Benedict Industries Pty Ltd v Minister for Planning; Liverpool City Council v Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd [2016] NSWLEC 122

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Benedict Industries Pty Ltd v Minister for Planning; Liverpool City Council v Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd [2016] NSWLEC 122 Hearing dates: 29, 31 August 2016 Date of orders: 16 September 2016 Decision date: 16 September 2016 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Robson J Decision: Finding on the separate question that development consent has not lapsed Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT CONSENT - whether consent has lapsed - whether the works undertaken constituted "engineering" or "construction" work - whether the engineering work was physically commenced on the land to which the consent applied - whether the "work" was work relating to the consent works - held consent has not lapsed Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) Cases Cited: Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Koveda Holiday Park Estate Ltd (2009) 167 LGERA 395; [2009] NSWCA 160 Botany Bay City Council v Saab Corp Pty Ltd (2011) 183 LGERA 228; [2011] NSWCA 308 Green v Kogarah Municipal Council (2001) 115 LGERA 231; [2001] NSWCA 123 Henry v Shellharbour City Council [2005] NSWLEC 378 House of Peace Pty Ltd v Bankstown City Council (2000) 48 NSWLR 498; [2000] NSWCA 44 Hoy v Coffs Harbour City Council [2016] NSWCA 257 Hunter Development Brokerage Pty Ltd v Cessnock City Council (2005) 63 NSWLR 124; [2005] NSWLEC 169 Iron Gates Developments Pty Ltd v Richmond-Evans Environmental Society Inc (1992) 81 LGERA 132 JMS Capital Pty Ltd v Tweed Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 535 K and M Prodanovski Pty Ltd v Wollongong City Council [2013] NSWCA 202; (2013) 195 LGERA 23 Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney Local Health District (2016) 215 LGERA 137; [2016] NSWSC 155 Nash Bros Builders Pty Ltd v Riverina Water County Council (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 156 Norlex Holdings Pty Ltd v Wingecarribee Shire Council (2010) 177 LGERA 261; [2010] NSWLEC 149 Project Blue Sky v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 335; [1998] HCA 28 Reysson Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services (2012) 188 LGERA 252; [2012] NSWLEC 17 Rowlane Investments Pty Ltd v Leichhardt Council (2013) 195 LGERA 9; [2013] NSWLEC 60 Westfield Management Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd (2007) 233 CLR 528; [2007] HCA 45 Westfield Management Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [2006] NSWCA 245 Williams v Coffs Harbour City Council (2007) 155 LGERA 344; [2007] NSWLEC 440 Zaymill Pty Ltd v Ryde City Council [2009] NSWLEC 86 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Proceedings 157848 of 2016 Benedict Industries Pty Ltd (First Applicant) Tanlane Pty Ltd (Second Applicant) Minister for Planning (First Respondent) Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd (Second Respondent)