Milano Convenience Store Pty Ltd v Meqdadi and Anor [2010] NSWLEC 29

Reported Decision : 172 LGERA 255

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Milano Convenience Store Pty Ltd v Meqdadi and Anor [2010] NSWLEC 29

APPLICANT Milano Convenience Store Pty Ltd PARTIES : FIRST RESPONDENT Meqdadi, Bilal SECOND RESPONDENT Sydney City Council

FILE NUMBER(S) : 40380 of 2009

CORAM: Pain J

KEY ISSUES: JUDICIAL REVIEW :- whether council erred in not applying clauses in LEP - whether council's characterisation of use as not a convenience store an error of law - whether council's decision manifestly unreasonable - whether council's grant of development consent invalid

City of Sydney Convenience Store Development Control Plan 2004 cl 4.2.3 LEGISLATION CITED: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s79C(1)(a)(i), s79C(1)(a)(iii) Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2005 cl 28, cl 29

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