Dragoneye Properties Pty Ltd v Northern Beaches Council [2016] NSWLEC 1555

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Dragoneye Properties Pty Ltd v Northern Beaches Council [2016] NSWLEC 1555 Hearing dates: 31 October, 1 November 2016 Date of orders: 13 December 2016 Decision date: 23 November 2016 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Dixon C Decision: See paragraph [88] Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATION: Residential Subdivision – removal of Conditions of Consent requiring existing above ground 33 kV electrical cables within an easement to be relocated underground in, or adjacent to, the road reserve adjoining the site – whether the conditions are an essential feature of the original development approval. Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 79C, 94, 96, 109J(2) Pittwater 21 Development Control Plan 2014, cl C6.5 Warriewood Valley Section 94 Contributions Plan Cases Cited: Agricultural Equity Investments Pty Ltd v Westlime Pty Ltd (No 3) [2015] NSWLEC 75 Botany Bay City Council v Premier Customs Services Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 226;172 LGERA 338; Moto Projects (No 2) Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council [1999] NSWLEC 280; (1999) 106 LGERA 298 North Sydney Council v Michael Standley & Associates Pty Ltd (1998) 43 NSWLR 468 Scrap Realty Pty Ltd v Botany Bay City Council [2008] NSWLEC 333; (2008) 166 LGERA 342 Sydney City Council v Ilenace Pty Ltd [1984] 3 NSWLR 414 Vacik Pty Ltd v Penrith City Council [1992] NSWLEC 8 Zhang v Canterbury City Council (2001) 51 NSWLR 589;115 LGERA 373 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Dragoneye Properties Pty Ltd (Applicant) Northern Beaches Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr A Galasso SC (Applicant) Ms J Reid (Respondent)