Riverside Development Pty Ltd v Brisbane City Council & Ors [2022] QPEC 53
9-12-22 / John Ware — Planning & Environment
The applicant sought declaratory relief about a delegate's decision to give a development approval. In dispute was whether the development application approved was impact assessable rather than code assessable. The applicant, Riverside, owned Riparian Plaza which is on land adjoining the Eagle Street Pier redevelopment site in Brisbane's CBD. Riverside…
Aurizon Property Pty Ltd v Chief Executive, Department of Transport and Main Roads [2022] QLC 22
9-12-22 / John Ware — Planning & Environment
The Department of Transport and Main Roads resumed land for highway upgrades running the length of the northern boundary of land owned by Aurizon. The parties valuers disagreed as to the primary methodology for valuing the land, the applicant asserted that the hypothetical development method was the primary methodology whereas…
Cannon Hill Investments Pty Ltd & Anor v Brisbane City Council & Anor [2022] QPEC 46
15-11-22 / John Ware — Planning & Environment
An application pursuant to s 32 of the Planning and Environment Court Act 2016 (Qld) sought an order permitting the applicant to extend the time to file a notice of appeal. The first and second respondents opposed the application. The first respondent issued show cause and enforcement notices to the…
NL Varsity Nominees Pty Ltd v Gold Coast City Council [2022] QPEC 29
9-9-22 / Nicholas Andreatidis KC — Planning & Environment
The appellant appealed the refusal by the respondent council of its application to develop land for a high-rise retirement village over a lake on the Gold Coast on land designated as an extreme flood hazard. The council’s grounds for refusal centred on the risks to human life and safety presented…
