Lyons v Sutherland Shire Council & Ors [2001] NSWCA 430

Reported Decision : [2001] ACL Rep 265 NSW 151 (2001) 117 LGERA 334

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Lyons v Sutherland Shire Council & Ors [2001] NSWCA 430 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40903/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 6 November 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 27 November 2001

William John Lyons - Appellant PARTIES : Sutherland Shire Council - 1st Respondent Ian Mayer & Kylie Ann Mayer - 2nd Respondents JUDGMENT OF : Stein JA at 1; Ipp AJA at 37; Rolfe AJA at 50

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Land & Environment Court LOWER COURT LEC 40157/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Sheahan J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

T S Hale SC/ E A White - Appellant COUNSEL : C W McEwen - 1st Respondent J E Robson - 2nd Respondent The Law Firm of Solaris, Cronulla - Appellant SOLICITORS : Sutherland Shire Council - 1st Respondent Xenos Jordan, Kogarah - 2nd Respondents CATCHWORDS : ENVIRONMENTAL LAW - development consent - delegated authority - impact upon heritage values of adjoining property - whether consent vitiated - whether delegation of authority exceeded - well-founded objections - D LEGISLATION CITED : Sutherland Local Environmental Plan 1993 Brickworks Limited v Warringah Shire Counicl; Exparte Forssberg, Re Warringah Shire Council (1927) 8 LGR (NSW) 74 CASES CITED: Everall v Ku-ring-gai Shire Council (1991) 72 LGRA 369 Joseph Lahoud & Associates Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council (Unreported, Land and Environment Court, 26 February 1998) Pearson v Leichhardt Municipal Council (1997) 93 LGERA 206 DECISION : 1) Appeal allowed 2) Judgment and orders of Sheahan J set aside 3) Declare that the development consent granted by the first respondent to the second respondents and dated 4 August 1999 is invalid 4) Respondents to pay the appellant's costs of the appeal and at first instance and have a certificate under the Suitors' Fund Act if otherwise entitled.