Greenwood v Warringah Council [2013] NSWLEC 223

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Greenwood v Warringah Council [2013] NSWLEC 223 Hearing dates: 4 December 2013 Decision date: 24 December 2013 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Biscoe J Decision: Appeal dismissed with costs Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT CONSENT - appeal on error of law from Commissioners' refusal of development consent - whether Commissioners failed to give reasons for their decision - whether Commissioners made findings of fact without evidence - whether Commissioners misdirected themselves as to the correct test in the Locality Statement under Warringah Local Environment Plan 2000 - whether Commissioners failed to determine a significant contested issue. Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ss 79C(1)(a), (b), (c) Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 56A Warringah Local Environmental Plan 2000 cl 12(3)(b) Cases Cited: Beale v Government Insurance Office of NSW (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Botany Bay City Council v Farnworth Holdings Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 157 Greenwood v Warringah Council [2012] NSWLEC 152 Greenwood v Warringah Council [2013] NSWLEC 1119 Housing Commission of NSW v Tatmar Pastoral Co Pty Ltd (1983) 3 NSWLR 378 Keith v Gal [2013] NSWCA 339 Segal v Waverley Council [2005] NSWCA 310, (2005) 64 NSWLR 177 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Scott Robert Greenwood (Applicant) Warringah Council (Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: A Pickles (Applicant) I Hemmings SC (Respondent) SOLICITORS: Michael Flaherty Solicitor (Applicant) Storey & Gough (Respondent) File Number(s): 10534/13