Schroders Australia Property Management Ltd v Shoalhaven City Council & Anor [2001] NSWCA 74

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Schroders Australia Property Management Ltd v Shoalhaven City Council & Anor [2001] NSWCA 74 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40994/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 29/03/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 April 2001

PARTIES : Schroders Australia Property Management Ltd v Shoalhaven City Council and Fabcot Pty Ltd JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Sheller JA at 2; Ipp AJA at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Land & Environment Court LOWER COURT LEC 40010/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Pearlman CJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

T Hale SC/T M Thawley (Appellant) COUNSEL : J Webster (1st Respondent) B J Preston SC/ I R Pike (2nd Respondent) Middleton Moore & Bevins (Appellant) SOLICITORS : Morton & Harris (1st Respondent) Mallesons Stephen Jaques (2nd Respondent) CATCHWORDS : BUILDING CONTROL AND TOWN PLANNING - development application - planning and zoning requirements - clause 9(3) Local Environment Plan - meaning of "consistency" - whether council properly formed the clause 9(3) opinion - Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 s 90(1)(d) - unreasonableness - failure to seek external advice - decision not unreasonable. D LEGISLATION CITED : Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Franklins Limited v Penrith City Council [1999] NSWCA 134 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Limited (1986) 162 CLR 24 Commercial Union Assurance Company of Australia Limited v Ferrcom Pty Limited (1991) 21 NSWLR 389 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 CASES CITED: Prasad v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1985) 6 FCR 155 Luu v Renevier (1989) 91 ALR 39 Videto v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1985) 69 ALR 342 King v Great Lakes Shire Council (1986) 58 LGRA 366 Associated Provincial Picture Houses v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223 Weal v Bathurst City Council [2000] 111 LGERA 181 DECISION : Appeal dismissed and appellant to pay the first and second respondents' costs.