Corbett Constructions Pty Ltd v Wollondilly Shire Council [2017] NSWLEC 135

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Corbett Constructions Pty Ltd v Wollondilly Shire Council [2017] NSWLEC 135 Hearing dates: 27 September 2017 Date of orders: 09 October 2017 Decision date: 09 October 2017 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Molesworth AJ Decision: See orders at [60] Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – appeal against deemed refusal of development consent – whether proceedings incompetent – whether proceedings commenced out of time – duration for which request for further information stopped the clock – whether applicant for consent taken to have notified consent authority that requested information would not be provided – whether request for further information specified reasonable period for provision of information – whether consent authority allowed further period of time Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 80, 82, 91, 97; Divs 2 and 5 of Pt 4 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000, cll 54, 106, 107, 109, 113; Divs 3 and 11 of Pt 6 Cases Cited: Integral Energy v Blue Mountains City Council [1998] NSWLEC 284 Ipoh Pty Ltd v Sydney City Council (2005) 142 LGERA 373; [2005] NSWLEC 514 Ironlaw Pty Ltd v Wollondilly Shire Council (No 2) (2013) 197 LGERA 238; [2013] NSWLEC 146 Lateral Estate Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Sydney [2017] NSWLEC 6 Maynard v Goode (1926) 37 CLR 529; [1926] HCA 4 Songkal Pty Ltd v Warringah Council (2000) 111 LGERA 71; [2000] NSWLEC 215 Woolcott Group Pty Ltd v Rostry Pty Ltd [2015] NSWLEC 46 Texts Cited: New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 5 June 2002 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Corbett Constructions Pty Ltd ACN 003 976 725 (Applicant) Wollondilly Shire Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr P N Vergotis (Solicitor) (Applicant) Mr C P Zoppo (Solicitor) (Respondent)