Sofia Karahalios v Canterbury Bankstown City Council [2017] NSWLEC 1189

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sofia Karahalios v Canterbury Bankstown City Council [2017] NSWLEC 1189 Hearing dates: 14 December 2016 Date of orders: 04 April 2017 Decision date: 04 April 2017 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Dixon C Decision: 1. The appeal is dismissed. 2. Development consent to DA 862/2015 is refused consent. 3. The exhibits are returned. Catchwords: APPEAL – Development application - conversion of dwelling to boarding house under State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing ) 2009 (SEPP ARH) – land area less than minimum lot size for boarding houses under the Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2015 (LEP) - inconsistency between the SEPP and BLEP 2015 Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing ) 2009 Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2015 Bankstown Development Control Plan 2015 –Part B1 Cases Cited: Goldin and Another v Minister for Transport [2002] NSWLEC 75 Hastings Point Progress Association v Tweed Shire Council and Anor [2009] NSWCA 285 Hastings Point Progress Association v Rosemount Estates Pty Ltd 168 LGERA 99 Dem (Aust) Pty Ltd V Pittwater Council (2004) 136 LGERA 187 Wehbe v Pittwater Council (2007)156 LGERA 446 Moskovich v Waverley Council [2016]NSWLEC 1015 446 Jonah Pty Limited v Pittwater Council (2006) 144 LGERA 408 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sofia Karahalios (Applicant) Bankstown City Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Joshua Palmer (solicitor) (Applicant) Mark Bonanno (solicitor) (Respondent )