Bella Ikea Ryde Pty Ltd v City of Ryde Council (No 2) [2018] NSWLEC 204

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bella Ikea Ryde Pty Ltd v City of Ryde Council (No 2) [2018] NSWLEC 204 Hearing dates: 9 October 2018 Date of orders: 17 December 2018 Decision date: 17 December 2018 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Sheahan J Decision: See paragraph [95] Catchwords: CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION: two questions arising in a Class 1 appeal, concerning the interaction of a State Environmental Planning Policy and a Local Environmental Plan, separated for preliminary determination – inconsistency between instruments – definition of "accessible area" – concept of "chronological hour" – the "de minimis" principle. Legislation Cited: Bankstown Local Environmental Plan 2001 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Heritage Act 1977 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Passenger Transport Act 1990 Ryde Local Environmental Plan 2014 State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009 (NSW) State Environmental Planning Policy (Seniors Living) 2004 Tweed Local Environmental Plan 2000 Cases Cited: Allen Commercial Constructions Pty Ltd v North Sydney Municipal Council (1970) 123 CLR 490 Amine, Mouhamad & Anor v Bankstown City Council [2014] NSWLEC 1188 Bella Ikea Ryde Pty Ltd v City of Ryde Council [2018] NSWLEC 142 Blue Metal Industries Ltd v Dilley (1969) 117 CLR 651 Bodruddaza v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2007) 228 CLR 651 Bull v Attorney-General (NSW) [1913] HCA 60; (1913) 17 CLR 370 Calleja v Botany Bay City Council (2005) 142 LGERA 104 CIC Insurance Limited v Bankstown Football Club Limited (1997) 187 CLR 384 Coffs Harbour Environment Centre Inc v Minister for Planning (1994) 84 LGERA 324 Cranbrook School v Woollahra Municipal Council (2006) 66 NSWLR 379 Hastings Point Progress Association Inc v Tweed Shire Council & Anor [2009] NSWCA 285; (2009) 168 LGERA 99 Katerinis v Canterbury-Bankstown Council [2017] NSWLEC 1479 Khoury v Government Insurance Office of New South Wales (1984) 165 CLR 622 Matic v Mid-Western Regional Council [2008] NSWLEC 113 No 20 Cannon St Ltd v Singer & Friedlander Ltd [1974] Ch 229 Singh v The Commonwealth and Another (2004) 222 CLR 322 Summer School Management Pty Ltd v Wingecarribee Shire Council [1999] NSWLEC 98 Western Australian Planning Commission v Temwood Holdings Pty Limited (2004) 221 CLR 30 Wilson v Anderson and Others (2002) 213 CLR 401 Zhang v Council of the City of Ryde [2016] NSWLEC 1179 Texts Cited: Statutory Interpretation in Australia (Pearce and Geddes, 1988 ed) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Bella IKEA Ryde (Applicant) Ryde Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr C McEwen, SC (Applicant) Dr S Berveling, barrister (Respondent)