Pruning for protection: the 10/50 rule and the constraints on development potential
The recent Land and Environment Court decision in the matter of Johnson v Hornsby Shire Council [2014] NSWLEC 1215 (Johnson) demonstrates that the new 10/50 rule under section 100R of the Rural Fires Act 1997 (NSW) needs to be thoroughly considered by applicants for residential (and other) development. The 10/50 rule entitles an owner of…