Brisbane’s ratepayers might have to pay for the High Court to rule on whether a large electronic billboard unreasonably blocks a homeowner’s view from their Queenslander at Red Hill.
After the homeowner decided to exercise his legal rights, Brisbane City Council has twice lost in the Queensland courts, where judges criticised the approval process for the 11-metre-tall billboard.The controversial billboard, and original cottage, on Musgrave Road at Red Hill.The billboard stands at a major intersection on Musgrave Road in front of a simple timber Queenslander owned by a man called Richard Leahy - who happens to be a litigation specialist.
When the billboard went up in 2020, a perplexed Leahy asked council why it was approved. He received little information from them.So, Leahy combined his day job with his home life and sued the council for blocking his city views.found the council should not have approved the billboard“[Leahy] is prejudiced by the decision. A huge, imposing sign sits next to the boundaries of his land,” Davis ruled.
“Advertisements should respect the amenity of other property owners and not obscure, dominate or overcrowd the views of existing or prospective development on neighbouring properties,” the appeal judges wrote.Now, the council has decided to take the battle against Leahy to the High Court in an effort to keep the billboard and avoid a legal precedent.
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