Australia, July 28 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on June 27:
1. These proceedings arise following an appeal pursuant to s 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act) against Northern Beaches Council's refusal of development application DA2024/0199, which sought consent for alterations and additions to the existing building and its use as two specialised retail premises at 42 Balgowlah Road, Balgowlah (Lot 2 in DP 530316) (site).
2. The Site is generally regular in shape with a frontage of 34.14m along Quirk Road and a secondary frontage of 50.595m along Quirk Road. The Site has a surveyed area of 1725m squre and accommodates an existing one and two-storey comme...