Lark v Shellharbour City Council

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lark v Shellharbour City Council [2015] NSWLEC 1535 Hearing dates:27 October, 7 December 2015Date of orders: 18 December 2015 Decision date: 18 December 2015 Jurisdiction:Class 1Before: Fakes C Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: MODIFICATION APPLICATION: Flood prone land; flood planning level; finished floor levels – as conditioned/ as built. Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Shellharbour Local Environmental Plan 2013 Cases Cited: Galandon Pty Ltd v Narrabri Shire Council (1983) 51 LGRA Meck v Waverley Council (2) [2005] NSWLEC 363 Moto Projects (No.2) Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council [1999] NSWLEC 280 North Sydney Council v Michael Standley & Associates Pty Ltd [1998] NSWSC 163; (1998) 97 LGERA 433 Vacik Pty Ltd v Penrith City Council [1992] NSWLEC 8 Category:Principal judgmentParties: Mitchell Lark (Applicant) Shellharbour City Council (Respondent) Representation: Applicant: Mr M McMahon (Solicitor) Respondent: Mr A Seton (Solicitor)   Solicitors: Applicant: M.E. McMahon & Associates Respondent: Marsdens Law Group File Number(s):10779 of 2015Judgment COMMISSIONER: In February 2012 Shellharbour City Council granted consent to Development Application No. 456/2011 for the demolition of an existing garage and construction of a second detached single storey dwelling and Torrens Title subdivision at 20 Arcadia Street, Warilla (the site). Consent was granted subject to the imposition of conditions. The applicant seeks to modify conditions of consent that require all future habitable floors to be constructed to a minimum level of 3.21m Australian Height Datum (AHD) and replace that...