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Class 1 — Merit appeal Penrith City Council 24 April 2026

Kape Development Pty Ltd v Penrith City Council [2026] NSWLEC 1210

Before: Dixon SC · NSW Land and Environment Court

Density / Bulk & ScaleSetbacksCharacter / StreetscapeTraffic / ParkingTrees / LandscapingStormwater / Drainage

Summary

APPEAL – development application – multi dwelling development – removal of trees – design and planning measures incorporated to reduce urban heat island effects – satisfaction of cl 7.30(3) of Penrith Local Environmental Plan 2010

Catchwords

APPEAL – development application – multi dwelling development – removal of trees – design and planning measures incorporated to reduce urban heat island effects – satisfaction of cl 7.30(3) of Penrith Local Environmental Plan 2010

Outcome

The Court orders: (1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) The development application DA 23/0772 for the construction of a multi-dwelling housing development on land at 61, 63, 65 and 67 Adelaide street, Oxley Park is refused consent. (3) Exhibits are returned except for Ex B.

Legislation cited

Penrith Local Environmental Plan 2010, cll 1.2, 4.3, 4.14, 7.30 State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021, s 6.6

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