The Court of Appeal held that the Planning and Environment Court erred in law by applying the wrong test when approving a material change of use application where the proposed uses conflicted with the Strategic Plan under the Transitional Town Planning Scheme. The appeal was allowed, the approval was set aside, and the original appeal to the Planning and Environment Court was dismissed. The decision also addressed the jurisdictional limits on the Planning and Environment Court commenting on the appropriateness of the planning scheme itself.
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