Palm Lake Works Pty Ltd v Ballina Shire Council [2019] NSWLEC 1479

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Palm Lake Works Pty Ltd v Ballina Shire Council [2019] NSWLEC 1479 Hearing dates: 15 – 18 July 2019; 22 July 2019; 19-20 August 2019 Date of orders: 04 October 2019 Decision date: 04 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Dickson C Decision: The Court orders that: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) Development application DA/0018/321 for the staged erection of 75 serviced self-care dwellings, car parking, road construction (including an access way off North Creek Road), earthworks, site filling, stormwater management, infrastructure works, vegetation removal, environmental protection works and other associated works under State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability) 2004 at 120 North Creek Road (Lot 11 DP 1245510) is approved subject to the conditions at Annexure A. (3) The exhibits other than Exhibits 1, 22, A, H, MM are returned. Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION –expansion of seniors housing development – serviced self-care housing – suitability of the site for the development – certainty of road works in North Creek Road – provision of safe sight distance at new intersection – site compatibility certificate – priority oyster aquaculture area – impact of development on adjoining neighbours – mosquito management – impacts on ecology – public interest – appeal upheld Legislation Cited: Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 Biodiversity Conservation Regulation 2017 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Fisheries Management Regulation 2010 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Retirement Villages Act 1999 Roads Act 1993 Rural Fires Act 1997 State Environmental Planning Policy (Building Sustainability Index: BASIX) 2004 State Environmental Planning Policy (Coastal Management) 2018 State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability) 2004 State Environmental Planning Policy No 55 – Remediation of Land State Environmental Planning Policy No 62 – Sustainable Aquaculture Cases Cited: Argyropolous v Canterbury Municipal Council (1988) 66 LGERA 203 Australian Coal Alliance Incorporated v Wyong Coal Pty Ltd [2019] NSWLEC 31 Bay Simmer Investments Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales (2017) 222 LGERA 286 BGP Properties Pty Ltd v Lake Macquarie City Council (2004) 138 LGERA 237; [2004] NSWLEC 399 Botany Bay City Council v Pet Carriers International Pty Ltd (2013) 201 LGERA 116; [2013] NSWLEC 147 CEAL Limited v Minister for Planning (2007) 159 LGERA 232; [2007] NSWLEC 302 Chamwell Pty Ltd v Strathfield Council (2007) 151 LGERA 400; [2007] NSWLEC 114 Dickinson Property Group Pty Ltd v Wollondilly Shire Council [2019] NSWLEC 1220 Friends of Pryor Park Incorporated v Ryde Council [1995] NSWLEC 160 Hoxton Park Residents Action Group Inc v Liverpool City Council [2010] NSWLEC 242 Hoxton Park Residents Action Group Inc. v Liverpool City Council (2011) 184 LGERA 104; [2011] NSWCA 349 Jonah Pty Ltd v Pittwater Council (2006) 144 LEGERA 408; [2006] NSWLEC 99 Kindimindi Investments Pty Ltd v Lane Cove Council (2006)143 LGERA 277 Oshlack v Rous Water (No 2) (2012) 189 LGERA 243; [2012] NSWLEC 111 Weal v Bathurst City Council (2000) 111 LGERA 181; [2000] NSWCA 88 Young v Gosford City Council (2001) 120 LGERA 243; [2001] NSWLEC 191 Texts Cited: Australian Standard AS2890.1 2004 Austroads Guide to Road Design Ballina Development Control Plan 2012 Ballina Flood Risk Management Strategy Ballina Shire Council Stormwater Management Standards for Development Dispersal of the Mosquito Aedes vigilax from Urban Estuarine Wetlands in Sydney, Australia, Journal of Medical Entomology in 2019 Healthy Estuaries for Healthy Oysters, NSW DPI 2017 NSW Noise Policy NSW Oyster Industry Strategy Planning for Bush Fire Protection, Department of Planning, 2006 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Palm Lake Works Pty Ltd (Applicant) Ballina Shire Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I Hemmings SC (Applicant) J Reid (Respondent)