Australia, June 5 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 6:

1. COMMISSIONER: These proceedings relate to an appeal to the Court pursuant to s 8.7(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act) against the actual refusal of Development Application DA/463/2022. The development application seeks consent for the consolidation of two existing lots and simultaneous re-division into two new lots, change of use of two existing dwellings to a dual occupancy (detached) and the construction of a new dwelling house. The development is proposed at 44 and 46 Hillside Drive, Glenning Valley (Lot 191 DP 733469 and Lot 12 DP 1201979).

2. The Court arranged a conciliation conference u...