Arrage v Inner West Council [2019] NSWLEC 85

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Arrage v Inner West Council [2019] NSWLEC 85 Hearing dates: 07 June 2019 Date of orders: 07 June 2019 Decision date: 07 June 2019 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Preston CJ Decision: The Court orders: (1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) The appellant is to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal. Catchwords: APPEAL – appeal against a Commissioner's decision on a question of law – application to modify development consent – precondition that modified development be substantially the same development as originally approved development – Commissioner not satisfied that substantially the same development – whether misdirection as to test to be applied – whether failure to consider relevant matter – whether considered irrelevant matter – whether failure to consider and give reasons for principal contested issue – whether finding without or against evidence – no error on question of law established Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 4.55 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 ss 34, 56A Marrickville Local Environmental Plan 2011 Cases Cited: Ahmad Corp Pty Ltd v Fairfield City Council [2018] NSWLEC 1526 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Beale v Government Insurance of NSW (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Bellenger v Randwick City Council [2017] NSWLEC 1 Brimbella Pty Ltd v Mosman Municipal Council (1985) 79 LGERA 367 Hoy v Coffs Harbour City Council (2016) 218 LGERA 411; [2016] NSWCA 257 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 39 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 206 CLR 323; [2001] HCA 30 Moto Projects (No 2) Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council (1999) 106 LGERA 298; [1999] NSWLEC 280 North Sydney Council v Michael Standley & Associates Pty Ltd (1998) 43 NSWLR 468 Randwick Municipal Council v Manousaki (1988) 66 LGRA 330 Scrap Realty Pty Ltd v Botany Bay City Council (2008) 166 LGERA 342; [2008] NSWLEC 333 Segal & v Waverley Council (2005) 64 NSWLR 177; [2005] NSWCA 310 Tipalea Watson Pty Ltd v Ku-ring-gai Council (2003) 129 LGERA 351; [2003] NSWLEC 253 Trinvass Pty Ltd v The Council of the City of Sydney [2018] NSWLEC 77 Vacik Pty Ltd v Penrith City Council [1992] NSWLEC 8 Walker Corporation Pty Ltd v Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority (2008) 233 CLR 259; [2008] HCA 5 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Abou Arrage (Appellant) Inner West Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms N Hammond (Appellant) Mr C Ireland (Respondent)