E.J. Cooper & Son Pty Ltd v Townsville City Council & Anor [2021] QPEC 20
31-3-21 / John Ware — Planning & Environment
John Ware (with B Job QC and Timothy Stork) appeared for the respondent, instructed by Townsville City Council Legal Services. The judgment is available here.
Barro Group Pty Ltd v Sunshine Coast Regional Council [2021] QPEC 18
23-3-21 / John Ware — Planning & Environment
An appeal against the respondent’s exercise of their discretion under s 60(3) of the Planning Act 2016 to refuse the appellant’s development application to re-start and materially increase the scale and intensity of an extractive. Issues considered by the court included whether the development application should be refused for traffic…
Traspunt No. 7 Pty Ltd v Moreton Bay Regional Council [2021] QPEC 9
26-2-21 / John Ware — Planning & Environment
Where the appellant’s appeal against a condition of a development approval was dismissed and the respondent then sought an order as to costs. The respondent sought an exception to the general rule under s 59 of the Planning and Environment Court Act 2016 (Qld), that each party must bear its…
Nadi Lane Projects 1 Pty Ltd v Brisbane City Council [2021] QPEC 5
23-2-21 / John Ware — Planning & Environment
An appeal against the refusal of a development application for a material change of use. Where the disputed issues were whether the appellant had demonstrated a local community need for the proposed development, the proposed development has unacceptable traffic and servicing impacts and whether the plan could be conditioned to…
Wormell Pty Ltd v Gold Coast City Council & Anor [2021] QPEC 12
22-2-21 / John Ware — Planning & Environment
A traffic management plan allowed for the construction of a concrete pathway through a previously approved landscaped garden area. Whether the conditions of the existing landscaping plan were inconsistent with the proposed traffic management plan was in question under s 66(2) of the Planning Act 2016 (Qld). The Court considered…
