Butler Street Community Network Incorporated v Northern Region Joint Regional Planning Panel and ors [2017] NSWLEC 1278

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Butler Street Community Network Incorporated v Northern Region Joint Regional Planning Panel and ors [2017] NSWLEC 1278 Hearing dates: 15-17 May 2017 Date of orders: 02 June 2017 Decision date: 02 June 2017 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: O'Neill C Decision: 1. Development Consent is granted to Development Application No. 10.2016.77.1 for construction of a road and associated works subject to the conditions of consent at Annexure 'A'. 2. The appeal is otherwise dismissed. 3. The exhibits, other than exhibit A, are returned. Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: bypass road through wetland area; objector appeal against grant of consent for designated development; impacts in the locality. Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 Native Vegetation Act 2003 Cases Cited: Butler Street Community Network Incorporated v Northern Region Joint Regional Planning Panel [2017] NSWLEC 51 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Butler Street Community Network Incorporated (Applicant) Northern Region Joint Regional Planning Panel (First Respondent) GHD Pty Ltd (Second Respondent) Byron Shire Council (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr Paul Jones self-represented (Applicant) Mr A Galasso SC (Third Respondent)