Taylor v Port Macquarie-Hastings Council [2010] NSWLEC 113

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Taylor v Port Macquarie-Hastings Council [2010] NSWLEC 113

APPLICANTS: John Taylor and Mildred Taylor PARTIES : RESPONDENT: Port Macquarie-Hastings Council

FILE NUMBER(S) : 30623 of 2005

CORAM: Biscoe J

KEY ISSUES: COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND :- rural land - whether potential for higher and better use - consideration of ecology, physical constraints and published planning strategies - whether other sales comparable - whether evidence of subjective intention of purchasers of other land is relevant to comparability

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 LEGISLATION CITED: Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 State Environmental Planning Policy (Seniors Living) 2004

Blefari v The Minister (1962) 8 LGRA 1 Bow v Blacktown City Council [2008] NSWLEC 211 Caruso v Sydney Water Corporation [2008] NSWLEC 320 Cassidy v Sydney Water Corporation [2008] NSWLEC 223 Chaudry v Liverpool City Council [2008] NSWLEC 251 Cook Saad Raguz v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW [2007] NSWLEC 136 Coundrelis v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW [2008] NSWLEC 72 Fenton Nominees Pty Ltd v Valuer-General (1981) 47 LGRA 71 Housing Commission of New South Wales v Falconer [1981] 1 NSWLR 547, 50 LGRA 334 Liverpool City Council v Commonwealth (1993) 46 FCR 67, 81 LGERA 405 Maurici v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2003] HCA 8, 212 CLR 111 CASES CITED: McDonald v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW [2009] NSWLEC 105, 169 LGERA 352 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council (No 2) [2001] NSWCA 28, 50 NSWLR 665 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council [2009] NSWCA 151 Penrith City Council v Sydney Water Corporation [2009] NSWLEC 2 River Bank Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth (1974) 4 ALJR 483 Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales v Hurstville City Council [2001] NSWCA 11, 112 LGERA 223 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs v Charlesworth, Pilling & Co [1901] AC 373 Spencer v The Commonwealth (1907) 5 CLR 418 The Valuer General v Fenton Nominees Pty Ltd (1982) 150 CLR 160 Transport for London (London Underground Ltd) v Spirerose Ltd [2009] UKHL 44, 1 WLR 1797, 4 All ER 810 Walker Corporation Pty Ltd v Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority [2009] NSWLEC 219, 173 LGERA 155 Walker Corporation Pty Ltd v Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority [2008] HCA 5, 233 CLR 259