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Class 1 — Merit appeal Inner West Council 30 June 2026

Thiyagalingam v Inner West Council [2026] NSWLEC 1393

Before: Starr AC · NSW Land and Environment Court

Views / View SharingOvershadowing / SolarTrees / LandscapingConciliation / Agreement

Summary

This is an appeal pursuant to the provision of s 8.7(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) (EPA Act) against the refusal of Development Application No DA/2024/0843 for the construction of a new three-storey dwelling house, including new swimming pool and landscaping works (the proposal), at 94E Elliott Street Balmain NSW 2040, legally described as Lot 6 in DP301 (the site), by Inner West Council (the Council). The Development Application (DA) was lodged on 3 October 2024

Catchwords

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION — conciliation conference — agreement reached — orders made

Outcome

The orders of the Court are: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) Development Application No DA/2024/0843, as amended, for construction of a new three-storey dwelling house including new swimming pool and landscaping works, on land identified at Lot 6 DP 301, known as 94E Elliott Street Balmain NSW 2041, is determined by grant of consent subject to the conditions at Annexure A.

Legislation cited

Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 26 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 1.4, 4.15, 4.16, 8.7 Land and Environment Court 1979 (NSW), ss 34, 34AA   Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 (NSW), ss 27, 38 Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2022, cll 4.3C, 4.4, 5.10, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, Sch 5 State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021, Chs 2, 6, ss 6.6, 6.10 State Environmental Planning Policy (Resilience and Hazards) 2021, s 4.6 State Environmental Planning Policy (Sustainable Buildings) 2022, s 2.1

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