GM Architects Pty Ltd v Strathfield Council

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Amendment notes Medium Neutral Citation: GM Architects Pty Ltd v Strathfield Council [2016] NSWLEC 1216 Hearing dates:9, 10 and 11 March 2016Date of orders: 03 June 2016 Decision date: 03 June 2016 Jurisdiction:Class 1Before: Maston AC Decision: See Paragraph [103] Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION - MULTI – STOREY MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT: whether development entitled to rely on the provisions for Key Sites under Strathfield Local Environmental Plan, 2012; suitability of vehicular access from Parramatta Road; STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – WORDS AND PHRASES meaning of “comprises a key site;” interpretation of maps; whether alternative request for variation of height and floor space ratio controls ought to be upheld. Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979; Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure), 2007; State Environmental Planning Policy 65 – Design Quality of Residential Apartments Strathfield Local Environmental Plan 2012 Cases Cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue (Northern Territory) [2009] 239 CLR 27 at [47] Chain Bar Mill v Wild (1939) 56 RPC 446 Climate Change and Water [2012] NSWCCA 82 NSWLR 12 at [24] Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1981] HCA 26 ; (1981) 147 CLR 297 at 305 Courallie Avenue Pty Limited v Strathfield Council (2015) NSWLEC 128 (30/4/2015) at [31] to [35] Cranbrook School v Woollahra Council [2006] NSWCA 155; (2006) 146LGERA 313 [36] Four2Five Pty Ltd v Ashfield Council (2015) NSWLEC 90; (2015) NSWCA 248 General Clutch Corporation v Sbriggs...