Chandos Group Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council [2018] NSWLEC 1479

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Chandos Group Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council [2018] NSWLEC 1479 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 7 September 2018 Date of orders: 07 September 2018 Decision date: 07 September 2018 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Chilcott C Decision: See [4] below Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Chandos Group Pty Ltd (Applicant) Sutherland Shire Council (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: N Sandstrom, Mills Oakely (Applicant) J M Amy, Sutherland Shire Council (Respondent) File Number(s): 2018/19889 Publication restriction: No

Judgment 1. COMMISSIONER: In this matter, at or after a conciliation conference, an agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (the Court Act) was reached between the parties as to the terms of a decision in the proceedings that was acceptable to the parties. As the presiding Commissioner, I was satisfied that the decision was one that the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions (this being the test applied by s 34(3) of the Court Act. As a consequence, s 34(3)(a) of the Act required me to "dispose of the proceedings in accordance with the decision". 2. The Court Act also required me to "set out in writing the terms of the decision" (s 34(3)(b)). The orders made to give effect to the agreement constitute that document. 3. In making the orders to give effect to the agreement between the parties, I was not required to make, and have not made, any merit assessment of the issues that were originally in dispute between the parties. 4. The final orders to give effect to the parties' agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 are: 1. The applicant is granted leave to rely on the amended plans and documents as referred to in condition 1 of the conditions of consent contained at Annexure "A". 2. Pursuant to s 8.15(3) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, the applicant is to pay respondent's costs, as agreed or assessed, that have been thrown away as a result of the amendment of the application for development consent. 3. The appeal is upheld. 4. Development Application no. DA 17/0132 seeking consent for the demolition of existing structures, and construction of a five storey residential flat building containing 32 dwellings with two basement car parking levels at 477 – 481 President Avenue, Kirrawee is approved subject to the conditions contained at Annexure "A". ………………………. M Chilcott Commissioner of the Court Annexure A (182 KB, pdf)