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Class 1 — Merit appeal Blacktown City Council 16 June 2026

Austral South Nominee Pty Ltd v Blacktown City Council [2026] NSWLEC 1353

Before: Porter C · NSW Land and Environment Court

Density / Bulk & ScaleTrees / LandscapingFloodingConciliation / AgreementDemolitionSubdivisionBiodiversityStormwater / Drainage

Summary

DEVELOPMENT APPEAL — subdivision — conciliation conference — agreement between the parties — orders

Catchwords

DEVELOPMENT APPEAL — subdivision — conciliation conference — agreement between the parties — orders

Outcome

The Court orders: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) Development Application DA-25-01790 for the demolition of existing structures, tree removal, subdivision of the land into 38 Torrens Title and 10 Community Title lots with associated bulk earthworks, dam decommissioning, landscaping, stormwater drainage works (including minor works within the Council Reserve) and provision of essential services and utilities, public and private road construction, retaining wall construction, landscaping works and creation of easements at 32 Cranbourne Street, Riverstone and Lot 1 in DP 1261894 is determined by the grant of consent subject to conditions contained in Annexure A.

Legislation cited

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 8.7, 8.15 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 34 Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (NSW)   Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 (NSW), s 38 State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021, Ch 6 Pt 6.2 State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts – Central River City) 2021, s 3.26, Appendix 7 ss 2.3, 2.6, 2.6A, 4.1AD, 5.9, 6.1 State Environmental Planning Policy (Resilience and Hazards) 2021, s 4.6 State Environmental Planning Policy (Sydney Region Growth Centres) 2006 State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021, s 2.48

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