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Town Planning

Our planners are committed to understanding your project objectives and collaborating with the project team to achieve a better outcome for your projects in both New South Wales and Queensland.

With a proven track record of successfully obtaining a range of rezoning, variation and development approvals, our town planners are highly experienced in negotiating complex development applications, preparing strategic plans, and working collaboratively alongside project teams to ensure your objectives are achieved.

Our comprehensive statutory and strategic planning expertise spans various sectors, including education infrastructure upgrades, healthcare and seniors living developments, and residential developments. Whether your intention is to purchase, develop, subdivide, or rezone, we can provide valuable advice on project feasibility.

We pride ourselves on our comprehensive understanding of local government and government agency planning regulations and requirements. This allows us to apply a localised approach tailored to your specific project. Within the public sector, our town planning team has a wealth of experience working closely with government agencies to prepare Review of Environmental Factors, development applications, and assist with development assessments, to help create better outcomes for the community.

Town Planning services

Development Approvals

NSW Services

  • Planning advice and due diligence reports
  • Development applications
  • Statement of Environmental Effects
  • State significant development (SSD) applications
  • Environmental Impact Statements
  • Request for SEARs
  • Project management of complex development applications

QLD Services

  • Planning advice / due diligence reports
  • Risksmart and other fast tracked applications
  • Development applications
  • Variation request applications
  • Negotiated decision requests
  • Priority Development Area (PDA) applications
  • Ministerial Infrastructure Designation (MID) applications
  • Project management of complex development applications

Strategic Planning

NSW Services

  • Rezoning submissions (Planning Proposals)
  • Development Control Plans and Policies
  • Policy development and specialist projects
  • Planning scheme review
  • Peer review services
  • Urban design / renewal guidelines / master plans

QLD Services

  • Drafting of planning scheme policies and codes (including zone, use and development codes)
  • Drafting of zone, use and development codes to support Variation request applications
  • Policy development and specialist projects
  • Planning scheme review
  • Peer review services
  • Urban design / renewal guidelines / master plans

Planning Services for Government Agencies

NSW & QLD Services

  • Development assessment
  • Strategic planning and policy
  • Regional planning
  • Peer review services
  • Specialist projects

Advisory

NSW & QLD Services

  • Planning advice and due diligence assessments
  • Highest and best yield analysis
  • Planning approval pathway and strategy advice

Supporting Studies

NSW Services

  • Waste Management Plans
  • Heritage Impact Statements
  • CPTED Reports (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design)
  • Social Impact Assessments

QLD Services

  • Waste Management Plans

Court Work

NSW Services

  • Expert Witness representation in the Land and Environment Court and Planning and Environment Court
  • Section 34 Conciliation
  • Statements of Facts and Contentions
  • Joint Conference Reports
  • Preparation of briefs for legal advice
  • Provision of professional planning advice to legal team
  • Attendance at meetings and group site inspections

QLD Services

  • Preparation of briefs for legal advice
  • Provision of professional planning advice to legal team
  • Attendance at Without Prejudice (WOP) meetings

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