Vaughan Floyd Property Pty Ltd v Wollongong City Council [2026] NSWLEC 1217
Before: Espinosa C · NSW Land and Environment Court
Summary
DEVELOPMENT APPEAL — child care facility — heritage — town planning — acoustic — trees — orders
Catchwords
DEVELOPMENT APPEAL — child care facility — heritage — town planning — acoustic — trees — orders
Outcome
The Court orders: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) Development Application DA2025/212 for the partial demolition of buildings, tree removal, adaptive reuse of existing heritage listed buildings and construction of child care centre, car parking and landscaping at 150 Sheaffes Road, Stream Hill being Lot 1 of Deposited Plan 795173 is determined by the grant of consent subject to conditions contained in Annexure ‘A’.
Legislation cited
Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 4.16, 4.46, 8.7 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 34 Education and Care Services National Regulation 2011, Regs 107,108 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 (NSW), ss 23, 38 Rural Fires Act 1997 (NSW), s 100B State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021, Ch 4, ss 4.8, 4.9, 4.10 State Environmental Planning Policy (Industry and Employment) 2021, s 3.6, Sch 5 State Environmental Planning Policy (Resilience and Hazards) 2021, s 4.6 State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021, Ch 3, Pt 3.3, s 3.22 Wollongong Local Environmental Plan 2009, cll 4.3, 5.10, 5.21, 7.1, 7.9
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