Land and Environment Court of NSW Chief Justice Preston has continued his consideration of how clause 4.6 in local environmental plans should be applied by consent authorities and what matters must be “adequately addressed” by developers who seek to contravene development standards. In the recent decisions of Baron Corporation Pty Limited v Council of the…
In a landmark decision, NSW Land and Environment Court Chief Justice Preston has rejected an application for an open cut mine in the Gloucester Valley due largely to the impacts the mine would have on climate change and the community. Gloucester Resources Limited (GRL) proposed to mine seams of coal in an “idyllic” valley located…
The State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 (Codes SEPP) has been amended to fast track development of low rise medium density housing across the state. The Low Rise Medium Density Housing Code (the Code), the Low Rise Medium Density Design Guide (the Design Guide) and the Greenfield Housing Code form part…
