A temporal limitation condition imposed on a development approval is a relevant consideration in assessing the merits of the development application, and it would be an error to ignore it. A developer's subjective intention to seek future extensions of a temporary approval is not relevant to the assessment of the current application, because any future intention can only be implemented by a lawful application determined on its merits at that time. A failure by a planning court to make a particular factual finding based on inference is a complaint about fact, not an error of law.
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