Mount Annan 88 Pty Ltd v Camden Council

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Mount Annan 88 Pty Ltd v Camden Council [2016] NSWLEC 1072 Hearing dates:21,22,23 December 2015Date of orders: 01 March 2016 Decision date: 01 March 2016 Jurisdiction:Class 1Before: Brown C Decision: 1. The appeal is dismissed.2. Development Application DA 626/2014 for the construction of a residential housing development at 1-5 Main Street Mount Annan is refused.3. The exhibits are returned with the exception of exhibit 4. Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: construction of a residential housing development – whether proposed development is permissible – whether breach of height development standard well founded – whether design acceptable Legislation Cited: Camden Local Environmental Plan 2010 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Cases Cited: Project Venture Developments v Pittwater Council [2005] NSWLEC 191 Schaffer Corporation v Hawkesbury City Council [1992] 77 LGRA 21 Veloshin v Randwick Council [2007] NSWLEC 428 Category:Principal judgmentParties: Mount Annan 88 Pty Ltd (Applicant) Camden Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms S Duggan SC (Applicant) Mr I Hemmings SC (Respondent)   Solicitors: Gadens (Applicant) Bartier Perry (Respondent) File Number(s):10074 of 2015Publication restriction:NoJudgment COMMISSIONER: This is an appeal against the refusal of Development Application DA 626/2014 for the construction of a residential housing development on vacant land at 1-5 Main Street Mount Annan (the site). The proposal, as amended, seeks approval for the construction of a 3 storey residential housing development of 246 dwellings, comprising 28 x 1 bedroom dwellings, 158 x 2 bedroom dwellings and 60 x 3 bedroom dwellings in 9 precincts (Precincts...