Dunford v Gosford City Council

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Case Name:  Dunford v Gosford City Council Medium Neutral Citation:  [2015] NSWLEC 1016 Hearing Date(s):  9,10,11 December 2014 Decision Date:  14 January 2015 Jurisdiction:  Class 1 Before:  Brown C Decision:  1. The appeal is upheld. 2. DA 45125/2014 for the demolition of an existing dwelling and the construction of a new dwelling and basement car parking at 23B Ocean View Drive, Wamberal is approved subject to the conditions in Annexure A. 3. The exhibits are returned with the exception of exhibits 6, 14, A and B. Catchwords:  DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: demolition of an existing dwelling and the construction of a new a dwelling – whether coastal hazard processes will result in unacceptable property damage and loss – public interest Legislation Cited:  Coastal Protection Act 1979 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Gosford Planning Scheme Ordinance Gosford Local Environmental Plan 2014 State Environmental Planning Policy No 1 State Environmental Planning Policy No 71 Cases Cited:  Re Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (No.2)(1979) 2 ALD 634 Tenacity Consulting v Warringah [2004] NSWLEC 140 Zhang v Canterbury City Council (2001) 115 LGERA 373 Category:  Principal judgment Parties:  Esther Dunford (Applicant) Gosford City Council (Respondent) Representation:  Counsel: Mr P Tomasetti SC (Applicant) Ms A Hemmings, Counsel (Applicant) Mr M Fraser, Barrister (Respondent) Solicitors: Hicksons (Applicant) Gosford City Council (Respondent) File Number(s):  10636 of 2014 Publication Restriction:  No JUDGMENTCOMMISSIONER: This is an appeal against the refusal of DA 45125/2014 by Gosford City Council (the council) for...