427 Beckett Rd Pty Ltd v Brisbane City Council [2024] QPEC 4 concerned an appeal against the decision of the Brisbane City Council to refuse an impact assessable development application for a mixed-use development.
The NSW Land and Environment Court has declared that a complying development certificate issued by a private certifier for the demolition of a dwelling in Randwick to be invalid.
The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has dismissed a submitter appeal which sought to have a development application for a multiple dwelling at Main Beach on the Gold Coast refused on the basis of the shadow impacts.
The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has upheld the decision of the Noosa Shire Council to refuse an application under a local law for short stay letting in respect of a unit within a duplex at Sunshine Beach.
Recently it has become increasingly common for developments to be carried out by building companies under design and construction contracts where they do not perform work themselves and instead rely on consultants and subcontractors.
In Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd v Greater Bendigo CC (Corrected) (Red Dot) [2023] VCAT 1341 an application was made to VCAT regarding a decision by the Greater Bendigo City Council.
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