Optus Mobile Pty Ltd v Tweed Shire Council [2012] NSWLEC 1187

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Optus Mobile Pty Ltd v Tweed Shire Council [2012] NSWLEC 1187 Hearing dates: 20, 21 March, 8 May 2012 Decision date: 16 July 2012 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Pearson C Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION - Telecommunications tower - Visual impact - Impact on fauna Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007 Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 Tweed Local Environmental Plan 2000 Cases Cited: Hastings Point Progress Association Inc v Tweed Shire Council & Anor [2008] NSWLEC 180 Hastings Point Progress Association Inc v Tweed Shire Council [2009] NSWCA 285 Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Pty Ltd v Baulkham Hills Shire Council [2004] NSWLEC 104 Sofi v Wollondilly Shire Council (1975) 31 LGRA 416 Telstra Corporation Ltd v Hornsby Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 133 Telstra Corporation v Palerang Council [2009] NSWLEC 1391 Terrace Tower Holdings Pty Limited v Sutherland Shire Council (2003) 129 LGERA 195 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Optus Mobile Pty Ltd (Applicant) Tweed Shire Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel Ms H Irish (Applicant) Solicitors Minter Ellison (Applicant) Ms M Hawley, Lindsay Taylor Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 11147 of 2011