Australia, June 30 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 30:
1. In December 2020, the plaintiff purchased a parcel of land subject to an existing development consent for 'demolition of existing buildings and construction of a new three to four storey building shop top housing development'. In accordance with the development consent, she commenced the construction of a four-storey residence on the land, with spaces on the ground floor separately designated for commercial use, residential use and for mixed commercial/residential use. She intended that the commercial spaces, although required to be constructed by the relevant planning approval, would be left vacant.
2. For the 2021 and 20...