Touma v Randwick City Council [2019] NSWLEC 1395

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Touma v Randwick City Council [2019] NSWLEC 1395 Hearing dates: 10-11 July 2019 Date of orders: 27 August 2019 Decision date: 27 August 2019 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Horton C Decision: The Court orders: The orders of the Court are: (1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) The Exhibits are returned, except for Exhibits A, D and 4. Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPEAL – interim heritage order – assessing heritage significance – Edgecumbe Estate Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land and Environmental Court Act 1979 Heritage Act 1977 Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012 Cases Cited: Byron Ventilink Pty Limited v Byron Shire Council (2005) 142 LGERA 215; [2005] NSWLEC 395 Newcastle & Hunter Valley Speleological Society Inc v Upper Hunter Shire Council and Stoneco Pty Limited (2010) 210 LGERA 126;[2010] NSWLEC 48 Texts Cited: Assessing Heritage Significance, Office of Environment and Heritage Australian Dictionary of Biography M Stapleton and I Stapleton, Australian House Styles, (Flannel Flower Press, 2003) R Apperly, R Irving and P Reynolds, A pictorial guide to identifying Australian architecture : styles and terms from 1788 to the present (Angus &​ Robertson, 1989) Randwick Development Control Plan 2012 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Adam Touma (Applicant) Randwick City Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: C McEwen SC (Applicant) M Astill (Respondent)