Penrith City Council v Konemann [2017] NSWLEC 79

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Penrith City Council v Konemann [2017] NSWLEC 79 Hearing dates: 1-3 and 6 February 2017 Date of orders: 03 July 2017 Decision date: 03 July 2017 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Molesworth AJ Decision: See declarations at [168] and orders at [169]. Catchwords: CIVIL ENFORCEMENT ­– whether semi-rural land used for prohibited innominate purpose – whether land used for prohibited purpose of junk yard and/or storage premises or waste or resource management facility – whether applicant bears onus to prove the absence of development consent – whether applicant required to prove use for a particular innominate prohibited purpose – whether alleged prohibited use ancillary to lawful residential use Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919, ss 186, 187 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 4, 76, 76A, 76B, 101, 121B, 123, 124, Div 2A of Pt 6 Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 20(1)(c) Local Government Act 1993, ss 124, 672 Cases Cited: Baiada v Waste Recycling and Processing Service of NSW (1999) 130 LGERA 52; [1999] NSWCA 139 Barclay v Wollongong City Council (2005) 139 LGERA 167; [2005] NSWLEC 160 Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Ko-Veda Holiday Park Estate Ltd (2009) 167 LGERA 395; [2009] NSWCA 160 Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Stankovic [2005] NSWLEC 110 Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Stankovic (No 3) [2008] NSWLEC 266 Blue Mountains City Council v Dunn [2012] NSWLEC 140 Bobolas v Waverley Council (2012) 187 LGERA 63; [2012] NSWCA 126 Botany Bay City Council v Pet Carriers International Pty Ltd (2013) 201 LGERA 116; [2013] NSWLEC 147 Chambers v Maclean Shire Council (2003) 57 NSWLR 152; [2003] NSWCA 100 Chamwell Pty Ltd v Strathfield Council (2007) 151 LGERA 400; [2007] NSWLEC 114 Cracknell & Lonergan Architects Pty Ltd v Leichhardt Municipal Council (2012) 193 LGERA 151; [2012] NSWLEC 194 Director-General, Department of Planning and Infrastructure v Glass Recovery Services Pty Ltd (2015) 207 LGERA 397; [2015] NSWLEC 49 Farrell v Mulroney [1978] 1 NSWLR 221 Federal Airports Corporation v Aerolineas Argentinas (1997) 76 FCR 582 Foodbarn Pty Ltd v Solicitor-General (1975) 32 LGRA 157 Foster v Sutherland Shire Council (2001) 115 LGERA 130; [2001] NSWLEC 89 Gray v Woollahra Municipal Council [2004] NSWSC 112 Great Lakes Council v Lani (2007) 158 LGERA 1; [2007] NSWLEC 681 House of Peace Pty Ltd v Bankstown City Council (2000) 48 NSWLR 498; [2000] NSWCA 44 J&J O'Brien Pty Ltd v South Sydney City Council (2002) 121 LGERA 223; [2002] NSWCA 259 Jones v Sutherland Shire Council (1978) 38 LGRA 432; [1979] NSWLR 20 La Vie Developments Pty Ltd v Shellharbour City Council [2010] NSWLEC 1277 Lake Macquarie City Council v Australian Native Landscapes Pty Ltd (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 114 Manly Council v Leech [2015] NSWLEC 149 Maschewski v Murray Shire Council [2015] NSWLEC 1251 McCudden v Cowra Shire Council (2016) 216 LGERA 219; [2016] NSWLEC 14 Mosman Municipal Council v Keesing [2006] NSWLEC 836 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Robinson v Vanston [1999] VSC 541 Royal Agricultural Society (NSW) v Sydney City Council (1987) 61 LGRA 305 Selby v Pennings (1998) 19 WAR 520 Sharples v Minister for Local Government (2010) 174 LGERA 129; [2010] NSWCA 36 Sutherland Shire Council v Benedict Industries Pty Ltd (No 8) [2017] NSWLEC 4 Terranora Group Management Pty Ltd v Director-General, Office of Environment and Heritage (2013) 200 LGERA 1; [2013] NSWLEC 198 Tweed Shire Council v Litonia Pty Ltd [1993] NSWLEC 144 Warringah Council v Swain [2010] NSWLEC 68 Warringah Council v Ulrich [2012] NSWLEC 234 Texts Cited: Peter Young, Declaratory Orders (2nd ed 1984, Butterworths) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Penrith City Council (Applicant) Grahame Konemann (First Respondent) Lucille Dunstan and Goay Syan Leong (as Executors of the Estate of the Late Margaret Lilian Konemann) (Second Respondent) Stuart Marcus Konemann (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr C J Leggat SC (Applicant) Ms J Reid (First Respondent) Submitting appearance (Second Respondent) Mr M Mulock (Solicitor) (Third Respondent)