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General and specialised town planning and development advice

Investigation and advice on development feasibility 

Pre purchase and redevelopment advice – opportunities, constraints, issues, development strategy and approval pathways

Pre lodgement design review

Opinion on development application success

Planning policy review and summary

Speaking with Council staff and State agencies concerning development proposals

Advice and assistance in development compliance matters

Advice on exempt and complying development

Comply Development Certificate – town planning  reports

Examine opportunities for Subdivision

Request for Council files

Review of Development Consent History

Liquor Licence Appplications

• Preparing and submitting your development application to the local Council
• Crafting comprehensive planning reports and documentation for development applications, including Statement of Environmental Effects, Environmental Impact Statements and Clause 4.6 Exceptions
• Representing applicants at Council meetings, planning panels,  Land and Environment Court proceedings
• Lodging Appeals to the Land and Environment Court
• Initial guidance to ensure your proposal complies with relevant planning regulations.
• Recommendations for design improvements  to prevent potential issues
• Strategic advice to enhance the likelihood of obtaining approval
• Coordinating input from specialised consultants for a seamless integration
• Addressing any variations for Local Environmental Plans (LEP) and Development Control Plans (DCP)
• Handling modifications to existing development consents (Section 4.55)
• Preparing reviews of determination (Section 8.2)
• Responding to requests for further information

Sourcing and managing specialised consultants for DAs plans and documents including: 

• Site Surveys & Site Analysis Plans 
• Architectural Plans & Perspectives 
• Stormwater Management Plans
• Engineering Design, Plans and Report
• Flood Studies
• Traffic and Parking Impact Assessment 
• Geotechnical & Site Investigations
• Land Contamination Reports
• Acoustic Assessment Reports
• Plans of Management 
• Crime Prevention Reports (CPTED)
• Social Impact Assessment
• Statement of Heritage Impact Report
• Landscape Plans and Arboriculture Impact Reports
• BASIX, NatHers, Section J reports
• Access Reports
• Fire Safety Upgrade Reports
• National Construction Code Assessment Reports
• Demolition, Construction and Operational Waste Management Plans
• Quantity Surveyor Reports
• Visual and View Analysis
• Ecological & Bushfire Reports 
• Onsite Effluent Management Plans and Reports

• Reviewing Development Application plans and documentation on behalf of neighbours explain the likely impacts
• Drafting objections or submissions in response  to a development proposals - Development Application, Planning Proposal, draft Development Control Plan or Local Environmental Plan amendments
• Representing objectors at Council meetings, planning panels, and Land & Environment Court proceedings
• Preparing submissions on behalf of  groups

• Crafting planning proposals for rezoning  applications 
• Preparing comprehensive strategic planning  studies  and reports
• Preparation of planning policies – Development  Control Plans.
• Creation of masterplans

• Local and State Government contract work
• Undertaking development application assessment for local councils and consent authorities
• Providing impartial reviews of development assessments
• Offering comprehensive development assessment advisory services to government 
• Innovative and measurable improvement in business processes and procedures
• Expert evidence in appeals to the Land and Environment Court
• Staff training and mentoring
• Preparing submissions on behalf of Council to Development Applications where they are not the consent authority