Croghan v Blacktown City Council [2019] NSWLEC 2

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Croghan v Blacktown City Council [2019] NSWLEC 2 Hearing dates: 12, 13, 14, 15 and 20 February 2018 Date of orders: 09 January 2019 Decision date: 09 January 2019 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Molesworth AJ Decision: See orders at [165] Catchwords: VALUATION OF LAND – valuation methodology - whether "piecemeal" or "before and after" approach is most appropriate – degree of flood affectation and effect on development potential – extent to which potential purchaser would seek advice on flood affectation– parameters of "public purpose for which the land was acquired" per s 56(1)(a) of the Valuation of Land (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 – whether statutory disregard in this instance requires that s 94 contributions plan, or SEPP or Council flood mapping, be disregarded – statutory disregard of public purpose applies only to the land that has been acquired – whether changed access arrangements constituted injurious affection – whether any betterment offset injurious affection Legislation Cited: Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 ss 3, 55, 56, 66 Blacktown Local Environmental Plan 2015 State Environmental Planning Policy (Sydney Region Growth Centres) 2006 Cases Cited: Al Amanah College Incorporated v Minister for Education and Training [2011] NSWLEC 189 Attard v Transport for NSW [2014] NSWLEC 44 Barkat v Roads and Maritime Services [2018] NSWLEC 209 Carson v Minister for Environment and Planning (1990) 70 LGRA 215 Commissioner of Succession Duties (SA) v Executor Trustee and Agency Co of South Australia Ltd (1947) 74 CLR 358 ; [1947] HCA 10 Constantine v Blacktown City Council (No 2) (2016) NSWLEC 81 Graham Trilby Pty Ltd v Valuer-General [2011] NSWLEC 68 Makita v Sprowles (2001) 52 NSWLR 705; [2001] NSWCA 305 Maloney v Minister Administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (2011) LGERA 386; [2011] NSWLEC 121 Marroun v Roads and Maritime Services [2012] NSWLEC 199 Mir Bros Unit Constructions Pty Limited v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2006] NSWCA 314 Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) v Damjanovic (2006) 146 LGERA 403; [2006] NSWCA 166 Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) v Muir Properties Pty Ltd (2005) 143 LGERA 192; [2005] NSWCA 460 Roads & Traffic Authority (NSW) v Perry & Anor (2001) 116 LGERA 244; [2001] NSWCA 251 Rocco Fraietta v Roads and Maritime Services [2017] NSWLEC 11 Sebastian Cannavo and Alfia Jennifer Busa v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2004] NSWLEC 570 Spencer v the Commonwealth of Australia (1907) 5 CLR 418; [1907] HCA 82 Sydney Water Corporation v Caruso (2009) 170 LGERA 298; [2009] NSWCA 391 Tolson v Roads and Maritime Services [2014] NSWCA 161 Vilro Pty Ltd (In Voluntary Liquidation) v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW [2010] NSWLEC 234 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Alan Croghan (Applicant) Blacktown City Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Michael Hall SC (Applicant) Nick Eastman (Respondent)