Castle Constructions Pty Limited v North Sydney Council & Anor [2008] NSWLEC 137

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Castle Constructions Pty Limited v North Sydney Council & Anor [2008] NSWLEC 137

APPLICANT Castle Constructions Pty Limited

PARTIES : FIRST RESPONDENT North Sydney Council

SECOND RESPONDENT Minister for Planning

FILE NUMBER(S) : 41312 of 2007

CORAM: Lloyd J

KEY ISSUES: Judicial Review :- draft local environmental plan - rezoning of certain land - amendments to building height and massing controls - non-residential floor space ratio - requirements of public exhibition - failure to consider relevant submissions - exhibition process miscarried

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) s 65, s 66, s 67, s 68, s 117 LEGISLATION CITED: North Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2001 North Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2001 (Amendment No. 28) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 667B(1)

Gales Holdings Pty Limited v Minister for Infrastructure and Planning [2006] NSWCA 388 Gee v Council of the City of Sydney (2004) 137 LGERA 157 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24 Project Blue Sky v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 Schroders Australia Property Management Ltd v Shoalhaven City Council [2001] NSWCA 74 CASES CITED: Smith v Wyong Shire Council (2003) 132 LGERA 148 Drake-Brockman v Minister for Planning [2007] NSWLEC 490 Weal v Bathurst City Council (2001) 111 LGERA 181 El Cheikh v Hurstville City Council (2002) 121 LGERA 293 Pilmer v Duke Group Limited (2001) 207 CLR 165 Phosphate Co-operative Company of Australia Pty Limited v Shears (No 3) 14 ACLR 323 Conocophillips WA – 248 Pty Limited v Batoka Pty Limited (2005) 54 ACSR 646 Lee Gleeson Pty Limited v Sterling Estates Pty Limited (1991) 23 NSWLR 571