Our planning and environment practice covers:
- approvals, including planning, building, environmental approvals and State agreements
- review of planning decisions in the State Administrative Tribunal
- advising on and preparing planning schemes and other planning laws and policies
- compensation for compulsory acquisition of land
- contaminated land, waste and pollution
- advising on State and Local Government planning powers (read more on our Local Government page)
- prosecutions arising out of planning and environmental laws
- project due diligence with an emphasis on planning approvals, contaminated land, environmental licences and permits (read more on our Corporate, Commercial and Governance page)
- planning in Aboriginal communities.
Examples of our work
- advising a major mining company on planning issues around expansion of its accommodation site (read more on our Resources, Energy and Infrastructure page)
- advising metropolitan quarry operators on planning and environmental constraints, and representing them in review proceedings in the State Administrative Tribunal
- representing a metropolitan local government in a planning appeal regarding a shopping centre expansion (read more on our Local Government page)
- representing parties in disputes regarding the migration of contaminated ground water, aircraft noise, the pollution of water and the dumping of waste
- advising on the purchase and development of contaminated land, including industrial sites being redeveloped for residential use and service stations
- acting for Local Governments and property developers in residential, commercial and industrial planning applications and reviews
- providing advice on planning and environmental constraints including bush forever sites, native and threatened vegetation and the application of Federal environmental law
- appealing the conditions of licences and notices issued under environmental laws
- providing mediation services in planning disputes (read more on our Negotiation, Mediation and Conflict Resolution page).