Gavin & Anor v Sunshine Coast Regional Council [2021] QCA 217
8-10-21 / Rob Anderson KC — Planning & Environment
An appeal from a decision of the Planning and Environment Court concerning a building which had been used as an ‘accommodation building’, rather than its permitted use as a ‘dwelling house’. The primary judge made orders that the building be used only as a dwelling house and that a number…
Friends of Buddina Ltd v Sunshine Coast Regional Council & Anor [2021] QPEC 57
22-9-21 / John Ware — Planning & Environment
Dispute concerning the appropriateness of a negotiated decision. The First Respondent, the Sunshine Coast Regional Council, approved a development application made by the Second Respondent, Pacific Diamond 88 Pty Ltd. The application concerned the material change of land used of residential housing to multiple dwelling units and a shop. Despite…
Odna Group Pty Ltd appealed against the Logan City Council’s refusal of a development application to erect a 75m2 on-premises advertising device visible from the Pacific Motorway. The key issues in contention were safety (driver distraction), traffic impact and amenity. The Court allowed the appeal making provision for conditions to…
JSFNQ 1 Pty Ltd v Townsville City Council [2021] QPEC 28
22-6-21 / John Ware — Planning & Environment
An appeal against the refusal by the respondent of a development application. Issues included traffic and parking inadequacies, the potential for inappropriate management of unacceptable amenity impacts as well as whether the development was needed and whether the development was consistent with the strategic aims of the city. As to…
Wormell Pty Ltd v Gold Coast City Council & Anor (No 2) [2021] QPEC 22
16-4-21 / John Ware — Planning & Environment
An appeal was brought in the Queensland Planning and Environment Court against the respondents from an approval by the respondent of an application for the co-respondent’s use of a dance studio in a building approved for warehouse use. Issues considered by the court were: whether proposed use of a dance…
