Before committing to the purchase of a site or the preparation of an application, a thorough understanding of the planning constraints and requirements applicable to that property is essential. 

Our due diligence investigations provide a precise and reliable assessment of a site's development potential under the relevant planning scheme, giving you the information you need to make a decision before significant time and money is committed to a project that may not be achievable as envisaged.

We prepare planning reports and supporting documentation for every type of development application, including: applications for a material change of use, applications to reconfigure a lot or create new titles through subdivision, applications for building works requiring assessment against the planning scheme, applications for variations to Queensland Development Code siting and design standards, applications to be assessed against a superseded planning scheme and applications to amend existing development approvals.

Every application we prepare is built specifically for the site, the project and the planning scheme in question and nothing is submitted until it meets the standard we apply to all of our work.

When a council or referral agency issues a request for additional information, we prepare thorough and precise responses that address every requirement raised and keep your application moving through the assessment process. Where a development approval is issued with conditions that are unreasonable or inconsistent with the application as submitted, we negotiate directly with the relevant council or state agency on your behalf. We review every condition of approval carefully and where conditions are overly onerous, ambiguous or inconsistent with what was approved, we pursue a resolution through the appropriate channels.

Navigating the overlapping requirements of local councils, state government agencies and technical consultants demands experience and precision. 

We manage all relevant liaison on behalf of our clients, coordinating with engineers, architects, environmental consultants and other professionals as required and ensuring that nothing material to your project is missed, misinterpreted or left to assumption.