Australia, March 28 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement:
COMMISSIONER: This Class 1 appeal is brought under s 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act) following the refusal by Council of the Municipality of Woollahra (the Respondent) of development application DA481/2022 (the DA) seeking consent for the demolition of an existing dwelling and construction of a six-storey residential flat building at 440 Edgecliff Road, Edgecliff (the site).
The Court arranged a conciliation conference under s 34(1) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (LEC Act) between the parties, which was held on 8 March 2024, and at which I presided.
However, prior to the conciliation co...