Mackenzie Architects International Pty Limited v Ku-ring-gai Council [2015] NSWLEC 1353

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mackenzie Architects International Pty Limited v Ku-ring-gai Council [2015] NSWLEC 1353 Hearing dates: 20-21 July 2015 Date of orders: 26 August 2015 Decision date: 26 August 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Fakes C; Adam AC Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: Residential Flat Building; Critically Endangered Ecological Community – Blue Gum High Forest; biodiversity offsets on site and off site Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 State Environmental Planning Policy No 65 – Design Quality of Residential Flat Development Ku-ring-gai Local Environmental Plan (Local Centres) 2012 Ku-ring-gai Local Environmental Plan 2015 Cases Cited: Arkibuilt Pty Ltd v Ku-ring-gai Council [2014] NSWLEC 1161 BGP Properties Pty Limited v Lake Macquarie City Council [2004] NSWLEC 399 Dobrohotoff v Bennic [2013] NSWLEC 61; 194 LGERA 17 Hudson v Arap 1 (NSW) Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 126 Ingham Planning Pty Ltd v Ku-ring-gai Council [2010] NSWLEC 1222 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mackenzie Architects International Pty Limited (Applicant) Ku-ring-gai Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Robson SC (Applicant) V McWilliam (Respondent)