Platford v van Veenendaal and Shoalhaven City Council (No 2) [2018] NSWLEC 86

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Platford v van Veenendaal and Shoalhaven City Council (No 2) [2018] NSWLEC 86 Hearing dates: 16 April, 3, 15 and 16 May 2018 (written submissions filed) Date of orders: 05 June 2018 Decision date: 05 June 2018 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Preston CJ Decision: (1) The respondents are to pay the applicant's costs of the proceedings. (2) The costs of the proceedings include the costs of the application for costs. Catchwords: COSTS – judicial review proceedings – applicant successfully invalidated development consent – costs follow the event – both respondents filed submitting appearances – whether consent authority only should be liable for costs – costs ordered against both consent authority and beneficiary of consent Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, s 4.63 Shoalhaven Development Control Plan 2014, ChG6 Shoalhaven Local Environmental Plan 2014, cl 5.5(3)(d) State Environmental Planning Policy No 71 – Coastal Protection, cl 8(j) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Pt 42 r 42.1 Cases Cited: Brown v Randwick City Council (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 28 Cutcliffe v Lithgow City Council (2006) 147 LGERA 330; [2006] NSWLEC 463 Develtor Property Group Pty Ltd v Newcastle City Council [2001] NSWLEC 47 Highland v Labraga (No 3) [2006] NSWSC 871 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; [1990] HCA 59 Midson v Workers Compensation Commission (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 147 Ohn v Walton (1995) 36 NSWLR 77 oOh! Media Assets Pty Ltd v Council of City of Sydney [2016] NSWLEC 47 Platford v van Veenendaal and Shoalhaven City Council [2018] NSWLEC 27 Rossi v Living Choice Australia Ltd [2015] NSWCA 244 Sidney Harrison Pty ltd v City of Tea Tree Gully (No 2) [2001] SASC 34 Category: Costs Parties: Colleen Anne Platford (Applicant) Theodorus van Veenendaal (Frist Respondent) Shoalhaven City Council (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Noel Hutley SC and Stephen Free (Applicant)