321 Salvation Army v Newcastle City Council (2000) 107 LGERA 40, [2000] NSWLEC 36 Steedman v Baulkham Hills Shire Council (No.1) (1991) 87 LGERA 26 Sydney Serviced Apartments Pty Ltd v North Sydney Municipal Council [No.2] (1993) 78 LGERA 404 Vis Visitor Investment Services Pty Ltd v Hawkesbury City Council [2008] NSWLEC 39 Vis Visitor Investments Services Pty Ltd v Hawkesbury City Council [2007] NSWLEC 112 Weston Aluminium Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority and Another; Alcoa Australia Rolled Products Pty Ltd v Weston Aluminium Pty Ltd (2007) 156 LGERA 283, [2007] HCA 50 Winn v Director-General of National Parks and Wildlife and Others (2001) 130 LGERA 508, [2001] NSWCA 17