Australia, April 19 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on March 18:
1. COMMISSIONER: These Class 1 proceedings arise as a result of the deemed refusal of Development Application DA 16-2023-583-1 by Port Stephens Council lodged on 12 October 2023. This appeal concerns a development application for the subdivision of existing lots into 47 residential lots, including the provision of internal access roads, ancillary earthworks, and stormwater management infrastructure including two infiltration basins, and a bioretention basin. The current land description includes Lot 21 DP 590387, Lot 901 in DP 634550, Lot 902 in DP 634550, and Lot 1 in DP 503876.
2. The development proposes subdivision of ...