Universal Property Group Pty Limited v Blacktown City Council

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Universal Property Group Pty Limited v Blacktown City Council [2016] NSWLEC 1077 Hearing dates:Conciliation conference on 19 January 2016Date of orders: 04 March 2016 Decision date: 04 March 2016 Jurisdiction:Class 1Before: Fakes C Decision: See (4) below Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: Medium density housing; conciliation conference; agreement between the parties; orders Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Category:Principal judgmentParties: Universal Property Group Pty Limited (Applicant) Blacktown City Council (Respondent) Representation: Applicant: Mr M Staunton (Barrister) Respondent: Mr JP Merlino   Solicitors: Applicant: E J Fleming Legal Respondent: HWL Ebsworth File Number(s):10953 of 2015Judgment COMMISSIONER: In this matter, at or after a conciliation conference, an agreement under s 34(3) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (the Court Act) was reached between the parties as to the terms of a decision in the proceedings that was acceptable to the parties. As the presiding Commissioner, I was satisfied that the decision was one that the Court could have made in the proper exercise of its functions (this being the test applied by s 34(3) of the Court Act). As a consequence, s 34(3)(a) of the Act required me to “dispose of the proceedings in accordance with the decision”. The Court Act also required me to “set out in writing the terms of the decision” (s 34(3)(b)). The orders made to give effect to the agreement constitute that document. In making the orders to give effect to the agreement between the parties,...