Bazzi v Sutherland Shire Council [2017] NSWLEC 1662

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bazzi v Sutherland Shire Council [2017] NSWLEC 1662 Hearing dates: 11 – 13 September 2017 Date of orders: 22 November 2017 Decision date: 22 November 2017 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Adam AC Decision: The Orders of the Court are:

(1) Appeal dismissed.

(2) The Development Application No. 16/0359 for a three lot subdivision of 24 – 26 Wonga Road, Yowie Bay, is refused.

(3) Exhibits are returned except for Exhibits 2, A, B, C, D, E, F, J and K. Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION - subdivision - development control plan - Greenweb - environmentally sensitive land - foreshore - bushfire - rock outcrops - watercourse - future development Legislation Cited: Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 Coastal Management Act 2016 Conveyancing Act 1919 Draft Coastal Management State Environmental Planning Policy Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Local Government Act 1960-1965 (WA) Planning for Bush Fire Protection 2006 Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914-1964 (WA) Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act 1948 Rural Fires Act 1997 Rural Fires Regulation 2008 Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2006 Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2015 Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 Cases Cited: Andrew Aitchison v Sutherland Shire Council [2017] NSWLEC 1304 BGP Properties Pty Ltd v Lake Macquarie City Council [2004] NSWLEC 399 Burke v Hawkesbury City Council [2001] NSWLEC 222 Chief Executive of the Office of Environment and Heritage v Cory Ian Turnbull [2017] NSWLEC 140 Davies v Penrith City Council [2013] NSWLEC 1141 Hamilton v Sutherland Shire Council [2012] NSWLEC 1015 Hecar Investments No. 6 Pty Ltd v Lake Macquarie Municipal Council (1984) 53 LGRA 322 Hurley v Sutherland Shire Council [2016] NSWLEC1603 Hymak Pty Ltd & anor v Wyong Shire Council [2015] NSWLEC1546 Innovate Architects v Sutherland Shire Council [2017] NSWLEC 1067 Jonah Pty Ltd v Pittwater Council [2006] NSWLEC 99 Knezovic v Shire of Swan-Guildford (1968) 18 CLR 468 Maule v Liporoni and anor [2002] NSWLEC 25 Newcastle and Hunter Valley Speleological Society Inc v Upper Hunter Shire Council & Stoneco Pty Ltd. [2010] NSWLEC 48 Newcastle and Hunter Valley Speleological Society Inc v Upper Hunter Shire Council & Stoneco Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] NSWLEC 104 Parrott v Kiama [2004] NSWLEC 77 Penrith Lakes Development Corporation Ltd v Penrith City Council [2015] NSWLEC 1329 Seraphina Bell Pty Ltd v Willoughby Municipal Council (No 2) (1967) 14 LGRA 209 Stockland Development Pty Ltd v Manly Council [2004] NSWLEC 472 Telstra Corporation Limited v Hornsby Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 133 Texts Cited: Sutherland Shire Development Control Plan 2006 Sutherland Shire Development Control Plan 2015 A.E Kahn 1969 'The tyranny of small decisions: market failures, imperfections and the limits of economics' 19 Kyklos 33 W E Odum 1982, 'Environmental degradation and the tyranny of small decisions' 32 BioScience 728 M Taylor and R Stokes 2005, 'Up the creek; what's wrong with the definition of a river in New South Wales?' 22 EPLJ 193 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Samer Bazzi (Applicant) Sutherland Shire Council (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Mr J Palmer, Pikes and Verekers Lawyers (Applicant) Ms J Amy, Sutherland Shire Council (Respondent) File Number(s): 364899/16 Publication restriction: No