Residential development appeals - Helpful materials

Helpful materials

Legislation

• Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
• Land and Environment Court Act 1979
• Land and Environment Court Rules 2007
• Civil Procedure Act 2005
• Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

Court materials

• Practice Note – Class 1 Residential Development Appeals (PDF, 341.9 KB)
• Requirements for plans for Residential Development Appeals (DOC, 49.5 KB)
• Requirements for Statement of Facts and Contentions by respondent consent authority (DOC, 48.0 KB) 
• Requirements for Statement of Facts and Contentions by applicant (DOC, 40.5 KB)
• Worked example of a Statement of Facts and Contentions (DOC, 152.5 KB)
• Residential Development Appeals Information Sheet (DOC, 57.5 KB)
• Usual directions at directions hearing for Residential Development appeals (DOC, 72.5 KB)
• Conciliation Conference Policy (PDF, 42.1 KB)
• Standard Conditions of Consent for Residential Development (DOC, 126.5 KB)
• Court forms
• Court fees
• Court Lists

Information materials

• Questions and Answers – Class 1 Residential Development Appeals (PDF, 90.0 KB)
• Service of Documents – a Guide for Self-Represented Litigants (PDF, 83.9 KB)
• Guide to subpoenas (PDF, 93.2 KB)

Case Studies

The Court publishes its decisions, including on residential development appeals, on the Land and Environment Court judgments pages of NSW Caselaw.