Matovina v Leichhardt Municipal Council [2014] NSWLEC 1089

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Matovina v Leichhardt Municipal Council [2014] NSWLEC 1089 Hearing dates: 16 April 2014, 1 May 2014 Decision date: 20 May 2014 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Brown C Decision: 1. The appeal is upheld. 2. The application to modify the approval granted for alterations and additions to an existing dwelling at 72 Rowntree Street, Birchgrove is approved subject to the consolidated conditions in Annexure A. 3. The exhibits are returned with the exception of exhibits A, B and D. Catchwords: MODIFICATION: modify the approval for alterations and additions to an existing dwelling - whether substantially the same development - conditions of consent Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Cases Cited: Houlton v Woollahra Municipal Council (1997) 95 LGERA 201 Moto Projects (No. 2) Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council [1999] NSWLEC 280 North Sydney Council v Michael Standley & Associates (1998) 43 NSWLR 468 Sydney City Council v llenace Pty Ltd (1984) 3 NSWLR 414 Tipalea Watson v Ku-ring-gai [2003] NSWLEC 253 Vacik Pty Ltd v Penrith City Council [1992] NSWLEC 8 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter Matovina (Applicant) Leichhardt Municipal Council (Respondent) Representation: Mr G McKee, solicitor (Applicant) Ms J Reid, solicitor (Respondent) McKees Legal Solutions (Applicant) Wilshire Webb Staunton & Beattie Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 11016 of 2013 Publication restriction: No