Norfolk Estates Pty Ltd v Brisbane City Council &
Ors [2016] QPEC 9
The Queensland Planning and Environment Court has recently
dismissed a developer's appeal of Brisbane City Council's
refusal of a development application for a 10 storey apartment
building at Oxlade Drive, New Farm. This is the second decision of
the Court in recent times, where a developer has unsuccessfully
appealed against a Council refusal of a Multi-Unit Dwelling
proposal in New Farm which exceeded the anticipated height, bulk
and scale controls.
Background
The proposed development was for a 10 storey apartment building
situated at 140 and 142 Oxlade Drive New Farm, adjoining the
Brisbane River and Merthyr Park (the Proposal). The subject site
comprised two adjoining lots with a total area of 810m2 and had a
frontage of 20 metres and a depth of approximately 40 metres.
Neighbouring the Proposal were two apartment complexes, to the
west, an 11 storey building known as 'Kirribilli' (the
