PLANNING
SITE ACQUISITION & FEASIBILITY
- Development opportunities and constraints assessments
- Due diligence reports
- Planning approvals pathways advice
- Asset management reviews
STRATEGIC PLANNING
Prepare, assess and peer review local environmental plans, development control plans and contributions plans
Comprehensive land use studies
Urban renewal and structure plans
Planning advocacy
ANALYTICS
Use data analytics, infographics and visualisations to create meaningful and compelling information and advice
Solve planning challenges by compiling and presenting the most relevant data and analysis
Identify and understand how economic, demographic and social trends can impact decision making and strategic planning
Use spatial analytics to understand a changing world and help clients identify new opportunities
Create web-based, digital mapping and data applications that give clients the ability to view, analyse and interrogate critical information
REZONING ADVICE
- Prepare, assess and peer review Planning Proposals
- Rezoning Reviews
DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE
- Draft and interpret development controls
- Prepare and assess Development Applications / Statements of Environmental Effects
- Prepare and assess Environmental Impact Statements & Reviews of Environmental Effects
- Voluntary Planning Agreements
GOVERNMENT & DECISION MAKING
- Policy development
- Legislative review
- Organisational & Procedure Reviews
- Independent Hearing and Assessment Panels (IHAP)
- Sydney Planning Panels
- Design Review Panels
- Recruitment Panels
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Project co-ordination
- Procure specialist consultants
- Liaise with Government agencies
- Communications and stakeholder engagement
EXPERT PLANNING EVIDENCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING APPEALS
- Advice on prospects of success
- Expert evidence in the Land & Environment Court, including:
– Merit review of local and state government decisions (Class 1)
– Valuation and compensation cases (Class 3) - Expert evidence in Supreme Court matters