Herbert Geer provides valuable expertise in the highly specialised area of planning law. We advise private and public sector clients on the complete range of planning legislation and policy issues including:
- positioning major projects
- obtaining planning and associated approvals
- change of land use and strategic acquisitions
- amending planning schemes and instruments
- negotiating with regulators across all tiers of government
- litigation and dispute resolution of planning issues
- advising on planning controls
- drafting and negotiating planning agreements
- planning due diligence
- management of development contributions
- managing land contamination and allocation of risk
- risk management
- resumption of land, compensation and valuation of land
- managing heritage and biodiversity issues
- planning and other prosecutions