Exploring planning, environment, and local government law issues in New South Wales
On 27 September 2018, the Land and Environment Court discussed the precautionary principle in an appeal relating to the expansion of a landfill facility.
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What are Development Control Orders, and what possible consequences could they have on your development?
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Despite a wide range of issues in contention, the Land and Environment dismissed the entire case based on an inadequate 4.6 variation request.
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Who has the power to declare a construction certificate valid or invalid?
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This article is in response to a question about whether subdivision certificates can be staged if the development consent doesn’t specifically allow it.
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On 3 July 2018, the Land and Environment Court handed down a decision which considered the minimum lot size clause in the Randwick Local Environmental Plan 2012.
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Before claiming existing use rights, it’s important to determine what the existing use is.
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What are existing use rights, and what are some of the principles that support them?
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Building and subdivision certification has been overhauled as part of a wide ranging legislative reform. What are some of the major changes?
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This article is in response to a question about when development consent is required for road construction.
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The Development Site 