Category: Local Government Planning & Environment Law

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POSTED: 20 Jul 2021
Chief Justice Preston of the Land and Environment Court has recently clarified the operation of section 8.12 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (“EP&A Act”) in the case of Stannards Marine Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council [2021] NSWLEC 66 (“Stannards”).
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POSTED: 20 Jul 2021
The Land and Environment Court has recently refused a development application for the demolition of an existing dwelling and garage and the construction of a new dwelling and double garage on the land at 58 Cowdroy Avenue, Cammeray.
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POSTED: 20 Jul 2021
In June of this year, Chief Justice Preston of the Land and Environment Court sent the planning world into a tailspin after confirming that there was no power to amend a request or an application to modify a development consent or an approval.
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POSTED: 20 Jul 2021
From 1 July 2020, changes to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (EPA Regulation) required use of the NSW Planning Portal as the central platform for the making of a number of types of applications relating to a development for all but 48 local government areas across NSW.
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POSTED: 08 Jun 2021
The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (“Department”) has announced a plan to replace the existing business and industrial zones with five new employment zones and three supporting zones in the Standard Instrument Principal Local Environmental Plan (“Standard Instrument”).
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POSTED: 22 Apr 2021
On 15 February 2021 we published an article about the commencement of a new Code of Conduct for short term rental accommodation which was to introduce new minimum standards of behaviour and requirements for all participants in the short-term rental accommodation industry.
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POSTED: 15 Mar 2021
On 1 July 2020, the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Planning Portal) Regulation 2020 came into force, making a number of inoccuous, but important amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000.
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POSTED: 15 Mar 2021
The Land and Environment Court has recently refused a development application for the construction of a ninety-bed residential aged care facility on the land at 34 Sturt Street, Campbelltown.
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POSTED: 15 Feb 2021
The advent of online booking accommodating services in recent years has seen a significant growth in the use of short-term rental accommodation.
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POSTED: 29 Jan 2021
Last Friday, our Local Government, Planning & Environmental Law department delivered a virtual Seminar to 30 Council staff including planners, engineers and strategic staff on running Class 1 Appeals in the Land and Environment Court.
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