Land and Environment Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Aaron Hatch v NORTHERN BEACHES COUNCIL [2017] NSWLEC 1381 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 8 & 9 June 2017 Date of orders: 18 July 2017 Decision date: 18 July 2017 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: O'Neill C Decision: See (4) below Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Aaron Hatch (First Applicant) Sean Larcombe (Second Applicant) Northern Beaches Council (Respondent) Representation: Solicitor: Mr G McKee, McKees Legal Solutions (Applicant) Mr C Gough, Storey & Gough (Respondent) File Number(s): 2017/47161 Publication restriction: No Judgment 1. COMMISSIONER: In this matter, at or after a conciliation conference, an agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (the Court Act) was reached between the parties as to the terms of a decision in the proceedings that was acceptable to the parties. As the presiding Commissioner, I was satisfied that the decision was one that the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions (this being the test applied by s 34(3) of the Court Act). As a consequence, s 34(3)(a) of the Act required me to "dispose of the proceedings in accordance with the decision". 2. The Court Act also required me to "set out in writing the terms of the decision" (s 34(3)(b)). The orders made to give effect to the agreement constitute that document. 3. In making the orders to give effect to the agreement between the parties, I was not required to make, and have not made, any merit assessment of the issues that were originally in dispute between the parties. 4. The final orders to give effect to the parties' agreement under s34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 are: 1. Leave is granted to the Applicant to rely on the amended plans set out in Condition 1 of Annexure A to this agreement. 2. The appeal is upheld. 3. Development Application No. 370/2016 for demolition of existing structures, construction of two semi-detached dwelling houses including Torrents Title Subdivision, is approved subject to the conditions contained in Annexure "A" hereto. 4. Pursuant to section 97B of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, the applicant is to pay the respondent's costs thrown away, as a result of the amended plans in the amount of $11,000.00 within 28 days of the Orders being made. ………………………. Commissioner O'Neill 47161.17 O'Neill (C) (457 KB, pdf) 47161.17 O'Neill - Plans (4.97 MB, pdf) DISCLAIMER - Every effort has been made to comply with suppression orders or statutory provisions prohibiting publication that may apply to this judgment or decision. The onus remains on any person using material in the judgment or decision to ensure that the intended use of that material does not breach any such order or provision. Further enquiries may be directed to the Registry of the Court or Tribunal in which it was generated. Decision last updated: 19 July 2017