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Class 1 — Merit appeal Bayside Council 29 September 2026

Andrade v Bayside Council [2026] NSWLEC 1637

Before: Espinosa C · NSW Land and Environment Court

Density / Bulk & ScaleTraffic / ParkingClause 4.6 VariationConciliation / AgreementDemolitionSubdivisionBiodiversityStormwater / Drainage

Summary

DEVELOPMENT APPEAL — residential development — dual occupancy development — Torrens title subdivision — conciliation conference — agreement between the parties — orders

Catchwords

DEVELOPMENT APPEAL — residential development — dual occupancy development — Torrens title subdivision — conciliation conference — agreement between the parties — orders

Outcome

The Court orders: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) Development consent is granted to development application DA-2025/706, as amended, for the demolition of existing structures, construction of a two-storey dual occupancy (detached), front fencing, reconstruction of an existing public drainage pipe and subsequent Torrens Title Subdivision at 14 McRae Road, Sans Souci NSW 2219 shown in folio identifier as Lot 24 in Deposited Plan 35595 subject to the conditions in Annexure A.

Legislation cited

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 4.16, 8.7 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 34   Bayside Local Environmental Plan 2021, cll 2.6, 2.7, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6, 5.21, 6.1, 6.3 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 (NSW), ss 3, 27, 38 State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021, Ch 6, Pt 6.2, ss 6.6, 6.9 State Environmental Planning Policy (Sustainable Buildings) 2022, s 2.1 State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021, s 2.48

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