Halstead & Anor v Wingecarribee Shire Council [2007] NSWLEC 346

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Halstead & Anor v Wingecarribee Shire Council [2007] NSWLEC 346

FIRST APPLICANT Clynton Halstead

PARTIES : SECOND APPLICANT Margret Fong

RESPONDENT Wingecarribee Shire Council

FILE NUMBER(S) : 11268 of 2006

CORAM: Jagot J

KEY ISSUES: Costs :- development application - deemed refusal - appeal - development consent granted - whether Council conduct unreasonable - no order as to costs

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 LEGISLATION CITED: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Land & Environment Court Rules 1996

CASES CITED: Grant v Kiama Municipal Council [2006] NSWLEC 70; Halstead C and Fong, M v Wingecarribee Shire Council [2007] NSWLEC 167

DATES OF HEARING: 5 June 2007

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 5 June 2007

APPLICANT Mr A Dawson SOLICITOR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Bradfield Mills Solicitors RESPONDENT Mr D Wilson SOLICITOR N/A

JUDGMENT:

THE LAND AND ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Jagot J

5 June 2007

11268 of 2006

CLYNTON HALSTEAD First Applicant

MARGRET FONG Second Applicant

WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE COUNCIL Respondent