Australia, June 7 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 6:
1. COMMISSIONER: These Class 1 proceedings arise as a result of the actual refusal, by Cessnock City Council, of Development Application 8/2023/270/1 which seeks consent for a 29 lot subdivision and associated works at 35, 31 and 0 Government Road, Cessnock. The site is legally described as Lot 35 DP 1288491 (Lot 35), Lot 34 DP 1004648 (Lot 34) and Lot 2 DP 1067096 (Lot 2).
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...