Mackenzie Architects International v Ku-ring-gai Council [2016] NSWLEC 1305

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mackenzie Architects International v Ku-ring-gai Council [2016] NSWLEC 1305 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 22 March 2016 Date of orders: 22 July 2016 Decision date: 22 July 2016 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Fakes C Decision: See (4) below Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION; Multi-dwelling housing; conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mackenzie Architects International (Applicant) Ku-ring-gai Council (Respondent) Representation: Applicant: Mr G Christmas (Solicitor) Respondent: Ms L Finn (Solicitor)

Solicitors: Apex Planning and Environmental Law (Applicant) Hones Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 152560 of 2016 Publication restriction: No

Judgment 1. COMMISSIONER: In this matter, at or after a conciliation conference, an agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (the Court Act) was reached between the parties as to the terms of a decision in the proceedings that was acceptable to the parties. As the presiding Commissioner, I was satisfied that the decision was one that the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions (this being the test applied by s 34(3) of the Court Act). As a consequence, s 34(3)(a) of the Act required me to "dispose of the proceedings in accordance with the decision". 2. The Court Act also required me to "set out in writing the terms of the decision" (s 34(3)(b)). The orders made to give effect to the agreement constitute that document. 3. In making the orders to give effect to the agreement between the parties, I was not required to, and have not, made any merit assessment of the issues that were originally in dispute between the parties. 4. The final orders to give effect to the parties' agreement under s34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 are: 1. Leave is granted for the applicant to rely on the following amended plans: Architectural plans prepared by Mackenzie Architects International Issue Print Date A100 – Roof/ Site Plan 01 B 8/0/6/16 A101 – Roof/ Site Plan 02 B 8/06/16 A102 – Basement 02 A 8/06/16 A103 – Basement 01 A 8/06/16 A104 – Ground B 8/06/16 A105 – First B 8/06/16 A106 – Attic A 8/06/16 A200 – Sections 01 & 02 B 8/06/16 A300 – Elevations East & West B 8/06/16 A301 – Elevations South & North B 8/06/16 A408 – Entrance Details B 8/06/16 Landscape plans prepared by Conzept Landscape Architects LPDA16 – 150/1 F 07/06/16 LPDA16 – 150/2 A 06/05/16 LPDA16 – 150/3 D 06/05/16 LPDA16 – 150/4 A 04/05/16 Stormwater plans prepared by Northrop DA1.01 S 12/05/16 DA1.02 1 16/10/15 DA2.01 1 16/110/15 DA2.02 1 16/10/15 DA3.01 3 12/05/16 DA3.02 3 12/05/16 DA3.03 1 12/05/16 DA4.10 2 17/03/16