Acorp Developments Pty Ltd v HWR Pty Ltd [2018] NSWLEC 68

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Acorp Developments Pty Ltd v HWR Pty Ltd [2018] NSWLEC 68 Hearing dates: 11, 12 and 13 December 2017 Date of orders: 10 May 2018 Decision date: 10 May 2018 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Robson J Decision: See Conclusion at [181]-[182]; Directions at [183] Catchwords: EASEMENTS – real property – imposition of easements by the Court under s 88K Conveyancing Act 1919 – where easement is a deferred commencement condition of development consent – right of way and easement for drainage – whether reasonably necessary for effective use or development of dominant tenement – principles of reasonable necessity – whether development substantially preferable with easements rather than without – compensation for loss and disadvantage of servient tenement – whether the Court has the power to make the easements – whether lots constituting the dominant tenement are appurtenant Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) s 88K Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) s 4.53 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) s 40 Roads Act 1993 (NSW) s 6 Ryde Development Control Plan 2014 Pt 4.6 Ryde Local Environmental Plan 2014 State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007 (NSW) cl 101 Cases Cited: 117 York Street Pty Ltd v Proprietors of Strata Plan No 16123 (1998) 43 NSWLR 504; (1998) 98 LGERA 171 Acorp Developments Pty Limited v City of Ryde Council [2016] NSWLEC 1650 Arinson Pty Limited v City of Canada Bay Council [2015] NSWCA 199; (2015) 208 LGERA 418 Arinson Pty Ltd v City of Canada Bay Council [2014] NSWLEC 43; (2014) 205 LGERA 248 Clos Farming Estates v Easton [2002] NSWCA 389 D & D Corak Investments Pty Ltd v Yiasemides [2006] NSWSC 1419 Donnellan v Woodland [2012] NSWCA 433 Effeney v Millar Investments Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 708 Gordon v Lever [2018] NSWCA 43 Grattan v Simpson (1998) 9 BPR 16,649 ING Bank (Australia) Ltd v O'Shea [2010] NSWCA 71 Khattar v Wiese [2005] NSWSC 1014 Lonergan v Lewis [2011] NSWSC 1133 Mitchell v Boutagy [2001] NSWSC 1045; (2001) 118 LGERA 249 Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd v Tanlane Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 445 Rainbowforce Pty Limited v Skyton Holdings Pty Limited [2010] NSWLEC 2; (2010) 171 LGERA 286 Shi v ABI-K Pty Ltd (2014) 87 NSWLR 568; [2014] NSWCA 293 Spencer v The Commonwealth (1907) 5 CLR 418 Wengarin Pty Ltd v Byron Shire Council [1999] NSWSC 485 Westfield Management Limited v Perpetual Trustee Company Limited (2007) 233 CLR 528 Woodland v Manly Municipal Council [2003] NSWSC 392; (2003) 127 LGERA 120 Zhang v Canterbury City Council (2001) 51 NSWLR 589; [2001] NSWCA 167 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Acorp Developments Pty Ltd (Applicant) HWR Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Galasso SC with M Staunton (Applicant) M R Hall SC (Respondent)