Wellesley v Hepburn SC

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

23/03/2011

LITIGATION TYPE

Project Approval - Adaptation

SUBJECT MATTER

Bushfire risk

REVIEW TYPE

Merits review

SUMMARY

This matter concerned the refusal to grant the applicant a planning permit for a dwelling. The CFA objected to the plan given the wildfire-prone nature of the land, and an increased danger to CFA personal, and residents, in the event of such a fire. The Tribunal upheld the refusal to grant the application, citing the unacceptable risk to human life that allowing such a development to proceed would bring.

CASE DOCUMENTS

Wellesley v Hepburn SC [2011] VCAT 614