Commercial & Industrial Property Pty Ltd v Holroyd City Council [2013] NSWLEC 1000

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Commercial & Industrial Property Pty Ltd v Holroyd City Council [2013] NSWLEC 1000 Hearing dates: 19, 20 December 2012 Decision date: 04 January 2013 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Adam AC, Fakes C Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: impacts on a Critically Endangered Ecological Community; is an SIS required Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Greater Metropolitan Regional Environmental Plan No 2 - Georges River Catchment Holroyd Local Environmental Plan 1991 Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 Cases Cited: BGP Properties Pty Limited v Lake Macquarie City Council [2004] NSWLEC 399 Commonwealth of Australia v Randwick City Council (2001) NSWLEC 79 Cooper v Wollondilly Shire Council [2004] NSWLEC 145 Newcastle and Hunter Valley Speleological Society Inc v Upper Hunter Shire Council and Stoneco Pty Limited 2010 NSWLEC 48 Timbarra Protection Coalition Inc v Ross Mining NL & Ors [1999] NSWCA 8 VAW (Kurri Kurri) Pty Ltd v Scientific Committee (established under s127 of the Threatened Species Conservation Act (1995)) [2003] NSWCA Category: Principal judgment Parties: Commercial & Industrial Property Pty Ltd (Applicant) Holroyd City Council (Respondent) Representation: Applicant: Mr J Robson SC Respondent: Mr A Seton (Solicitor) Applicant: Ashurst Australia Respondent: Marsdens Law Group File Number(s): 11057 of 2012