The legal case of Landarch Properties Pty Ltd v Logan City Council & Anor [2024] QPEC 47 involved an appeal by Landarch Properties against the refusal of their development application. The application was for reconfiguring a lot and included an environmental offset proposal. The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland upheld the Council's decision, primarily due to non-compliance with ecological assessment benchmarks. The proposed development did not adequately address habitat protection and vegetation offsets since it involved significant clearing of mature trees without sufficient compensatory planting. The appellant's offset proposal, separate from the primary site, was deemed insufficient to mitigate the environmental impact. The Court ultimately dismissed the appeal.
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