Bronger v Greenway Health Centre Pty Ltd t/as Greenway Plaza Pharmacy

(2023) 256 LGERA 401; [2023] NSWCA 104

NSW Court of Appeal

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Catchwords

1. Environment and Planning
2. › Land use
3. › Prohibited development
4. › Use of premises as 'shop'
5. › Pharmacy selling medicines and other items to the public
6. › Whether sale of pharmaceuticals constitutes sale of 'merchandise' or 'items by retail'
7. › Whether professional obligations of pharmacists alter characterisation of use
8. › Fairfield Local Environmental Plan 2013
9. › Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 4.3, 9.45
1. Environment and Planning
2. › Land use
3. › Characterisation of use
4. › Multiple purposes
5. › Ancillary use
6. › Whether pharmacy use ancillary to medical centre use
7. › Whether use answering both permitted and prohibited definitions is nevertheless prohibited
1. Environment and Planning
2. › Occupation certificates
3. › Construction of occupation certificate
4. › Exclusion of 'retail pharmacy' not including 'medical pharmacy'
5. › Distinction between retail pharmacy and medical pharmacy
6. › Whether OC to be construed consistently with planning instrument
7. › Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 6.3(2), 6.9(1)(a)
1. Environment and Planning
2. › Transitional provisions
3. › Whether former building and subdivision provisions applied
4. › Whether reg 18A of Environmental Planning and Assessment (Savings, Transitional and Other Provisions) Regulation 2017 (NSW) engaged
5. › No occupation certificate in force before 1 December 2019

Quick Take

Selling medicines and other items to the general public (not just out-patients) at pharmacies operating within medical complexes likely constitutes a prohibited 'shop' or 'retail premises' use under planning instruments that prohibit such uses, regardless of the professional obligations attaching to the sale.