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Cold weather makes for perfect reading conditions so what perfect timing that our Quarterly Case Review for June 2024 is here.

The site in this appeal was large, but constrained. It was located in the Guragunbah floodplain and adjoined the Merrimac Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP). The scale of the development proposal was also large. The appellant had lodged a development

The respondent in this case was in the process of constructing a building which was intended to be used for speciality disability accommodation for people with disabilities, who would be supported under the NDIS. Building approvals were in place, but

Questions of “minor change” are often tricky and turn on the particular facts and circumstances. However, in understanding the bounds of the test, it is sometimes useful to consider examples of what has been found by the Court to not be a “min

This case involved an appeal against an infrastructure charges notice issued by Logan City Council, where the appellant argued that the infrastructure charges notice (ICN) should be set aside and replaced with, or changed to a levied charge of ‘nil

Welcome to the first Planning and Environment Quarterly Case Review of 2024. This article will summarise two very interesting cases that arose outside of the Planning and Environment Court, and also discuss a quartet of topical P&E cases.

With the burst of spring and the return of sun filled days, our thoughts have turned to the outdoors. Perhaps that’s why our third Quarterly Case Review for the year has a focus on the environment. The first three cases we summarise all touch on ec

As winter descends, it’s time for our second Quarterly Case Review for the year. Special Counsel Gemma Chadwick and Partner Sarah Macoun have prepared a read for a cold day, summarising some interesting Court decisions about: minimum lot sizes

In our first Quarterly Case Review for 2023, Partner Sarah Macoun and Special Counsel Gemma Chadwick in our Planning and Environment team cover four interesting cases.  The points covered are novel and topical ranging from: The 'hot button

We’ve kept things short and sweet in our final Planning and Environment Quarterly Case Review for the year. If you’re on the wind down to holidays, or already enjoying a break, this edition has just a few morsels to round out the year. In this ar

Following the announcement by the State Government on Friday, 23 September 2022 foreshadowing changes to “remove restrictions on people who can live in secondary dwellings”1 , the Planning Regulation 2017 (Planning Regulation) was amended today,

Spring has sprung, and the race to the end of the year has begun. School holidays are upon us, footy finals are in full swing, and Melbourne Cup is just around the corner. While we all try and make it through to party season in December, there are a