Planning & Environment

Our Planning, Environment and Local Government team has a long record of success acting for developers, local governments, infrastructure providers and parties affected by development in all areas of planning, environment and local government law.

Our team includes

Partners - Paul Baynes, Matthew Weaver

Solicitors - Matthew Russell;

We provide specialised legal services in all areas of planning, environment and local government law across a full range of development projects including commercial buildings and shopping centres, residential developments, community title schemes, industrial developments and major infrastructure projects. Our expertise includes:

•          Environmental and planning litigation and dispute resolution;

•          Environmental legal compliance and due diligence;

•          Environmental and planning advice, including contaminated land, vegetation,             and carbon emissions;

•          Project approvals and assisting with development applications under the             Integrated Development Application System to maximise prospects of             obtaining favourable development approvals;

•          Liquor Licencing and Gaming;

•          Negotiating with Local Governments;

•          Amendment of planning schemes;

•          Heritage matters;

•          Headworks and infrastructure charges matters; and

•          Land resumptions, compensation and valuation of land.

We do not lose sight of our client’s commercial aims and objectives whilst providing guidance through the complex legal matrix that this area of the law presents. We focus on delivering high service, cost effective solutions and, where necessary, offer a proven network of specialist skills including a variety of engineers, town planners and quantity surveyor’s who can work on any technical issues which may arise.

Our skills in planning, environment and local government are complimented by our extensive experience in Property Law and related areas.