Australia, June 20 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 19:

1. COMMISSIONER: This is an appeal pursuant to s 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act) by the Applicant against the deemed refusal of development application DA 364/2023. The development application seeks consent for alterations and additions to, and change of use of the ground floor of, an existing residential flat building for an 89-place childcare centre. The development is proposed at 40 Spofforth Street, Cremorne (SP 13019).

2. The Court arranged a conciliation conference between the parties, pursuant to s 34(1) of the Land and Environment Court 1979 (LEC Act). The conciliation conference co...