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The Case Of Ashfield Council V Trinity Grammar School

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A. General Description The case of Ashfield Council v Trinity Grammar School is included in Class 1 (environmental planning and protection appeals). According to the section 97 and 97AA Land and Environment Court Act 1979, Class 1 - development appeals relates to the development application and development modification consent for different kinds of development. The hearing was commenced on Tuesday, 7 October 2014 at the Land and Environment Court 3A, Windeyer Chambers 225 Macquarie Street, Sydney. It was led by Commissioner Dixon. …show more content…

The vote against a staff report that recommended council approve increasing Trinity’s maximum student numbers from 1500 to 1700. The school projected that the overall student enrolment at the Summer Hill campus will exceed 1,500 students in future years. In the previous hearing in 2007, the school provided three different figures of enrolled pupils and in 2014, there appears to be difficulty in calculating how many students are registered at the Summer Hill campus. Another issue was the construction of a gigantic aquatic centre, which complete with an Olympic sized pool, stadium seating, gymnasium, offices and extra classrooms that will loom up to four storeys behind adjoining properties. Ashfield council argued that the school’s existing site was already causing traffic problems for neighbouring streets. Additionally, council contended that the construction might cause another impacts such as inconvenience, noise and loss of amenity of residents. Type of evidence a. Traffic volume The increasing number of Trinity’s student and the construction of aquatic centre have generated the major traffic issue within neighbourhood. The traffic report commissioned by the school seems to ignore the traffic problems at the school’s gate and car park entrance. The line of sight for drivers/motorist and pedestrian is impeded at each of the intersection close to the school. The frequently jammed at

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