Universal Property Group v Blacktown City Council

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Case Title: Universal Property Group v Blacktown City Council Medium Neutral Citation: [2014] NSWLEC 1222 Hearing Date(s): 29 September and 28 October, 2014 Decision Date: 31 October 2014 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: O'Neill C Decision: By consent, the appeal is upheld Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION: consent orders; resident objectors. Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Universal Property Group (Applicant) Blacktown City Council (Respondent) Representation - Counsel: Ms F. Berglund Barrister (Applicant) Mr D. Loether Solicitor (Respondent) - Solicitors: Hunt and Hunt Lawyers (Applicant) Bartier Perry (Respondent) File Number(s): 10210 of 2014 JUDGMENTCOMMISSIONER: This appeal, pursuant to the provisions of s 97 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act1979, comes before the Court for consent orders in relation to Development Application No. 14-192 for the subdivision of 92-98 Meurants Lane and 10 Angel Court, Glenwood (the site) into 18 allotments and subsequent construction of 18 dwellings (the proposal).The appeal was subject to mandatory conciliation on 25 June 2014, in accordance with the provisions of s 34 of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979. As agreement was not reached during the conciliation phase, the conciliation conference was terminated on 2 September 2014, pursuant to s 34(4) of the LEC Act.Prior to the hearing, the parties agreed to enter into consent orders, based on amendments made to the original proposal. The changes made to the proposal can be summarised as:·Internal road entry to the...