Town Planning Collective is a boutique town planning and heritage consulting practice with the aim of providing expert services at affordable prices with a dedication to our customers. We provide fast turn arounds for all our projects as we know that when it comes to development applications, time is money!
15 years experience in town planning and heritage consulting
Your development application is in safe hands with Town Planning Collective. We have a wealth of experience with development applications and other town planning services. We offer a two week turn around for most reports and offer price matching!
We are a modern and innovative town planning firm with a focus on expert reports and exceptional customer service!
At Town Planning Collective, our ability to consistently deliver planning and heritage reports within two weeks isn’t a shortcut — it’s the result of deep expertise, refined systems and decades of industry experience. With thousands of planning and heritage assessments completed across every Council area in NSW, we simply don’t need to reinvent the wheel each time a new project comes through the door. We already know the planning frameworks, the heritage controls, the common issues, and importantly, how different councils interpret and apply their policies.
Our Principal Planner brings almost 20 years of town planning and heritage experience, having worked on an enormous variety of development types, constraints, and legislative frameworks. That level of knowledge means we can quickly diagnose issues, identify opportunities, and produce well-reasoned, compliant reports without delay. Put simply—we’ve seen it all, and our experience allows us to work efficiently without ever compromising on quality.
Because our research base is extensive and our internal processes are streamlined, we can focus our time on what matters most: crafting clear, accurate, council-ready planning reports tailored to your specific development. This combination of expertise, efficiency, and a highly specialised skillset is what allows our fast turnaround to work—project after project, report after report.
Statement of environmental effects
Clause 4.6 Variation Request
Development objection reports
Review of Environmental Factors (REF)
Development application lodgement
Town Planning advice
Preliminary town planning feasibility reports
Planning proposals (rezoning applications)
Development objection reports
Modification statements (section 4.55)
Review of determination reports (Section 8.2)
Complying development compliance reports
Heritage impact statements (listed heritage items)
Heritage impact statements (heritage conservation areas)
Heritage advice
Heritage exemption letters
Social Impact Statements
Crime Risk Report (CPTED)
Waste management plans
Building information certificates (unauthorised works)
We have extensive experience in town planning and heritage for all NSW Councils and can assist you with any of your development application issues.
We pride ourselves in providing competitive and comprehensive quotes that provide expert reports for a competitive price.
We know time is money so we always try to deliver our reports in a fast turn around. We offer service agreements for our regular clients for piece of mind!
The corner stone of any development application! The statement of environmental effects of SoEE is a required document under the EP&A Act and provides an account for what the project entails and if the development complies with the relevant standards and controls.
Lodging development applications is one of our primary tasks for clients. The DA Lodgement is complex and different for every Council so most of our clients engage us to lodge the application on their behalf to their Council.
Neighbour development objection letters are one of our most frequent enquiries. Our principal planning has an extensive experience in objection letters and can assist you with mitigating your concerns regarding the development application.
Heritage impact Statements are required for development applications where you are proposing changes to heritage listed items or buildings within a heritage conservation area. We provide experts services to assist our clients with their heritage advice and reports.
Solar farms and battery storage (BESS) developments are rapidly expanding across rural NSW. This guide explains how these projects are approved, key planning constraints, and the role of a town planner in the process.
Lodged your DA and Council now wants a Heritage Impact Statement? If you’ve missed a heritage report in NSW, acting quickly is critical. We specialise in urgent, council-ready Heritage Impact Statements — often delivered within 48 hours. Here’s how to fix it fast and keep your project moving.
On average our statement of environmental effects and heritage impacts statements are delivered within two weeks of acceptance (or final plans). We pride ourselves on our fast delivery of expert technical reports for development applications. This fast turn around saves our clients time and money to get their DAs approved faster.
A Heritage Impact Statement (HIS) explains how proposed works may affect the heritage significance of a property or area. Learn when you need one and how to prepare an HIS that supports your development application in NSW.
We have been engaged for many development applications for change of use and other developments within the Queen Victoria Building. The site is a state heritage listed property that has a wonderful history. We have provided heritage impact statements for the fit out and change of use for stores within the building as any works within the historic building require development approval from Council.
Heritage impact statements can be expensive. We understand that this report can sometimes be the most expensive report for a development application. We go into detail of what goes into the report and how you can minimise your costs to obtain a HIS.
We have been engaged for many development applications for change of use and other developments within the Tramsheds complex at Forest Lodge. The site is a heritage listed property that has undergone substantial rejuvenation to turn a once dilapidated building into a thriving retail/food destination.
We recently worked on a project within “The Spot”, a heritage conservation area within Randwick Council. The project was for alterations and additions to an existing semi-detached dwelling. We give some information about the project and how we assisted our clients with their development application.
Property developers best friend is knowledge! Make an informed decision on your next property purchase by getting a pre-purchase feasibility report for as little as $400. Determine whether you can subdivide a site, building a duplex or a town house development before making an offer on the site.
Planning a renovation within a heritage conservation area? We talk about the requirements and what you can and can’t do without approval. Find out what is required with any development application and the process with heritage conservation areas and how to obtain approval with our help.
The statement of environmental effects is the most important report for a development application with Council. It is the cornerstone of any good development application and provides details of the development and an assessment of the compliance of the proposal against the relevant legislation and development controls (LEP and DCP). A good statement of environmental effects can make the difference between an approval or a refusal and can streamline the timeframe of the process.
Where a development doesn’t comply with the LEP development standard (such as minimum lot size, height of building and Floor Space Ratio) a variation to the development standard can be sought through the inclusion of a clause 4.6 report. We provide details regarding the report and where a variation might be appropriate.
Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) is a crime prevention strategy that focuses on the planning, design and structure of cities and neighbourhoods. We discuss the principles of CPTED that are required to be assessed in any Crime Risk Reports for development applications.
Review of Environmental Factors State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021 allows schools, TAFE and Universities to obtain approval for developments without requiring Council Development Application approval. We explain the process and what types of development can be achieved without Council approval.
Change of use and fitouts for cafes, shops etc within heritage buildings or conservation areas require Council approval. Find out what is required with any development application to obtain your approval and start operating.
Town Planning Collective is a professional town planning and heritage consulting practice providing expert advice and approval support for development applications across Sydney and New South Wales. We specialise in navigating local planning controls, heritage requirements, and council approval processes for residential and small-scale developments.
Sydney NSW
Greater Sydney
Regional New South Wales
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