What we do

Planning services, senior-led from first move to final approval

A boutique practice built around senior experience and local knowledge - not layers of hand-off. Whatever the pathway, you deal directly with the planner doing the thinking.

Development Applications

End-to-end DA management, from lodgement strategy through to determination and conditions. We prepare the Statement of Environmental Effects, Clause 4.6 variation requests and supporting documents, and manage council and referral agencies the whole way.

Due diligence & feasibility

Know where you stand before you commit. Pre-purchase planning advice that identifies development opportunities and the compliance constraints that matter - so you buy, price and plan with your eyes open.

Rezoning & planning proposals

Unlocking site potential with considered planning proposals and gateway strategy. We build the strategic case, manage the proposal through gateway determination, and see it through to finalisation.

Submissions & objections

Clear, well-argued submissions and objections that interpret the planning controls in your favour - whether you are supporting an application or responding to one nearby.

Expert evidence & LEC

Credible, defensible planning evidence and support for Land and Environment Court of NSW matters - clear enough to persuade, robust enough to stand up.

Advisory, strategy & project management

Senior, on-call planning counsel for complex projects, government tenders and portfolio decisions - drawing on established relationships with council staff and specialist consultants to keep projects moving.

Full capability

What we can take on

We act for applicants and for the authorities assessing them - which means we know how an application is read from both sides of the counter.

Strategy & due diligence

  • Planning due diligence and highest and best use advice
  • Planning pathway reviews and strategic planning advice
  • Exempt and complying development pathway reviews and checklists

Applications & approvals

  • Preparation and management of development applications - including Staged Development, State Significant Development and Infrastructure, Designated Development, Regionally Significant Development and Local Development
  • Preparation and management of modification applications, amended development applications and reviews of development consents
  • Preparation and submission of Reviews of Environmental Factors (REFs)

Environmental & specialist assessment

  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
  • Registered Environmental Assessment Practitioner (REAP) authorisation of Environmental Impact Statements (EISs)
  • Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) reports
  • Land Use Conflict Risk Assessments

For government & assessment authorities

  • Independent assessment of development applications and planning proposals
  • Independent assessment of Reviews of Environmental Factors
  • Review and improvement of planning processes and functions for State and local government authorities

Evidence & project management

  • Expert planning evidence in Land and Environment Court proceedings
  • Project management of statutory approval processes and multidisciplinary consultant teams
  • Project management of architectural design competitions and alternative design excellence processes
Sectors

Advice across the sectors that shape NSW

From single sites to major portfolios, for private clients and the public sector alike.

Residential Commercial Industrial Government Retail Health
How we work

The right strategy, set from the start

01

Understand

We start with your commercial goal and the site's real constraints - not a template.

02

Strategy

A clear planning pathway, sequenced to move the project forward with the least risk.

03

Deliver

We prepare, lodge and manage the process, staying senior-led the whole way.

04

Approval

Determination secured - with the relationships and evidence to back it in.

Ready when you are

Not sure which pathway your site needs?

Tell us about the site and the goal. We'll tell you the smartest planning move - before you commit.