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. 14 Pty Ltd v Moreton Bay Regional Council [2021] QPEC 4
2-3-21 / Rob Anderson KC — Planning & Environment
The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland considered an appeal of six decisions made by the respondent, concerning Moreton Bay Regional Council’s refusal of the appellant’s development applications. The appellant initially proposed the development of 833 residential lots, in addition to surrounding infrastructure. All six appeals were dismissed. The Court…
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…
