Benedict Industries Pty Ltd v Minister for Planning; Liverpool City Council v Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Benedict Industries Pty Ltd v Minister for Planning; Liverpool City Council v Moorebank Recyclers Pty Ltd [2016] NSWLEC 122 Hearing dates:29, 31 August 2016Date of orders: 16 September 2016 Decision date: 16 September 2016 Jurisdiction:Class 1Before: Robson J Decision: Finding on the separate question that development consent has not lapsed Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT CONSENT - whether consent has lapsed - whether the works undertaken constituted "engineering" or “construction” work - whether the engineering work was physically commenced on the land to which the consent applied - whether the "work" was work relating to the consent works - held consent has not lapsed Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) Cases Cited: Baulkham Hills Shire Council v Koveda Holiday Park Estate Ltd (2009) 167 LGERA 395; [2009] NSWCA 160 Botany Bay City Council v Saab Corp Pty Ltd (2011) 183 LGERA 228; [2011] NSWCA 308 Green v Kogarah Municipal Council (2001) 115 LGERA 231; [2001] NSWCA 123 Henry v Shellharbour City Council [2005] NSWLEC 378 House of Peace Pty Ltd v Bankstown City Council (2000) 48 NSWLR 498; [2000] NSWCA 44 Hoy v Coffs Harbour City Council [2016] NSWCA 257 Hunter Development Brokerage Pty Ltd v Cessnock City Council (2005) 63 NSWLR 124; [2005] NSWLEC 169 Iron Gates Developments Pty Ltd v Richmond-Evans Environmental Society Inc (1992) 81 LGERA 132 JMS Capital Pty Ltd v Tweed Shire Council [2006] NSWLEC 535 K and M Prodanovski Pty Ltd v Wollongong City...