Millennium Design Consultants v The Hills Shire Council

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Millennium Design Consultants v The Hills Shire Council [2015] NSWLEC 1002 Hearing dates:8 – 9 December 2014Decision date: 14 January 2015 Jurisdiction:Class 1Before: Morris C Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: Development application: boarding house, amalgamation of allotments, orderly and economic use of land, compatible with the character of the local area. Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979; State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009; Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979; The Hills Local Environmental Plan 2012; State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007; State Environmental Planning Policy No 65 – Design Quality of Residential Flat Development Cases Cited: The Hills Shire Council v Sales Search Pty Ltd [2013] NSWLEC 103; Zhang v Canterbury City Council [2001] NSWCA 167; Cornerstone Property Group Pty Ltd v Warringah Council[2004] NSWLEC 189; Karavellas v Sutherland Shire Council [2004] NSWLEC 251; Thiessen Architects v Sutherland Shire Council [2004] NSWLEC 480 Texts Cited: The Hills Development Control Plan 2012 Category:Principal judgmentParties: Millennium Design Consultants (Applicant) The Hills Shire Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr R O’Gorman Hughes (Applicant) Mr M Staunton (Respondent) Solicitors: Wilshire Webb Staunton Beattie (Respondent) File Number(s):10290 of 2014Judgment Millennium Design Consultants (MDC) sought consent from The Hills Shire Council to construct a five storey, 25 room boarding house with basement carpark for 11 vehicles, at 269 Pennant Hills Road, Carlingford. The council refused consent on 6 May 2014 and MDC is appealing that decision. The issues of the case are whether the...