Goyer v Pengilly [2015] NSWLEC 54

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Goyer v Pengilly [2015] NSWLEC 54 Hearing dates: 14 February 2014 Date of orders: 08 April 2015 Decision date: 08 April 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pepper J Decision: Summons dismissed with costs. Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW: whether council failed to take into account a mandatory relevant consideration in development control plan relating to reasonable sharing of views in determining to grant development consent – whether council erroneously took into account the planning principles in Tenacity Consulting Pty Ltd v Warringah Council [2004] NSWLEC 140 – whether decision to grant consent manifestly unreasonable where impact on views assessed as devastating – summons dismissed. Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, s 79C Warringah Development Control Plan 2011, cl D7 Warringah Local Environment Plan 2000, cl 61 Cases Cited: Abebe v The Commonwealth [1999] HCA 14; (1999) 1977 CLR 510 Alphatex Australia v Hills Shire Council (No 2) [2009] NSWLEC 1126 Associated Provincial Picture House Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223 Avon Downs Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1949] HCA 26; (1949) 78 CLR 353 BGP Properties v Lake Macquarie City Council [2004] NSWLEC 399; (2004) 138 LGERA 237 Botany Bay City Council v Premier Customs Services Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 226; (2009) 172 LGERA 338 Currey v Sutherland Shire Council (1998) 100 LGERA 365 Craig v South Australia [1995] HCA 58;(1995) 184 CLR 163 Green v Daniels [1977] HCA 18;(1977)13 ALR 1 Manning v Bathurst Regional Council (No 2) [2013] NSWLEC 186; (2013) 199 LGERA 147 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Xiujuan Li [2013] HCA 18; (2013) 249 CLR 332 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS [2010] HCA 16; (2010) 240 CLR 611 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu [1999] HCA 21; (1999) 197 CLR 611 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte Aala [2000] HCA 57; (2000) 204 CLR 82 Segal v Waverly Council [2005] NSWCA 310; (2005) 64 NSWLR 177 Sky Design and Concepts Pty Limited v Pittwater Council [2008] NSWLEC 313 Stromness Pty Limited v Woollahra Municipal Council [2006] NSWLEC 587 Tenacity Consulting Pty Ltd v Warringah Council [2004] NSWLEC 140 Zhang v Canterbury City Council [2001] NSWCA 167; (2001) 51 NSWLR 589 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Wendy Elizabeth Goyer (Applicant) Kirk Pengilly & Layne Collette Beachley (First Respondent) Warringah Council (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr T Hale SC with Ms C Novak (Applicant) N/A (First Respondent) Ms Sandra Duggan SC (Second Respondent)