Lester v Yarra Ranges SC

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

08/12/2011

LITIGATION TYPE

Project Approval - Adaptation

SUBJECT MATTER

Bushfire risk

REVIEW TYPE

Merits review

SUMMARY

This matter concerned an application for a low-density residential lot to be established in an area of bushfire risk. The presiding Council refused the permit, in conjunction with the CFA's opposition to the granting of the permit. The Tribunal upheld the refusal to grant the permit. Focusing on the primary consideration of protecting human life, the Tribunal found that the risks had not been reduced to an acceptable level, even incorporating proposed changes to the original plans.

CASE DOCUMENTS

Lester v Yarra Ranges SC [2012] VCAT 8