Corvas Pty Ltd v Inner West Council

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

New South Wales Land and Environment Court

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

21/10/2022

LITIGATION TYPE

Project Approval - Adaptation

SUBJECT MATTER

Flood risk

REVIEW TYPE

Merits review

SUMMARY

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – conciliation conference – agreement between the parties – orders

“further, the Parties have confirmed, and I am satisfied, that, consistent with the provisions of subcl 5.21(3), the following matters have been considered in relation to the grant of consent sought by the Applicant: the impact of the Proposed Development on projected changes to flood behaviour as a result of climate change; the intended design and scale of buildings resulting from the Proposed Development, whether the Proposed Development incorporates measures to minimise the risk to life and ensure the safe evacuation of people in the event of a flood; and the potential to modify, relocate or remove buildings resulting from the Proposed Development if the surrounding area is impacted by flooding or coastal erosion;”

CASE DOCUMENTS

Corvas Pty Ltd v Inner West Council [2022] NSWLEC 1614