Ku-ring-gai Council v Bunnings Properties Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] NSWLEC 19

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ku-ring-gai Council v Bunnings Properties Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] NSWLEC 19 Hearing dates: 13 October 2017 Date of orders: 28 February 2018 Decision date: 28 February 2018 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Sheahan J Decision: Appeal dismissed with costs. See paragraph [106] Catchwords: APPEAL – s 56A appeal from the decision of a Commissioner to grant conditional consent to a development application – whether Commissioner correctly applied the "amber light" approach – whether amber light approach resulted in a significantly different development – amber light approach correctly applied – heritage significance of a listed heritage item on the site – no error of law in the Commissioner's decision to allow for the demolition of a locally listed heritage item – decision to remove tree not found to be made unreasonably – issue in cross-appeal did not arise for decision – costs Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Ku-ring-gai Local Environmental Plan 2015 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Cases Cited: ABAX Contracting Pty Limited v The Hills Shire Council [2016] NSWLEC 105 Ali v Liverpool City Council [2009] NSWLEC 1327 Botany Bay City Council v Botany Development Pty Ltd (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 55 Bunnings Properties Pty Ltd v Ku-ring-gai Council (No 2) [2016] NSWLEC 1659 Bunnings Properties Pty Ltd v Ku-ring-gai Council (No 4) [2017] NSWLEC 1238 Bunnings Properties Pty Ltd v Ku-ring-gai Council [2016] NSWLEC 1658 Champions Quarry Pty Limited v Lismore City Council [2011] NSWLEC 1124 Helou v Strathfield Municipal Council (2006) 144 LGERA 322; [2006] NSWLEC 66 Ku-ring-gai Council v Bunnings Properties Pty Ltd [2017] NSWLEC 16 Luxe Manly Pty Limited v Northern Beaches Council [2016] NSWLEC 156 Marinkovic v Rockdale City Council (2007) 151 LGERA 385; [2007] NSWLEC 71 Maxnox Pty Limited v Hurstville City Council (2006) 145 LGERA 373; [2006] NSWLEC 146 Port Stephens Council v Jeffrey Sansom (2007) 156 LGERA 125; [2007] NSWCA 299 Randwick Municipal Council v Manousaki (1988) 66 LGRA 330 Riordans Consulting Surveyors Pty Limited v Lismore City Council [2010] NSWLEC 1333 Riverstone Parade Pty Limited v Blacktown City Council [2015] NSWLEC 137 Southon & Ors v Gordon Plath on behalf of the Department of Environment and Climate Change (2010) 181 LGERA 352; [2010] NSWCCA 292 Stanton Dahl Architects v Penrith City Council [2010] NSWLEC 156 Tanious v Georges River Council [2016] NSWLEC 142 The Benevolent Society v Waverley Council [2010] NSWLEC 1082 Wingecarribee Shire Council v De Angelis [2016] NSWCA 189 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ku-ring-gai Council (Appellant) Bunnings Properties Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr I Hemmings, SC with Mr C Lenehan, barrister (Appellant) Mr A Galasso, SC (Respondent) Solicitors: Sparke Helmore Lawyers (Appellant) Norton Rose Fulbright Australia (Respondent) File Number(s): 2017/206960 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Land and Environment Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Class 1 Citation: Bunnings Properties Pty Ltd v Ku-ring-gai Council (No 4) [2017] NSWLEC 1238 Date of Decision: 16 May 2017 Before: Brown C File Number(s): 2016/152878