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[2026] NSWLEC 1118
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Land and Environment Court (NSW)
2026-03-12
Dixon SC
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Medium Neutral Citation: STM123 No.14 Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council (No 2) [2026] NSWLEC 1118
Hearing dates: 4-5 September 2025; conditions filed 11 March 2026
Date of orders: 12 March 2026
Decision date: 12 March 2026
Jurisdiction: Class 1
Before: Dixon SC
Decision: The Court orders:
(1) The appeal is upheld.
(2) Development application DA474/2023/1 for redevelopment of the Victorian Villa; demolition works to allow the construction of a new four (4) storey hotel with 43 hotel rooms/suites and ancillary ground-floor restaurant/function area and a new basement level incorporating a gym and services areas at 8-16 Queen Street, Woollahra NSW 2025 has been granted development consent subject to the conditions in Annexure A.
(3) The exhibits are returned except for Exhibit B.
Catchwords: DEVELOPMENT APPEAL – conditions of consent
Cases Cited: STM123 No.14 Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council [2026] NSWLEC 1053
Category: Principal judgment
Parties: STM123 No.14 Pty Ltd (Applicant)
Woollahra Municipal Council (Respondent)
Representation: Counsel:
M Staunton (Applicant)
R O’Gorman Hughes (Respondent)
Solicitors:
Boskovitz Lawyers (Applicant)
Woollahra Municipal Council (Respondent)
File Number(s): 2025/11282
Publication restriction: Nil
On 26 February 2026 I directed the parties to confer and settle conditions in accordance with my reasons for judgment, and upon receipt of acceptable conditions, I would then make final orders (STM123 No.14 Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council [2026] NSWLEC 1053 (the Judgment) at [125]).
The parties were directed to submit final conditions on 5 March 2026, and conditions were filed on 11 March 2026. After review and in accord with my written reasons, I now make the following final orders:
The Court orders:
The appeal is upheld.
Development application DA474/2023/1 for redevelopment of the Victorian Villa; demolition works to allow the construction of a new four (4) storey hotel with 43 hotel rooms/suites and ancillary ground-floor restaurant/function area and a new basement level incorporating a gym and services areas at 8-16 Queen Street, Woollahra NSW 2025 has been granted development consent subject to the conditions in Annexure A.
The exhibits are returned except for Exhibit B.
11282.25 Annexure A
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Upon r 36.17 of the UCPR, amendment made to Order (2).
STM123 No.14 Pty Ltd
Woollahra Municipal Council