McGinn v Ashfield Council [2012] NSWCA 238

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: McGinn v Ashfield Council [2012] NSWCA 238 Hearing dates: 5 July 2012 Decision date: 06 August 2012 Before: McColl JA at [1], Sackville AJA at [31],Gzell J at [33] Decision: Appeal dismissed with costs. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] [This judgment has been modified in accordance with the Supreme Court's policy in identity theft prevention and anonymisation] Catchwords: ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING - building control - dual occupancy - where council required to consider development control plan when determining development application - where development control plan permitted dual occupancy as attached buildings - whether grant of development consent for detached building at rear of property valid - whether consent achieved objectives of development control plan

WORDS AND PHRASES - "street frontage" - "frontage" Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Supreme Court Act 1970 Cases Cited: Attorney-General (NSW) v Quin [1990] HCA 21; (1990) 170 CLR 1 Attorney-General (QLD); Ex Rel Duncan v Andrews [1979] HCA 24; (1979) 145 CLR 573 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33; (1990) 170 CLR 321 Brodie v Singleton Shire Council; Ghantous v Hawkesbury City Council [2001] HCA 29; (2001) 206 CLR 512 City of Keilor v O'Donohue [1971] HCA 77; (1971) 126 CLR 353 Langford v Copmanhurst Shire Council [1994] NSWLEC 48; (1994) 82 LGERA 262 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd [1986] HCA 40; (1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZJSS [2010] HCA 48; (2010) 243 CLR 164 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6; (1996) 185 CLR 259 Walsh v Parramatta City Council [2007] NSWLEC 255; (2007) 161 LGERA 118 Zhang v Canterbury City Council [2001] NSWCA 167; (2001) 51 NSWLR 589 Texts Cited: Oxford English Dictionary Online Macquarie Dictionary Online Shorter Oxford English Dictionary Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sophia McGinn (Appellant) Ashfield Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S McGinn in person (Appellant) P McClay (Respondent) Solicitors: Wilshire Webb Staunton Beattie Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): CA 2011/239285 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9106 Citation: McGinn v Ashfield Council [2011] NSWLEC 84 McGinn v Ashfield Council [2011] NSWLEC 105 Date of Decision: 2011-07-04 00:00:00 Before: Biscoe J File Number(s): LEC 2010/40554