Town Planning Services
Property Development
Project Management
Why use a town planning consultant?
Obtaining the highest and best use planning approval for a site, in the shortest possible time, requires careful attention to many factors, and skilful handling of the complicated processes involved.
The core skills of the town planning consultant are a detailed understanding of how the planning and legislative systems operate, and the ability to identify and present necessary information and documentation in a clear and concise manner to the responsible determining authority.
Town planning consultants perform a very different function from that of the architect (responsible for design) and lawyers (responsible for advocacy to the Land and Environment Court and specialist legal advice). Town planners are the counterpart to the local government planning officer who is responsible for processing your development or rezoning application, and your representative in negotiations with Councils and other public sector organizations.
Town planning consultants are also utilised for their project management skills, understanding not only what processes are necessary to complete a project, but also to determine at what stage various resources are required to be engaged. Town planners specialise in the compilation of documents that address all relevant impacts of a proposed development, including Statements of Environmental Effects (SEEs) and Environmental Impact Statements (EISs).
To achieve these outcomes, town planners employ a broad understanding of urban design, economics, ecology, construction technology, agronomy, traffic management, sociology, landscape design, arboriculture, acoustics, bushfire, engineering and natural resources management.
Obtaining the highest and best use planning approval for a site, in the shortest possible time, requires careful attention to many factors, and skilful handling of the complicated processes involved.
The core skills of the town planning consultant are a detailed understanding of how the planning and legislative systems operate, and the ability to identify and present necessary information and documentation in a clear and concise manner to the responsible determining authority.
Town planning consultants perform a very different function from that of the architect (responsible for design) and lawyers (responsible for advocacy to the Land and Environment Court and specialist legal advice). Town planners are the counterpart to the local government planning officer who is responsible for processing your development or rezoning application, and your representative in negotiations with Councils and other public sector organizations.
Town planning consultants are also utilised for their project management skills, understanding not only what processes are necessary to complete a project, but also to determine at what stage various resources are required to be engaged. Town planners specialise in the compilation of documents that address all relevant impacts of a proposed development, including Statements of Environmental Effects (SEEs) and Environmental Impact Statements (EISs).
To achieve these outcomes, town planners employ a broad understanding of urban design, economics, ecology, construction technology, agronomy, traffic management, sociology, landscape design, arboriculture, acoustics, bushfire, engineering and natural resources management.
