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Class 1 — Merit appeal Wingecarribee Shire Council 17 June 2026

Captcha No 5 Pty Ltd v Wingecarribee Shire Council [2026] NSWLEC 1361

Before: Targett C · NSW Land and Environment Court

Trees / LandscapingConciliation / AgreementSubdivisionBiodiversityStormwater / Drainage

Summary

APPEAL — Development application — conciliation conference — agreement between the parties — orders

Catchwords

APPEAL — Development application — conciliation conference — agreement between the parties — orders

Outcome

The Court orders that: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) Development Application No. DA24/1235 for a 31 lot Torrens Title subdivision including bulk earthworks, roads, drainage and utilities construction at 6 Bulwer Road, Moss Vale (Lot 4 in DP 746930), 77-83 Lytton Road, Moss Vale (Lot 5 in DP 1129996), 59-65 and 67-69 Berrima Road, Moss Vale (Lots 6 and 7 in DP 1129996) is determined by the grant of consent, subject to the conditions set out in Annexure A.

Legislation cited

Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (NSW), Pt 7, ss 6.12, 6.15, 7.1, 7.2, 7.4, 7.7, 7.13 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 4.14, 4.15, 4.46, 4.47, 8.7, 8.10, 8.11 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), ss 17, 34 Water Management Act 2000 (NSW), s 91   Biodiversity Conservation Regulation 2017 (NSW), ss 7.1, 7.2 State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021, Chs 4, 6, Pt 6.2, s 6.64 State Environmental Planning Policy (Resilience and Hazards) 2021, s 4.6 Wingecarribee Local Environmental Plan 2010, cll 6.2, 7.3, 7.5

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