Restifa Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council & ors [2009] NSWLEC 1267

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Restifa Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council & ors [2009] NSWLEC 1267

APPLICANT Restifa Pty Ltd

RESPONDENT PARTIES : Sutherland Shire Council

INTERVENOR (admitted under s38(2) of the Land and Environment Court Act ,1979) Westfield Ltd and Supabarn Supermarket Pty Ltd

FILE NUMBER(S) : 10696 of 2008

CORAM: Tuor C - Taylor C

SECTION 97 APPEAL :- appeal for deemed refusal of a development application for a mixed use development. Proper planning framework, weight to be given to draft LEP and DCP and other planning documents, KEY ISSUES: Consistency with LEP and DCP and strategic framework, Economic impact of retail development and whether assessment adequate Water quality of compensatory waterbody for ecological and recreational purposes.

LEGISLATION CITED: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979; Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, 1999; Land and Environment Court Act 1979; Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995. Sutherland Shire Development Control Plan 2006; Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan, 2006. State Environmental Planning Policy No 1

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