Eniflat Pty Ltd; Karlos v Tweed Shire Council [2019] NSWLEC 150

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Eniflat Pty Ltd; Karlos v Tweed Shire Council [2019] NSWLEC 150 Hearing dates: 16-18/4/19; 3-5/7/19; 10/7/19, 16/7/19 (written submissions) Date of orders: 18 October 2019 Decision date: 18 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Pain J Decision: (1) Development appeal proceedings number 18/384172 dismissed.

(2) Development appeal proceedings number 19/32127 dismissed. Catchwords: APPEAL – refusal of development consent for water bottling facility at greater rate than approved in existing operation in rural landscape zone – greatly increased traffic impact on amenity and safety – impact of water extraction on natural systems

APPEAL – refusal of development consent for water bottling facility at greater rate than existing operation in rural landscape zone – increased traffic impact on amenity and road safety – impact of water extraction on natural systems

APPEAL – development control order to stop use of and demolition of unlawful tanks and pipes and limit extraction of water – exercise of discretion under s 8.18 of Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ss 4.15, 4.55, 7.11, 8.7, 8.18, 9.34, Sch 5 Pt 1 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 s 39 Road Rules 2014 Roads Act 1993 ss 138, 139 State Environmental Planning Policy (Primary Production and Rural Development) 2019 cl 9 State Environmental Planning Policy (Rural Lands) 2008 cll 2, 7 Tweed Local Environmental Plan 2014 cll 1.2, 2.3, 7.10, 7.15, Land Use Table Water Act 1912 s 116 Water Management Act 2000 Cases Cited: Amazonia Hotels Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Sydney [2014] NSWLEC 1247 Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Ko-veda Holiday Park Estate Ltd [2008] NSWLEC 181 Blair & Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd v Curran (Adams' Will) (1939) 62 CLR 464; [1939] HCA 23 Jonah Pty Ltd v Pittwater Council (2006) 144 LGERA 408; [2006] NSWLEC 99 Karlos v Tweed Shire Council (2018) 236 LGERA 146; [2018] NSWLEC 164 Kouflidis v Salisbury City Corp (1982) 29 SASR 321 Michael Realty Pty Ltd v Carr [1975] 2 NSWLR 812 Mills v Cooper [1967] 2 QB 459 Mirvac Homes Pty Ltd v Parramatta City Council (No 3) (1999) 111 LGERA 233; [1999] NSWLEC 239 Mison v Randwick Municipal Council (1991) 23 NSWLR 734 Renaldo Plus 3 Pty Ltd v Hurstville City Council [2005] NSWLEC 315 Rich v Lennox Palms Estate [2009] NSWLEC 167 Tomlinson v Ramsey Food Processing Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 507; [2015] HCA 28 Van Haasteren v South Sydney Council (2000)109 LGERA 252; [2000] NSWLEC 168 Warringah Shire Council v Sedevcic (1987) 10 NSWLR 335 Young v Parramatta City Council [No 2] (2002) 124 LGERA 361; [2002] NSWLEC 240 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Matter No 18/384157 Eniflat Pty Ltd (Applicant) Tweed Shire Council (Respondent)