Australia, May 25 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on April 24:
1. COMMISSIONER: This is an appeal pursuant to s 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act) against the refusal by Woollahra Municipal Council of development application DA No 138/2024/1 (the DA). The DA sought consent for the demolition of the existing front wall and gates, and the construction of a new 3.05 metre high front wall with solid pedestrian and vehicular access gates, along with a landscaped planter atop the wall on the land at 13 Olola Avenue, Vaucluse, legally known as Lot 59 of Section 1 in Deposited Plan 9328 (the site).
2. The fence is proposed on the western part of the frontage and...