Allandale Blue Metal Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services (No 6) [2015] NSWLEC 18

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Allandale Blue Metal Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services (No 6) [2015] NSWLEC 18 Hearing dates: 16-18, 21-25, 28-30 July 2014, 16, 17, 22-24, 29-30 October 2014, 19 November 2014 Decision date: 17 February 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Pain J Decision: See paragraph 447 Catchwords: COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND – compulsory acquisition of part of land for freeway – whether compensation for market value includes value of quarry resource in land – disturbance claim by quarry operating tenant does not exclude claim for market value of resource affected by acquisition by landowner of acquired land – highest and best use can include more than one use of land – application of discount cash flow (DCF) model to value resource – value to be attributed in DCF model to risk of no approval of quarry extension in before scenario– extent of loss of access to resource in after due to need for safety buffer around freeway – value of non-quarry land in before and after using comparable sales method Legislation Cited: Cessnock Development Control Plan 2006 Cessnock Local Environmental Plan 1989 cl 11A(2) Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Pt 3A s 75B, s 75W, s 96 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 cl 8J Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 s 3, s 11, s 12, s 15, s 18, s 20, s 37, s 39, s 40, s 41, s 42, s 43, s 54, s 55, s 56, s 59, s 61 Maitland Local Environmental Plan 1993 State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Development) 2005 Sch 1 Cases Cited: Adelaide City Corporation v City of Port Adelaide Enfield [2001] SASC 207; (2001) 115 LGERA 137 Adelaide Clinic Holdings Pty Ltd v Minister for Water Resources (1988) 65 LGRA 410 Allandale Blue Metal Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2013] NSWCA 103; (2013) 195 LGERA 182 Allandale Blue Metal Pty Limited v Roads and Maritime Services (No 4) [2014] NSWLEC 102 Almona Pty Ltd v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2008] NSWLEC 112; (2008) 160 LGERA 375 Boland v Yates Property Corporation Pty Ltd [1999] HCA 64; (1999) 74 ALJR 209 Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association Inc v Minister for Planning and [2013] NSWLEC 48; (2013) 194 LGERA 347 Caruso v Sydney Water Corporation [2008] NSWLEC 320 Collex Pty Ltd v Roads and Traffic Authority [2006] NSWLEC 579; (2006) 149 LGERA 234 Commonwealth of Australia v Hazeldell Ltd (1918) 25 CLR 552 Commonwealth of Australia v Hazeldell Limited [1921] 2 AC 373 Dasreef Pty Ltd v Hawchar [2011] HCA 21; (2011) 243 CLR 588 El Boustani v Minister administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 [2014] NSWCA 33; (2014) 199 LGERA 198 Everest Project Developments Pty Ltd v Minister Administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 [2010] NSWLEC 88; (2010) 177 LGERA 43 George D Angus Pty Ltd v Health Administration Corporation [2013] NSWLEC 212 Health Administration Corporation v George D Angus Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 352 Jameson v Rail Corporation New South Wales [2014] NSWLEC 83 Lake Macquarie City Council v Luka [1999] NSWCA 447; (1999) 106 LGERA 94 Liverpool City Council v Commonwealth of Australia (1993) 46 FCR 67 Maidment v Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) [2006] NSWLEC 606; (2006) 153 LGERA 249 Makita (Aust) Pty Ltd v Sprowles [2001] NSWCA 305; (2001) 52 NSWLR 705 Marroun v Roads and Maritime Services [2012] NSWLEC 199 McBaron v Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) (1995) 87 LGERA 238 McDonald v Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) [2009] NSWLEC 105; (2009) 169 LGERA 352 Minister v Matford Nominees Pty Ltd [1973] 2 NSWLR 58 Mir Bros Unit Constructions Pty Ltd v Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) [2006] NSWCA 314 Peter Croke Holdings Pty Ltd v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW (1998) 101 LGERA 30 Quarry Products (Newcastle) Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services (No 3) [2012] NSWLEC 57 Randwick Municipal Council v Valuer-General (1960) 5 LGRA 387 Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) v Collex Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 101; (2009) 165 LGERA 419 Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) v McDonald [2010] NSWCA 236; (2010) 79 NSWLR 155 Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) v Mosca [2006] NSWCA 159; (2006) 146 LGERA 335 Roads and Traffic Authority v Peak [2007] NSWCA 66 Scott Revay v Ku-ring-gai Council [1994] NSWLEC 112 Serbian Cultural Club "St Sava" Inc v Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) [2007] NSWLEC 673 The Minister v New South Wales Aerated Water and Confectionary Company Limited [1916] HCA 48; (1916) 22 CLR 56 Tolson v Roads and Maritime Services [2014] NSWCA 141; (2014) 201 LGERA 367 Vilro Pty Ltd v Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) [2010] NSWLEC 234; (2010) 179 LGERA 47 Texts Cited: Wayne Lonergan, The Valuation of Businesses, Shares and Other Equity, (fourth edition 2003, Allen & Unwin) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Allandale Blue Metal Pty Ltd (Applicant) Roads and Maritime Services (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr R Lancaster SC with Mr M Seymour (Applicant) Mr P Tomasetti SC with Mr N Eastman (Respondent) Solicitors: Sparke Helmore (Applicant) Ashurst (Respondent) File Number(s): 30853 of 2010