Lawrence Reed v Inner West Council [2017] NSWLEC 1038

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lawrence Reed v Inner West Council [2017] NSWLEC 1038 Hearing dates: 18 January 2017 Date of orders: 07 February 2017 Decision date: 07 February 2017 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Adam AC Decision: The appeal is dismissed Exhibits, except for A, B, 1 and 2, to be returned Catchwords: Review of decision on application to remove trees – prescribed tree in Heritage Conservation Area – contribution to landscape – damage to structures. Legislation Cited: Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Leichhardt Local Environment Plan 2013 Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006 Cases Cited: Barker v Kyriakides [2007] NSWLEC 292 Black v Johnson (No.2) [2007] NSWLEC 513 Robson v Leischke [2008] NSWLEC 152 Smith and Hannaford v Zhang & Zhou [2011] NSWLEC 29 Tasdemir v Fahey [2009] NSWLEC 1418 Yang v Scerri [2007] NSWLEC 592 Texts Cited: Leichhardt Council Tree Management Technical Manual – Trees on Private Property Leichardt Development Control Plan 2013 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Lawrence Reed (Applicant) Carolyn Reed (Applicant) Inner West Council (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Tony Sattler, Sattler & Associates Pty Ltd (Applicant) Mark Bonnano, Lindsay Taylor Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2016/310267