Last week, the Land and Environment Court (LEC) overturned a Coffs Harbour City Council stop-work order against a local raspberry farm — ruling the polytunnels were technically ‘buildings’, yet in an ...
Senior planning lawyer, Katharine Huxley, said the judgement is a warning to councils across New South Wales, as this pivotal ruling means these essential farming structures can now be used without ...
A bizarre legal question about plastic tunnels has ended a 14-month council versus raspberry farmers battle, with a stunning Land and Environment Court ruling favouring a Mid-North Coast farm. Last ...