Stephen Pridham v HORNSBY SHIRE COUNCIL [2016] NSWLEC 1541

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Stephen Pridham v HORNSBY SHIRE COUNCIL [2016] NSWLEC 1541 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 5 September 2016 Date of orders: 17 November 2016 Decision date: 17 November 2016 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Dickson C Decision: See (5) below Catchwords: Appeal under s97(1)(a) against a refusal – conciliation conference; agreement between the parties - orders Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Stephen Pridham (Applicant) Hornsby Shire Council (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Ms. Flemming, E J Fleming Legal (Applicant) Mr. Pickup, Local Government Legal (Respondent) File Number(s): 2016/157529 Publication restriction: No

Judgment 1. COMMISSIONER: This is an appeal, under s97 (1)(a) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, against the refusal by Hornsby Shire Council of DA 1279/2015. The application sought approval for alterations and additions to an existing dwelling, and adaptive reuse as a place of worship and caretakers cottage, at 70 Norfolk Rd North Epping. 2. 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". 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. The terms of the decision as agreed by the parties are as follows: 1. The appeal is upheld. 2. The Applicant is granted leave to rely upon the plans set out in operational Condition 1 in Annexure A; 3. Development Consent is granted to Development Application No. DA/1279/2015 for alterations to an existing heritage listed dwelling, adaptive reuse as a place or worship and caretaker's accommodation with associated car parking on Lot 1 in DP 540890, known as 70 Norfolk Road, North Epping, subject to the conditions in Annexure A. ……………. D M Dickson Commissioner of the Court 157529.16 Dickson - Plans (5.14 MB, pdf) 157529.16 Dickson (C) slip rule (296 KB, pdf)