Castle Constructions Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council [2007] NSWLEC 459

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Castle Constructions Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council [2007] NSWLEC 459

APPLICANT: Castle Constructions Pty Ltd PARTIES : RESPONDENT: North Sydney Council

FILE NUMBER(S) : 41014 of 2006

CORAM: Biscoe J

KEY ISSUES: Judicial Review :- validity or effectiveness of development control plan or certain provisions thereof - whether invalid because did not achieve purpose of local environmental plan or because council did not form the opinion required by statute or because it was not reasonably open to council to form the opinion - whether certain controls in development control plan inconsistent with provisions of local environmental plan and therefore ineffective to extent of inconsistency - purposive construction

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ss 70, 74C(1)(a) and (5), 79C(1)(a) LEGISLATION CITED: Interpretation Act 1987 ss 8(b), 33 North Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2001 North Sydney Development Control Plan 2002

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