Australia, March 28 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement:

COMMISSIONER: This is an appeal pursuant to the provisions of s 8.7(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act) against the deemed refusal of Development Application No. 2022/2256 for demolition works and construction of a mixed use development with basement car parking (the proposal), at 22 Raglan Street, Manly (the site), by Northern Beaches Council (the Council).

The Court arranged a conciliation conference under s 34 of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (LEC Act) between the parties, which was held on 1 February 2024. I presided over the conciliation conference. At the conciliation conference, the part...