Australia, July 9 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement:
1 COMMISSIONER: These Class 1 proceedings arise as a result of the deemed refusal, by the Council of the City of Sydney, of Development Application D/2024/568 which seeks consent for the demolition of the existing building and construction of a 5-storey co-living development on the site at 23 Hughes Street, Potts Point, Lot 8 DP 10682.
2. These proceedings have been brought to the Court pursuant to s 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act).
3. The Court arranged a conciliation conference under s 34(1) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (LEC Act) between the parties, which was held on 24 April 2025. I...