A council's failure to seek external expert advice on a development application, instead relying on its own officers, does not constitute Wednesbury unreasonableness where the case involves an omission to make inquiries through a particular agency rather than a failure to consider existing centrally relevant information. The meaning of 'consistent' in clause 9(3) of a local environment plan imports a concept less stringent than prohibited use, involving questions of fact and degree.
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