Hurstville City Council v Goreski [2011] NSWLEC 188

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hurstville City Council v Goreski [2011] NSWLEC 188 Hearing dates: 11 February 2011 Decision date: 03 November 2011 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Sheahan J Decision: (1) The appeal is allowed in part, and the decision of Commissioner Brown is set aside so far as it displays an error of law in relation to objective in cl 11A(1)(d)(iii) of the relevant LEP. (2) The appeal is otherwise dismissed. (3) The matter is remitted to Commissioner Brown for further consideration in the light of these reasons. (4) The respondents are ordered to pay the appellant's costs of this appeal up to and including 3 February 2011, and the appellant is ordered to pay 50% of the respondents' costs of the appeal subsequent to that date. (5) The exhibits may be returned. Catchwords: APPEAL: Principles governing appeals under s 56A, general and specific zone objectives, test of compliance, permissibility, minimum site areas, dual occupancies, residential area, existing streetscape, application of SEPP 1, precedent effect, remittal to same or different Commissioner, bias, pre-judgment, costs Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Supreme Court Act 1970 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 State Environmental Planning Policy 1 Hurstville Development Control Plan No.1 Hurstville Local Environmental Plan 1994 Cases Cited: Australian National Industries Ltd v Spedley Securities Ltd (in liq) (1992) 26 NSWLR 411 B & L Linings Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2008] NSWCA 187; (2009) 74 NSWLR 481 Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Basemount Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 189; (2003) 126 LGERA 339 Botany Bay City Council v Premier Customs Services Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 226; (2009) 172 LGERA 338 BP Australia Ltd v Campbelltown City Council (1994) 83 LGERA 274 Brimbella Pty Ltd v Mosman Municipal Council (1985) 79 LGERA 367 Brinara Pty Ltd v Gosford City Council [2010] NSWLEC 230; (2010) 177 LGERA 296 British American Tobacco Australia Services Ltd v Laurie [2011] HCA 2; (2011) 242 CLR 283 Carstens v Pittwater Council (1999) 111 LGERA 1 Castle Constructions Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council [2007] NSWCA 164; (2007) 155 LGERA 52 Coulton v Holcomb [1986] HCA 33; (1986) 162 CLR 1 Dale v Maritime Services Board of New South Wales (1992) 75 LGRA 224 Design Power Associates Pty Ltd v Willoughby City Council [2005] NSWLEC 470; (2005) 148 LGERA 233 Emmott v Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council (1954) 3 LGRA 177 Goldin & Anor v Minister for Transport Administering the Ports Corporatisation and Waterways Management Act 1995 [2002] NSWLEC 75; (2002) 121 LGERA 101 Goreski v Hurstville City Council [2010] NSWLEC 1288 Hooker Corporation Pty Ltd v Hornsby Shire Council (1986) 130 LGERA 438 Housing Commission (NSW) v Tatmar Pastoral Co Pty Ltd [1983] 3 NSWLR 378; (1983) 53 LGRA 325 Maxwell James Maxwell Pty Ltd v North Sydney Municipal Council (NSWLEC, 13 December 1991, unreported) Memel Holdings Pty Ltd v Pittwater Council [2000] NSWLEC 206; (2000) 110 LGERA 217 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 Milner v Willoughby Municipal Council (NSWLEC, 19 April 1984, unreported) Neate v Shellharbour City Council (No 2) [2007] NSWLEC 541 Parramatta City Council v Joseph Takchi [1996] NSWLEC 118 Pittwater Council v Mount [2000] NSWLEC 256 Preferred Projects (Buildings) Pty Ltd v Warringah Council [1999] NSWLEC 283; 106 LGERA 144 Re J.R.L.; Ex party C.J.L (1986) 161 CLR 342 Segal & Anor v Waverley Council [2005] NSWCA 310; (2005) 64 NSWLR 177 Seltsam Pty Limited v Ghaleb [2005] NSWCA 208; (2005) 3 DDCR 1 The Village McEvoy Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Sydney (No 2) (2010) 176 LGERA 119 at 25 University of Wollongong v Metwally [1984] HCA 74; (1984) 158 CLR 447 Walker Corporation v Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority [2009] NSWCA 178; (2009) 168 LGERA 1 Wehbe v Pittwater Council [2007] NSWLEC 827; (2007) 156 LGERA 446 Winten Property Group Limited v North Sydney Council [2001] NSWLEC 46; (2001) 130 LGERA 79 Zhang v Canterbury City Council (2001) 51 NSWLR 589; 115 LGERA 373 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Hurstville City Council (Appellant) Representation: A Galasso SC (Appellant) C McEwen SC with M Staunton (Respondents) Marsdens Law Group (Appellant) Bartier Perry Solicitors (Respondents) File Number(s): 10874 of 2010 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9107 Citation: [2010] NSWLEC 1288 Date of Decision: 2010-10-01 00:00:00 Before: Commissioner Brown File Number(s): 10557 of 2010