Chapman Planning v Ku-ring-gai Council

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Case Name:  Chapman Planning  v Ku-ring-gai Council Medium Neutral Citation:  [2015] NSWLEC 1127 Hearing Date(s):  Conciliation conference on 6 February 2015 Date of Orders: 29 April 2015 Decision Date:  29 April 2015 Jurisdiction:  Class 1 Before:  Fakes C Decision:  See (4) below Catchwords:  DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: Residential flat building: conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders Legislation Cited:  Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Category:  Principal judgment Parties:  Chapman Planning Pty Limited (Applicant) Ku-ring-gai Council (Respondent) Representation:  Counsel: Mr C McEwan SC - Barrister (Applicant) Mr K Webber - Solicitor (Respondent) Solicitors: Apex Law (Applicant) Wiltshire Webb Staunton Beattie (Respondent) File Number(s):  10896 of 2014 JUDGMENTCOMMISSIONER: In this matter, at or after a conciliation conference, an agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (the Court Act) was reached between the parties as to the terms of a decision in the proceedings that was acceptable to the parties. As the presiding Commissioner, I was satisfied that the decision was one that the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions (this being the test applied by s 34(3) of the Court Act). As a consequence, s 34(3)(a) of the Act required me to “dispose of the proceedings in accordance with the decision”.The Court Act also required me to “set out in writing the terms of the decision” (s 34(3)(b)). The orders made to give effect to the agreement constitute that document.In making the orders to give effect...