Australia, June 24 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 23:
1. COMMISSIONER: Bruce Gibson has made a Tree Permit Application to the Council of the City of Sydney (the Council) to remove an existing Cedrus deodora, or Himalayan Cedar, that is situated within his garden at 2 Burren St, Erskineville, and to replace it with two small canopy trees. The Council has refused this application, and it is from this refusal that these proceedings arise pursuant to s 2.12 of the State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021 (SEPP B&C).
2. This application is the last in a line of various applications made by Mr Gibson and his wife relating to this tree, all of which have...