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Class 1 — Merit appeal Clarence Valley Council 20 May 2026

Little Lanes Property Developments Pty Ltd v Clarence Valley Council [2026] NSWLEC 1287

Before: Washington C · NSW Land and Environment Court

HeightDensity / Bulk & ScaleTraffic / ParkingNoise / AmenityClause 4.6 VariationConciliation / AgreementDemolition

Summary

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – residential flat building – conciliation conference – agreement between the parties – orders

Catchwords

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – residential flat building – conciliation conference – agreement between the parties – orders

Outcome

The Court orders: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) Pursuant to s 8.15(3) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), the applicant is to pay the respondent’s costs thrown away as a result of the amendments to the development application in the agreed amount of $3,000, within 21 days of the date of these orders. (3) Development Application No. DA2024/0476 for the demolition of an existing dwelling, and construction of a five-storey residential flat building consisting of nine units, swimming pool, roof terrace, basement car parking, earthworks, retaining walls, fencing and associated structures at 4 High Street, Yamba is determined by the grant of consent, subject to the conditions at Annexure A.

Legislation cited

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 4.16, 8.15, 8.7 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 34   Clarence Valley Local Environmental Plan 2011, cll 4.3, 4.6, 7.1, 7.2, 7.8, Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 (NSW), s 38 State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021, Ch 4, ss 144, 147 State Environmental Planning Policy (Resilience and Hazards) 2021, Ch 2, ss 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 4.6 State Environmental Planning Policy (Sustainable Buildings) 2022 State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021, s 2.48

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