Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council [2019] NSWLEC 1081

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council [2019] NSWLEC 1081 Hearing dates: 30 & 31 January 2019 Date of orders: 05 March 2019 Decision date: 05 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Walsh C Decision: The Court orders that:

(1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) The exhibits are returned except for Exhibits A and 1. Catchwords: MODIFICATION: Whether substantially the same as the development – building identification signage – tower – night lighting – balancing competing objectives for CBD and low density residential – whether essence and materiality can be distinguished from the particulars of impact Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Cases Cited: Addenbrooke Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council (No 2) [2009] NSWLEC 134 Agricultural Equity Investments Pty Ltd v Westlime Pty Ltd (No 3) [2015] NSWLEC 75 AMT Planning Consultants Pty Ltd t/as Coastplan Consulting v Central Coast Council [2018] NSWCA 289 Mison and ors v Randwick Municipal Council (1991) 23 NSWLR 734 Moto Projects (No 2) Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council [1999] NSWLEC 280; (1999) 106 LGERA 298 North Sydney Council v Michael Standley & Associates Pty Ltd (1998) 43 NSWLR 468 Scrap Realty Pty Ltd v Botany Bay City Council [2008] NSWLEC 333; (2008) 166 LGERA 342 Sydney City Council v Ilenace Pty Ltd [1984] 3 NSWLR 414 Vacik Pty Ltd v Penrith City Council [1992] NSWLEC 8 Woollahra Municipal Council v D'Albora Marinas Pty Ltd (1992) 75 LGRA 46 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Ltd (Applicant) North Sydney Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Duggan SC (Applicant)