Australia, June 9 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement:
1. COMMISSIONER: This appeal, lodged by the applicant under s 8.7(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act), concerns the refusal by Penrith City Council (Council) of development application number DA-23/0763 (DA). The DA seeks consent for the construction of multi dwelling housing consisting of twenty-three (23) town houses with associated parking, landscaping and tree removal, drainage, road and associated works and strata subdivision.
2. The land upon which development would occur (site) is all within the suburb of St Marys and involves three land holdings. Because of certain points discussed later I need to ...