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Class 1 — Merit appeal Woollahra Municipal Council 08 September 2026

Ornate Spencer 41 Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council [2026] NSWLEC 1586

Before: Sherry AC · NSW Land and Environment Court

Density / Bulk & ScaleTraffic / ParkingFloodingClause 4.6 VariationConciliation / AgreementDemolitionBiodiversityStormwater / Drainage

Summary

ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING — conciliation conference — consent — appeal — s 34 agreement — cl 4.6 variation —conditions of consent

Catchwords

ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING — conciliation conference — consent — appeal — s 34 agreement — cl 4.6 variation —conditions of consent

Outcome

The Court orders that: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) Development Application DA460/2025/1 for the demolition of the existing dwelling house and the construction of a new four storey plus attic residential flat building above basement parking levels with landscaping works at 41 Spencer Street, Rose Bay NSW 2029 is determined by the grant of consent subject to conditions contained in Annexure ‘A’. (3) The Applicant is to pay the Respondent’s costs thrown away under s 8.15(3) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) in the amount of $12,500.00 within 28 days of the making of these orders.

Legislation cited

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 4.15, 4.16, 4.17, 8.7, 8.15 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 34   Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 (NSW), ss 23, 27, 38 Standard Instrument—Principal Local Environmental Plan (2006 EPI 155a) State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021, Pt 6.2, Div 2, Ch 2, ss 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9 State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021, Ch 6, ss 147, 148, 163, 176, 177, 180 State Environmental Planning Policy (Resilience and Hazards) 2021, s 4.6 State Environmental Planning Policy (Sustainable Buildings) 2022 Woollahra Local Environmental Plan, cll 2.3, 2.7, 5.21, 6.1, 6.2

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