Tappouras v Lake Macquarie City Council [2014] NSWLEC 1048

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Tappouras v Lake Macquarie City Council [2014] NSWLEC 1048 Hearing dates: 3, 4 March 2014 Decision date: 17 March 2014 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Pearson C Decision: See paragraphs [41]-[42] Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATION - School - Student numbers - Increase from 100 to 200 - Noise condition Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007 Lake Macquarie Local Environmental Plan 2004 Cases Cited: Tappouras v Lake Macquarie City Council [2011] NSWLEC 1209 1643 Pittwater Road Pty Ltd v Pittwater Council [2004] NSWLEC 685 Moto Projects (No 2) Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council (1999) 106 LGERA 298 North Sydney Council v Michael Standley & Associates Pty Ltd (1998) 43 NSWLR 468 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Luke Tappouras (Applicant) Lake Macquarie City Council (Respondent) Representation: Mr M Staunton (Applicant) Mr G Newport (Respondent) Ms J Hewitt, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers (Applicant) Mr G Long, Lake Macquarie City Council (Respondent) File Number(s): 10855 of 2013

Judgment 1The applicant applied to the Court under s 96(8) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (the Act) to modify, under s 96(2) of the Act, a development consent granted by the Court on 20 July 2011 in proceedings 10770 of 2010 (Tappouras v Lake Macquarie City Council [2011] NSWLEC 1209, Tuor C) for an educational establishment at 85 Ironbark Road Morisset (the site).