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Litigation

Cooke v. Greater Geelong City Council

Date
2009
Geography
Victoria

About this case

Filing year
2009
Status
Decided
Geography
Court/admin entity
Australia → Victoria → Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Case category
Suits against governments → Environmental assessment and permitting → Climate adaptation
Principal law
Australia → Coastal Strategy 2008 (Victoria)Australia → State Planning Policy Framework (Victoria)
At issue
If there is a challenge to the Greater Geelong City Council's granting of a planning permit for the construction of two dwellings in Barwon Heads due to climate change concerns of flooding.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Document
Summary
01/20/2010
Decision
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Summary

David Cooke and others challenged a coastal housing development approved by the Greeter Geelong City Council. Drawing upon Myers v. South Gippsland Shire Council (No 1) and Ronchi v. Wellington Shire Council, the Tribunal held that it would not approve developments without a coastal hazard vulnerability assessment even if the development was meritorious in all other regards.