Vision Land Glebe Pty Ltd v The Council of the City of Sydney [2018] NSWLEC 1593

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Vision Land Glebe Pty Ltd v The Council of the City of Sydney [2018] NSWLEC 1593 Hearing dates: 26 – 28 February 2018; 12 April 2018 Date of orders: 07 December 2018 Decision date: 16 November 2018 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Dixon SC Decision: Directions: see [108] below

Final Orders: see Addendum at [110] below Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: Concept Development application – demolition of MRC – approval of building envelopes for residential use and basement parking – impact on heritage item Bidura House and heritage conservation area – distribution of floor space and height on the site – building separation Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Heritage Act 1977 Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012 Cases Cited: BGP Properties Pty Ltd v Lake Macquarie [2004] NSWLEC 399 Trinvass v Council of the City of Sydney [2015] NSWLEC 151 Vision Land Glebe Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Sydney [2016] NSWLEC 1488 Zhang v Canterbury City Council [2001] NSWCA 167 Texts Cited: Apartment Design Guide City of Sydney Competitive Design Policy Sydney Development Control Plan 2012 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Vision Land Glebe Pty Ltd (Applicant) The Council of the City of Sydney (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Galasso SC (Applicant) P Clay SC (Respondent)