Lark v Shellharbour City Council

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

New South Wales Land and Environment Court

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

04/09/2015

LITIGATION TYPE

Project Approval - Adaptation

SUBJECT MATTER

Sea level rise

REVIEW TYPE

Merits review

SUMMARY

Appeal to modify construction conditions to as-built levels. Current flood risk study doesn’t factor in climate change or sea level rise. Appeal dismissed. CATCHWORDS: MODIFICATION APPLICATION: Flood prone land; flood planning level; finished floor levels – as conditioned/ as built.

CASE DOCUMENTS

Lark v Shellharbour City Council [2015] NSWLEC 1535