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Class 1 — Merit appeal Ku-ring-gai Council 24 April 2026

Zhang v Ku-ring-gai Council [2026] NSWLEC 1222

Before: Washington C · NSW Land and Environment Court

HeightFloor Space / FSRDensity / Bulk & ScaleTraffic / ParkingTrees / LandscapingConciliation / AgreementBiodiversity

Summary

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – construction of a dual occupancy dwelling – conciliation conference – agreement between the parties – orders

Catchwords

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – construction of a dual occupancy dwelling – conciliation conference – agreement between the parties – orders

Outcome

The Court orders: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) Development Consent is granted to Development Application No. eDA0401/25, lodged with Ku-ring-gai Council on 6 August 2025 seeking consent for the construction of a detached dual occupancy with basement parking, landscape and siteworks on the land at 20 Trentino Road, Turramurra NSW 2074 known as Lot 25B in Deposited Plan 370846 subject to the conditions contained in Annexure A.

Legislation cited

Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (NSW), ss 7.2, 7.3, 7.7 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 4.16, 8.7 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), ss 34, 34AA   Environment Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 (NSW), ss 27, 38 Ku-ring-gai Local Environmental Plan 2015, cll 4.3, 4.4, 5.10, 5.21, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021, Ch 6, ss 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10 State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021, s 166 State Environmental Planning Policy (Resilience and Hazards) 2021, s 4.6

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