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Class 1 — Merit appeal City of Canada Bay Council 17 September 2026

Halasagi v City of Canada Bay Council [2026] NSWLEC 1609

Before: Harding AC · NSW Land and Environment Court

Character / StreetscapeTraffic / ParkingConciliation / Agreement

Summary

This is an appeal pursuant to s 8.9 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) (EPA Act) by Vinay Halasagi (the Applicant) against the refusal of Modification Application Number MOD2025/0007. The modification application was lodged with the City of Canada Bay Council (the Respondent) on 28 January 2025 and was subsequently determined by way of refusal on 22 January 2026. The modification application sort to modify the Development Consent, granted by the Respondent on 23 October

Catchwords

Modification Application – amended plans – conciliation conference – agreement between the parties – orders

Outcome

The Court orders that: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) Development Consent No DA/2023/0219 for the demolition of the existing dwelling and associated structures, and construction of a new dwelling with car parking and landscaping on land legally described as Lot C in Deposited Plan 379223 known as 131 Henley Marine Drive, Drummoyne NSW 2047, is modified in the terms set out in Annexure “A”. (3) Development Consent No DA/2023/0219, as modified by the Court, is Annexure “B”.

Legislation cited

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 4.15, 8.9 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), ss 34, 34AA   Canada Bay Local Environmental Plan 2013 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 (NSW), s113

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