The Benevolent Society v Waverley Council [2010] NSWLEC 1082

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : The Benevolent Society v Waverley Council [2010] NSWLEC 1082 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

APPLICANT The Benevolent Society PARTIES : RESPONDENT Waverley Council

FILE NUMBER(S) : 10848 of 2009

CORAM: Moore SC

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION - HERITAGE - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE :- Social benefits of proposal KEY ISSUES: Overshadowing Setting aside of existing Planning Principle on solar access Revised Planning Principle on solar access

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009 State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability) 2004 LEGISLATION CITED: State Environmental Planning Policy No 5—Housing for Older People or People with a Disability Waverley Council Housing Paper 2007 Waverley Council Social Plan 2005-10 Waverley Development Control Plan 2006 Waverley Local Environmental Plan 1996

Kentucky Fried Chicken Pty Limited v Gantidis [1979] HCA 20; (1979) 140 CLR 675 Parsonage v Ku-ring-gai [2004] NSWLEC 347; (2004) 139 LGERA 354, Randall Pty Ltd v Leichhardt Council [2004] NSWLEC 277 CASES CITED: Tenacity Consulting v Waringah [2004] NSWLEC 140 Terrace Tower Holdings Pty Limited v Sutherland Shire Council [2003] NSWCA 289; (2003) 129 LGERA 195 Vinson v Randwick Council [2005] NSWLEC 142; (2005) 141 LGERA 27 Zhang v Canterbury City Council [2001] NSWCA 167; (2001) 115 LGERA 373