Australia, July 28 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on June 27:
1. These judicial review proceedings (2023/323047) were commenced by summons filed on 12 October 2023 (the summons) in which the applicants sought declarations that conditions imposed on two development consents, DA-80/2023 granted 27 September 2023 (the rear DA) and DA-223/2021 granted 27 October 2021 (the front DA) by Waverley Council (Council) (the first respondent) requiring contributions for affordable housing (the affordable housing contribution conditions) were invalid in circumstances where they were not authorised to be imposed under the Waverley Local Environmental Plan 2012 (NSW) (WLEP), as required by ss 4.17(1)(h...