S J Connelly CPP Pty Ltd and Kate Singleton Pty Ltd t/as Planners North v Northern Regional Planning Panel (No 2) [2019] NSWLEC 199

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: S J Connelly CPP Pty Ltd and Kate Singleton Pty Ltd t/as Planners North v Northern Regional Planning Panel (No 2) [2019] NSWLEC 199 Hearing dates: 26 August 2019 Date of orders: 19 December 2019 Decision date: 19 December 2019 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pain J Decision: See [94] of judgment Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW – refusal by Northern Regional Planning Panel of site compatibility certificate under State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability) 2004 due to operation of State Environmental Planning Policy (Coastal Management) 2018 – whether State Environmental Planning Policy (Coastal Management) 2018 (CM SEPP) or State Environmental Planning Policy No 14 – Coastal Wetlands and State Environmental Planning Policy No 71 – Coastal Protection apply due to transitional provisions – whether proximity area to coastal wetlands within coastal wetlands and littoral rainforests area for purposes of CM SEPP Legislation Cited: Ballina Local Environmental Plan 1987 Ballina Local Environmental Plan 2012 cl 1.3 Coastal Management Act 2016 ss 3, 5, 6, 10, 11 Coastal Protection Act 1979 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ss 1.4, 3.24, 3.29, 4.12, 4.15, Sch 3 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 regs 25, 50 Interpretation Act 1987 ss 11, 30, 33, 34, 35 State Environmental Planning Policy (Coastal Management) 2018 cll 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, Pt 2 Div 1 (cll 10-11), 21 State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability) 2004 cll 2, 4, 17, Ch 3 Pt 1A (ss 24, 25), Ch 3 Pt 4 (ss 40-41), Ch 3 Pt 7 (ss 46-50), Sch 1 State Environmental Planning Policy No 14—Coastal Wetlands State Environmental Planning Policy No 71–Coastal Protection Cases Cited: Central Coast Council v 40 Gindurra Road Somersby Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWLEC 171 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1981) 147 CLR 297; [1981] HCA 26 Council of the City of Sydney v NFF at 410 Pitt Street Pty Ltd [2016] NSWLEC 149 Cranbrook School v Woollahra Municipal Council (2006) 66 NSWLR 379; [2006] NSWCA 155 Druitts Developments Pty Ltd v Gosford City Council (2001) 114 LGERA 61; [2001] NSWLEC 96 Lend Lease (Millers Point) Pty Limited v Council of the City of Sydney (2014) 202 LGERA 314; [2014] NSWLEC 64 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act 1989 v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (2018) 231 LGERA 145; [2018] NSWLEC 26 Morton v Shoalhaven City Council [2016] NSWLEC 67 Pepperwood Ridge Pty Ltd v Newcastle City Council (2006) 145 LGERA 340; [2006] NSWCA 122 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Roden v Bandora Holdings Pty Ltd (2015) 213 LGERA 103; [2015] NSWLEC 191 Rosewood Australia Pty Ltd v Ku-ring-gai Council [2019] NSWLEC 84 Warringah Shire Council v Punnett & Associates Pty Ltd (2001) 122 LGERA 1; [2001] NSWCA 480 Whittaker v Northern Beaches Council (No 3) (2018) 235 LGERA 5; [2018] NSWLEC 143 Texts Cited: Macquarie Dictionary (online) Oxford English Dictionary (online) Category: Principal judgment Parties: S J Connelly CPP Pty Ltd and Kate Singleton Pty Ltd t/as Planners North (ABN 56 291 496 553) (Applicant) Northern Regional Planning Panel (First Respondent) Ballina Shire Council (Second Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: S Duggan SC (Applicant) A Shearer (First Respondent) N/A (Second Respondent)