Hoy v Coffs Harbour City Council [2014] NSWLEC 1217

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hoy v Coffs Harbour City Council [2014] NSWLEC 1217 Hearing dates: 2, 3, 4, 5 June 2014, 29 August 2014, 1, 2 September 2014 Decision date: 24 October 2014 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Brown C and Parker AC Decision: 1. Determination of compensation in the amount of $2,034,957.39 for the compulsory acquisition of the Applicant's land. 2. The exhibits are returned. 3. Costs are reserved. Catchwords: COMPULSORY ACQUISITION: development yield of land - market value of land based on development yield of land - compensation payable Legislation Cited: Coffs Harbour Local Environmental Plan 1998 Coffs Harbour City Local Environmental Plan 2000 Coffs Harbour Draft Local Environmental Plan 2012 Coffs Harbour Local Environmental Plan 2013 Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 Local Government Act 1993 Valuation of Lands Act 1916 Cases Cited: Adams v Valuer General [2014] NSWLEC 1005 Al Amanah College Inc v Minister for Education [2011] NSWLEC 254 Bezzina Developers Pty Ltd v Leichhardt Council [2000] NSWLEC 175 Chircop v Transport for NSW [2014] NSWLEC 63 Bingham v Cumberland County Council (1954) 20 LGR (NSW) 1 Brewarrana v Commissioner of Highways (No 2) 6 SASR 541; (1973) 32 LGRA 170 Commonwealth v Milledge (1953) 90 CLR 157 Chircop v Transport for NSW (2014) NSWLEC 63 Electricity Commission of NSW v Arrow (1994) 85 LGERA 418 Goodman v RTA [2000] NSWLEC 185 Graham Trilby Pty Limited v Valuer General[2008] NSWLEC 217 Graham Trilby Pty Ltd v Valuer General [2009] NSWLEC 1087 Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd v Valuer General [2009] NSWLEC 225 Jessica Investments Pty Ltd v Valuer General [2008] NSWLEC 1375 Koutsouras v State Rail Authority of NSW, unreported, NSWCA, 29 November 1991 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Seatainer Terminals (1981) 48 LGRA 409 Liverpool City Council v Commonwealth of Australia [1993] FCA 539; (1993) 46 FCR 67 Marroun v Roads and Maritime Services [2012] NSWLEC 199 Maurici v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2003] HCA 8; (2003) 212 CLR 111 McDonald v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW [2009] NSWLEC 105 Prasad v The Minister [2010] NSWLEC 193 Redeam Pty Ltd v South Australian Land Commission (1977) 40 LGRA 151 River Bank Pty Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia (1974) 31 LGRA 244 Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales v Hurstville City Council [2001] NSWCA 11, 112 LGERA 223 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs v Charlesworth, Pilling & Co [1901] AC 373 Spencer v the Commonwealth [1907] HCA 82; (1907) 5 CLR 418 Stockland Development Pty Ltd v Manly Council [2004] NSWLEC 47 Sutherland Shire Council v Sydney Water Corporation [2008] NSWLEC 303 Taylor v Port Macquarie-Hastings Council [2010] NSWLEC 113 Tenstat Pty Ltd v Valuer General, Woolworths Limited v Valuer General [2012] NSWLEC 1361 Terrace Towers Holdings Pty Limited v Sutherland Shire Council [2003] 129 LGERA 195 The Trust Company Limited v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2012] NSWLEC 73 Tomago Aluminium Company Pty Limited v Valuer General [2010] NSWLEC 4 Woollams v The Minister (1957) 75 WN (NSW) 103 Zhang v Canterbury City Council (2001) 115 LGERA 373 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Iris May Hoy (Applicant) Coffs Harbour City Council (Respondent) Representation: Mr P Tomasetti SC with Mr N Eastman, barrister (Applicant) Mr I Hemmings SC (Respondent) MBT Lawyers (Applicant) HWL Ebsworth Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 30426 of 2013