Iglesia Ni Cristo v Burwood Council [2019] NSWLEC 1579

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Iglesia Ni Cristo v Burwood Council [2019] NSWLEC 1579 Hearing dates: 22-23 October 2019; 22 November 2019 Date of orders: 28 November 2019 Decision date: 28 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Gray C Decision: The Court orders that: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) Development consent is granted for expansion and enlargement of the existing use of 10 Daisy Street, Croydon Park as a place of public worship to the activities and services outlined in condition 3 of Annexure A, subject to the conditions of consent in Annexure A. (3) The exhibits are returned, except for Exhibits 10, 11, A, C and E. Catchwords: APPEAL – development application – existing use as place of public worship – enlargement of existing use – acoustic impacts – traffic and parking impacts – development control plan parking requirements – whether on-street parking is adequate Legislation Cited: Burwood Local Environmental Plan 2012 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Road Rules 2014 Cases Cited: Burwood Council v Iglesia Ni Cristo (No 2) [2019] NSWLEC 159 Cracknell & Lonergan Architects Pty Ltd v Leichhardt Municipal Council (2012) 193 LGERA 151 Fodor Investments Pty Ltd v Hornsby Shire Council (2005) 141 LGERA 14; [2005] NSWLEC 71 Iris Diversified Property Pty Ltd v Randwick City Council (2010) 173 LGERA 240; [2010] NSWLEC 58 Jonah Pty Limited v Pittwater Council (2006) 144 LGERA 408; [2006] NSWLEC 99 oOh! Media Assets Pty Ltd v The Council of the City of Sydney [2016] NSWLEC 47 Saffioti v Kiama Municipal Council [2019] NSWLEC 57 Stockland Development Pty Ltd v Manly Council (2004) 136 LGERA 254; [2004] NSWLEC 472 Stromness Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council [2006] NSWLEC 587 Zhang v Canterbury City Council (2001) 115 LGERA 373 Texts Cited: Burwood Development Control Plan – Amendment 4 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Iglesia Ni Cristo (Applicant) Burwood Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Berveling (Applicant) R White (Respondent)