Hafford v Inner West Council [2018] NSWLEC 1562

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hafford v Inner West Council [2018] NSWLEC 1562 Hearing dates: Conciliation conference on 22 October 2018 Date of orders: 22 October 2018 Decision date: 22 October 2018 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Dickson C Decision: See [5] below Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Matthew James Hafford (Applicant) Inner West Council (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: K Fairley, Brock Partners Lawyers (Applicant) M Bonanno, Inner West Council (Respondent) File Number(s): 2018/117316 Publication restriction: No

Judgment 1. COMMISSIONER: This is an appeal by Matthew James Hafford against the actual refusal by Inner West Council of development application (D/2017/685). The application seeks approval for alterations and additions to a dwelling, including an addition to the side of the house, and associated works, including: new pool; removal of a tree; new sliding gate at the street frontage; and minor landscaping works at 15 Turner Street, Balmain (Lot 204 DP 1110000). 2. 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". 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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 amend Development Application No. D/2017/685 and to rely upon the following amended plans and documents: Plan Reference Drawn By Dated 0000 (Cover), Rev C Fearns Studio 2 Oct 2018 1100 (Ground), Rev C Fearns Studio 2 Oct 2018 1101 (First Floor), Rev C Fearns Studio 2 Oct 2018 1102 (Attic), Rev C Fearns Studio 2 Oct 2018 1103 (Roof), Rev C Fearns Studio 2 Oct 2018 2000 (North West Elevation), Rev C Fearns Studio 2 Oct 2018 2001 (North East Elevation), Rev C Fearns Studio 2 Oct 2018 2002 (South East Elevation), Rev C Fearns Studio 2 Oct 2018 3000 (Section AA), Rev C Fearns Studio 2 Oct 2018 3001 (Section BB), Rev C Fearns Studio 2 Oct 2018 3002 (Section CC), Rev C Fearns Studio 2 Oct 2018 7000 (BASIX Commitments), Rev C Fearns Studio 2 Oct 2018 BASIX Certificate Prepared By Dated A282140_03 Fearns Studio 2 Oct 2018