Planning disputes

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6,348 decisions on record across 372 councils. Showing the most recent 6,000. Outcome, development type and who won are read from each judgment by an LLM (5,355 analysed so far). Use the enriched view or the won-by filter to see only those; the rest are marked pending and fill in as analysis runs.

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Hayward v Hornsby Shire Council [2024] NSWLEC 106NSWThe Council of the Shire of HornsbyNSWLECDismissedSingle dwellingCouncil17 Oct 2024PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Notice of Motion seeking summary dismissal of judicial review proceedings – r 13.4 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) – majority of grounds of judicial review proceedings failed to disclose a reasonable cause of action – leave granted to re-plead one paragraph of Summons
Hornsby Shire Council v Valuer General of New South Wales & Ors [2013] NSWSC 1183NSWThe Council of the Shire of HornsbyNSWSCInterlocutoryOther—27 Aug 2013EVIDENCE - whether appropriate for trial judge to view property the subject of compensation determination - scope of view - purposes of view - Evidence Act 1995, ss 53 and 54.
Hornsby Shire Council v The Valuer General of New South Wales [2013] NSWSC 1026NSWThe Council of the Shire of HornsbyNSWSCDismissedMixed useApplicant12 July 2013EVIDENCE - application for advanced ruling pursuant to s 192A of Evidence Act - further expert evidence sought to be relied upon - whether applicant can show real or substantial prejudice - interests of justice require all issues to be determined at trial - no prejudice in reliance on additional expert evidence - no general point of principle
Hornsby Shire Council v Valuer General of New South Wales (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 510NSWThe Council of the Shire of HornsbyNSWSC———18 Apr 2013PROCEDURE - motion to amend statement of claim - many previous amendments- late amendment sought -- no justification for additional amendments to statement of claim provided -- exercise of judicial discretion to allow or disallow amendments - parties must address issues in proceedings comprehensively and in a timely manner - overriding purpose of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 is not attained -no point of general principle
Hornsby Shire Council v The Valuer General of New South Wales [2012] NSWSC 894NSWThe Council of the Shire of HornsbyNSWSCCosts—Mixed2 July 2012PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Notice of motion seeking firstly leave to have the administrative law proceedings heard and determined first, and
Mathews v The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) [2011] NSWLEC 198NSWThe Council of the Shire of HornsbyNSWLECDismissedOtherCouncil15 Nov 2011PROCEDURE - setting aside or staying subpoena to produce - whether "conduct money" required for subpoena to produce documents - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 r 33.6(1) - addressee of subpoena entitled to loss and expenses incurred in producing documents - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules r 33.11 - tender of cheque as conduct money - relevance of documents to be produced - whether deponent of affidavit filed in proceedings is "stranger" to the proceedings - motion dismissed
Mathews v The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) (No 1) [2011] NSWLEC 222NSWThe Council of the Shire of HornsbyNSWLECInterlocutory—Mixed20 Oct 2011INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION - strike out application - application for proper and better particulars - strike out granted - request for particulars granted

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