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13 Oct 2022

Legal Knowledge Matters
Planning and development

Written by Nadia Czachor, Ian Wright, Jessica Forbes

Planning and Environment Court of Queensland dismisses a submitter appeal against the approval of a proposed four-storey residential dwelling where the submitter contended the height ought to only be three storeys

13 Oct 2022

Legal Knowledge Matters
Planning and development

Written by Ian Wright

Check-in to a recent decision of the Planning and Environment Court of Queensland permitting the removal of a development condition requiring units of a motel to be managed and let by a single operator

13 Oct 2022

Legal Knowledge Matters
Planning and development
Local government

Written by Nadia Czachor, Ian Wright, Ashleigh Foster

Planning and Environment Court of Queensland dismisses an appeal against the decision to refuse a development application for the demolition of a pre-1947 dwelling house

13 Oct 2022

Legal Knowledge Matters
Planning and development

Written by Ian Wright, Krystal Cunningham-Foran (1)

Reconfiguring a lot into three lots in Brisbane's character residential zone approved on appeal

12 Sep 2022

Legal Knowledge Matters
Local government

Written by Nadia Czachor, Ian Wright, Ashleigh Foster

Planning and Environment Court of Queensland upholds decision to approve neighbourhood centre because of overwhelming need despite considerable non-compliance with the planning scheme

12 Sep 2022

Local government
Legal Knowledge Matters

Written by Nadia Czachor, Ian Wright, Hugh Russell

Planning and Environment Court of Queensland refuses the development of a mixed-use marketplace after finding that the development failed to meet the "Noosa Style" and expectations of the community

12 Sep 2022

Legal Knowledge Matters
Planning and development
Local government

Written by Ian Wright, Nadia Czachor, Jessica Forbes

Planning and Environment Court of Queensland dismisses an appeal against a refusal of a proposed shopping centre on the basis that the applicant failed to demonstrate need

12 Sep 2022

Legal Knowledge Matters
Planning and development
Local government

Written by Ian Wright, Nadia Czachor, Pusti Patel

Planning and Environment Court of Queensland upholds refusal of proposed "out-of-centre" shopping centre

11 Sep 2022

Local government
Legal Knowledge Matters

Written by Ian Wright, Nadia Czachor, Hugh Russell

Planning and Environment Court of Queensland fuels a proposed development in allowing an appeal against the decision of a local government to restrict the operating hours of a service station

11 Sep 2022

Legal Knowledge Matters
Planning and development
Local government
Government

Written by Ian Wright, Krystal Cunningham-Foran (1)

Unjust enrichment insufficient to defend a refund of special charges levied as a result of the invalid resolutions of a Queensland local government

22 Aug 2022

Legal Knowledge Matters
Planning and development

Written by Ian Wright

"Broad-brush" approach to adopted charges for working out the cost of extra demand placed on trunk infrastructure networks upheld by the Planning and Environment Court of Queensland

22 Aug 2022

Legal Knowledge Matters
Planning and development

Written by Ian Wright

Need for a new local centre outweighs requirements that development be "small scale" and service the "local community" in a remitted planning appeal in the Planning and Environment Court of Queensland