Anglicar Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Case Name:  Anglicar Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council Medium Neutral Citation:  [2015] NSWLEC 1074 Hearing Date(s):  26 and 27 March 2015 Decision Date:  31 March 2015 Jurisdiction:  Class 1 Before:  Moore SC Decision:  See (59) to (61) below Catchwords:  DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: Heritage conservation area; pitch of the roof and roof form; internal amenity Legislation Cited:  Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Cases Cited:  Mersonn Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council [2008] NSWLEC 1475 Zhang v Canterbury City Council [2001] NSWCA 167; (2001) 115 LGERA 373 Category:  Principal judgment Parties:  Anglicar Pty Ltd (Applicant) Woollahra Municipal Council (Respondent) Representation:  Counsel: Ms S Duggan SC (Applicant) Mr S Patterson, solicitor (Respondent) Solicitors: Gadens Lawyers (Applicant) Wilshire Webb Staunton Beattie Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s):  10596 of 2014 JudgmentSENIOR COMMISSIONER: Marine Parade at Watsons Bay is a short cul-de-sac street running along the waterfront at the southern end of the bay. The promenade along the water's edge adjacent to the street is a heritage item under the Woollahra Local Environmental Plan 1995 (the LEP). The area on the landward side of Marine Parade, one allotment deep, forms part of the Watsons Bay Heritage Conservation Area identified under the LEP. This element of the heritage conservation area extends a little distance to the south beyond the turning circle at the head of Marine Parade, running as far as including the dwellings to the east of the promenade as far as Gibsons Beach Park. Abutting element of the...