De Lyall & anor v Dann & anor [2017] NSWLEC 1190

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: De Lyall & anor v Dann & anor [2017] NSWLEC 1190 Hearing dates: 28 March 2017 Date of orders: 11 April 2017 Decision date: 11 April 2017 Jurisdiction: Class 2 Before: Fakes AC Decision: Application dismissed Catchwords: TREES [NEIGHBOURS] Hedge: obstruction of sunlight and views; not severe Legislation Cited: Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006 Cases Cited: Cavalier v Young [2011] NSWLEC 1080 Haindl v Daisch [2011] NSWLEC 1145 Hornsby Shire Council v Malcolm (1986) 60 LGRA 429 Kiely v Willock; Kiely v Williams & anor [2015] NSWLEC 1356 Mayes v Keene [2016] NSWLEC 1604 McDougall v Philip [2011] NSWLEC 1280 P. Baer Investments Pty Limited v University of New South Wales [2007] NSWLEC 128 Tenacity Consulting v Warringah Shire Council [2004] NSWLEC 140. Category: Principal judgment Parties: Stephen De Lyall and Susan Thomson (Applicants) Neville Dann and Alison Dann (Respondents) Representation: Applicants: Mr J Hollier (Solicitor) Respondents: Mr N Dann (Litigant in person)

Solicitors: Applicants: John W Hollier File Number(s): 2905 of 2017 Publication restriction: No

judgment 1. COMMISSIONER: The applicants have applied under s 14B Part 2A of the Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006 (Trees Act) for orders seeking the pruning and biennial maintenance to a height of 4m of a row of trees growing on the respondents' property. The orders are sought on the basis of the applicants' contention that the trees severely obstruct sunlight to windows of their dwelling and views from their dwelling. 2. The respondents reject the applicants' contentions on jurisdictional and factual grounds.