Fox Johnston Pty Ltd trading as Fox Johnston Architects v Waverley Council

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Fox Johnston Pty Ltd trading as Fox Johnston Architects v Waverley Council [2015] NSWLEC 1529 Hearing dates:29-30 October 2015Date of orders: 16 December 2015 Decision date: 09 December 2015 Jurisdiction:Class 1Before: Fakes C Decision: Appeal upheld - See paragraph [98]. Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: Alterations and additions to a residential flat building; bulk and scale, setbacks, impacts on views, solar access Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 State Environmental Planning Policy No 65 – Design Quality of Residential Apartment Buildings Waverley Local Environmental Plan 2012 Cases Cited: The Benevolent Society v Waverley [2010] NSWLEC 1082 Davies v Penrith City Council [2013] NSWLEC 1141 Pafburn v North Sydney Council [2005] NSWLEC 444 Project Venture Developments v Pittwater Council [2005] NSWLEC 191 Tenacity Consulting v Warringah Shire Council [2004] NSWLEC 140 Zhang v Canterbury City Council [2001] NSWCA 167; (2001) 115 LGERA 373 Category:Principal judgmentParties: Fox Johnston Pty Ltd trading as Fox Johnston Architects (Applicant) Waverley Council (Respondent) Representation: Applicant: Mr N Eastman (Barrister) Respondent: Mr S Patterson (Solicitor)     Solicitors: Applicant: Standard Transfer Lawyers Respondent: Wiltshire Webb Staunton Beattie Lawyers File Number(s):10341 of 2015Judgment COMMISSIONER: The applicant appeals Waverley Council’s refusal of Development Application No. DA – 306/2014 for alterations and additions to an existing residential flat building at 18 Military Road, North Bondi (the site). The proposal seeks to substantially alter the existing four unit, two storey residential flat building to a part 3 part 4 storey building comprising seven...