Universal Property Group Pty Ltd v Blacktown City Council [2017] NSWLEC 1451

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Universal Property Group Pty Ltd v Blacktown City Council [2017] NSWLEC 1451 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 14 July and 9 August 2017 Date of orders: 21 August 2017 Decision date: 21 August 2017 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Brown C Decision: See (5) below Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: erection of 2 residential flat buildings containing 137 units; conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Universal Property Group (Applicant) Blacktown City Council (Respondent) Representation: Solicitor: Mr C McFadzean, Swaab Attorneys (Applicant) Mr D Creais, Bartier Perry (Respondent) File Number(s): 2017/69585 Publication restriction: No

Judgment 1. COMMISSIONER: This is an appeal against the refusal of Development Application No. JRPP-16-03331 for the erection of 2 residential flat buildings containing 137 units and incorporating basement car parking, stormwater and landscaping on approved Lot 16G in the subdivision of Lot 16 DP 31797 Pelican Road, Schofields. 2. 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". 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. The final orders to give effect to the parties' agreement under s34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 are: 1. The appeal is upheld. 2. The Applicant is granted leave to amend Development Application No. JRPP-16-0331 by relying on the following plans and documents, copies of which are behind Annexure "A": Drawing reference Title Prepared by Date 16G 000 Rev E Cover Page The Bathla Group 31 July 2017 16G 001 Rev E Compliance Table 16G 002 Rev B Location Plan 31 May 2017 16G 003 Rev B Site Analysis 16G 004 Rev C Site Plan 31 July 2017 16G 005 Rev C Basement 21 July 2017 16G 006 Rev D Lower Ground 16G 007 Rev E Ground 31 July 2017 16G 008 Rev C Level 1 21 July 2017 16G 009 Rev C Level 2 16G 010 Rev C Level 3 31 July 2017 16G 011 Rev E Level 4 16G 012 Rev D Roof 16G 013 Rev C Sections AA & BB 7 July 2017 16G 014 Rev C Driveway Sections 21 July 2017 16G 015 Rev E North & South Elevations 31 July 2017 16G 016 Rev E East & West Elevations 16G 017 Rev C Materials and Finishes 21 July 2017 16G 018 Rev C Height Study 7 July 2017 16G 019 Rev C Shadow Analysis and COS Analysis 31 July 2017 16G 020 Rev E Daylight Compliance and Cross Ventilation 16G 021 Rev E Area Calc – FSR 16G 022 Rev D Area Calc – Deep Soil, Landscaped & COS 16G 023 Rev B Perspective Views 16G 025 Rev C Pathway to Bin Room 31 May 2017 16G 026 Rev B Site Coverage 7 July 2017 LP-DA01 Rev C Concept Landscape Plan The Bathla Group 27 July 2017 LP-DA02 Rev C Landscape Specification LP-DA03 Rev C Landscape Details BASIX Certificate No 751184M_04 dated 10 August 2017