Abdo v Fairfield City Council; Tony & Janet Partners Pty Ltd v Fairfield City Council; Abdo v Fairfield City Council (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 247

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Abdo v Fairfield City Council; Tony & Janet Partners Pty Ltd v Fairfield City Council; Abdo v Fairfield City Council (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 247 Hearing dates: 24 October 2012 Decision date: 05 November 2012 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Lloyd AJ Decision: Contention 1 of Council's Statement of Facts and Contentions answered as set out at [40] - [42] of the judgment. Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION - characterisation of use - boarding houses - properly characterised as "multi-unit housing" or "residential flat building" - whether Part 2 Division 3 of State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009 applies. Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 r 28.2 Fairfield Local Environmental Plan 1994 cll 4, 5, 8 State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009 cll 8, 26, 27, 28, Pt 2 Div 3 Cases Cited: Abdo v Fairfield City Council; Tony & Janet Partners Pty Ltd v Fairfield City Council; Abdo v Fairfield City Council [2012] NSWLEC 233 Abret Pty Ltd v Wingecarribee Shire Council [2011] NSWCA 107, 180 LGERA 343 Chamwell Pty Ltd v Strathfield Council [2007] NSWLEC 114, 151 LGERA 400 Chehade v Bankstown City Council [2012] NSWLEC 1122 Chehade v Bankstown City Council [2012] NSWLEC 221 Egan v Hawkesbury City Council (1993) 79 LGERA 321 Hawkesbury City Council v Sammut [2002] NSWCA 18, 119 LGERA 171 Category: Separate question Parties: 10877 of 2012 and 10879 of 2012 Fouad Abdo (Applicant) Fairfield City Council (Respondent)