Australia, May 9 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement:

COMMISSIONER: The historic town of Berrima, located in the southern highlands of NSW, around 130km south west of metropolitan Sydney, was first laid out in around 1831.

Development is proposed on land located in the north east the township, and within an area of heritage significance.

To this end, the Applicant in these proceedings, lodged Development Application No 23/0891 on 13 February 2023 seeking consent for tree removal, demolition of an existing retaining wall and construction of a single storey dwelling house containing 3 bedrooms and an attached carport, resulting in a detached dual occupancy on the site, on the land at 11 Oxle...