Katerinis v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2017] NSWLEC 1479

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Katerinis v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2017] NSWLEC 1479 Hearing dates: 18-19 July 2017 Date of orders: 05 September 2017 Decision date: 05 September 2017 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Gray C Decision: (1) The request to vary the floor space ratio standard, made pursuant to cl 4.6 of the Canterbury Local Environmental Plan 2012, is refused. (2) The appeal is dismissed. (3) Development application DA-104/2016 for the demolition of existing buildings and construction of 18 multi-dwelling units and basement car parking, including 5 units of affordable housing, at 47-51 Chapel Street, Roselands, is refused. (4) The exhibits are returned, except for exhibits 1, L, O and P. Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPEAL – application for multi-dwelling housing – whether cl 10.2 of the State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) is a development standard – cl 10.2 determined to be a pre-condition not a development standard – SEPP does not apply – breach of floor space ratio control – whether cl 4.6 request sufficiently demonstrates that compliance is unreasonable or unnecessary – whether proposal is consistent with the objectives of the floor space ratio control Legislation Cited: Canterbury Development Control Plan 2012 Canterbury Local Environmental Plan 2012 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ss 4, 79C, 94, 97. State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009 cl 10.2 Cases Cited: Agostino v Penrith City Council (2010) 172 LGERA 380; [2010] NSWCA 20 Australian International Academy of Education Inc v The Hills Shire Council [2013] NSWLEC 1 Fairfield City Council v N & S Olivieri P/L [2003] NSWCA 41 Four2Five Pty Ltd v Ashfield Council [2015] NSWLEC 1009 Huang v Hurstville City Council (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 151 Laurence Browning v Blue Mountains City Council [2006] NSWLEC 74 Lowy v The Land and Environment Court of NSW & Ors (2002) 123 LGERA 179; [2002] NSWCA 353 Mount Annan 88 Pty Ltd v Camden Council [2016] NSWLEC 1072 Principal Healthcare Finance Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Ryde [2016] NSWLEC 153 Randwick City Council v Micaul Holdings Pty Ltd [2016] NSWLEC 7 Sanctuary Investments Pty Ltd v Baulkham Hills Shire Council 153 LGERA 355; [2006] NSWLEC 733 Wehbe v Pittwater Council (2007) 156 LGERA 446; [2007] NSWLEC 827 Wilson Parking Australia 1992 Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Sydney (2014) 201 LGERA 232; [2014] NSWLEC 12 Wingecarribee Shire Council v De Angelis [2016] NSWCA 189 Category: Principal judgment Parties: John Katerinis (First Applicant) Peter Katerinis (Second Applicant) Canterbury-Bankstown Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A. Galasso SC (Applicant)