Australia, March 1 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement Feb. 3:

1. COMMISSIONER: A dwelling house at 12 Preston Avenue Five Dock was the subject of development consent in the form of a Complying Development Certificate No 123-0315, granted on 13 May 2015.

2. Subsequent modifications were also made via Complying Development Certificates in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

3. Development Application No DA2024/0074 (the DA) now seeks consent for alterations and additions to an existing dwelling house for a screened first floor balcony located at the rear of the property.

4. The DA was lodged on 4 March 2024, and notified from 7-28 March 2024, in response to which one public submission was received, objec...