Stress Free Council Approvals

Georges River Town Planning services to take the stress out of your Council Development Application.
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Statement of
Environmental Effects

Expert quality SoEE reports for development Applications


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Heritage Impact
Statements

Heritage reports for your development application.

 

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Objection Letters

Objection letters on behalf of neighbours for Council Development applications

 

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Review of Environmental Factors

Part V approvals for educational establishments (schools, TAFE and University)

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Boutique Town Planning Specialist for the Georges River area

Town Planning Collective is a boutique town planning consultancy that was formed with the goal of providing expert town planning and heritage reports for the every day client.

With more than 15 years of experience in town planning and heritage consulting, we provide expert reports and advice for all developments within NSW and Queensland. Our experience and knowledge allows us to think outside the box to gain approvals where other firms fail.  We offer a tailored approach to our services and can assist you with your development application in what ever suits your requirements. With a strong working knowledge of legislation, development and Council processes we are confident our reports will add value to your development and gain approval faster.

The Georges River Council area is a complex Council with recently adopted Georges River Local Environmental Plan (LEP) and Development Control Plan (DCP) which amalgamated the previous legislation from the merger of the Hurstville City Council and Kogarah City Council. 

Benefits of a Town Planner

Experienced consultant town planners can help with your development

Save Money

Bringing an experienced town planner onboard can help you save money by avoiding unnecessary additional information requests or additional reports.

Save Time

Engaging a town planner to prepare your statement of environmental effect cuts down on the approval timeframe, ensuring all relevant controls and legislations are addressed upfront!

Project Management

Experienced town planners can project manage the development process. Consulting with relevant consultants to ensure your project is delivered and approved quickly.

Council Experience

Town planners with Council experience are valuable in the development process. Council development officers know the process and understand what needs to be done to gain approval.

Easy Approval

Town planners help remove the stress out of a development application approval by avoiding additional information or just handling the whole Council process for you!

Our Key Services

We assist our clients in a variety of different ways in both town planning and heritage consulting. Below are an example of our four key areas of services.

Statement of Environmental Effects

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.

Development Applications

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.

Objection Letters

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 statement for conservation areas and heritage listed properties.

Heritage Impact Statements

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.

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Why Choose Us

Experts in our field

We have extensive experience in town planningfor NSW Councils and can assist you with any of your development application issues.

Competive Quotes

We pride ourselves in providing competitive and comprehensive quotes that provide expert reports for a competitive price.

Fast Turn Around

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!

We Care

Just have a chat with our principal planner and you will see that we do this not just because it is our job, but because it is our passion!

The type of developments we work on in Georges River

NSW is experiencing a development boom over the last three years and the boom continues despite the interest rate rise. Savy property developers are maximising on their developments while there is a lull in sales so that once the sale prices rise again they will be on the front foot. Below is an example of some of the development types we assist with for their approvals!

Dwelling House

Our top enquiry is in relation to a dwelling house and how to push the envelope on the development potential. We have helped many of our clients get the home of their dreams despite height limits and floor space ratio restrictions.

Dual Occupancy

Every other general enquiry we receive is in regard to whether a Dual occupancy is permissible for their site. This is a council specific enquiry and we are more than happy to assist our clients with their concerns!

Multi-dwelling housing

Why build 2 houses when you could build 4! Multi dwelling housing, also known as terrace housing or town houses, allows you to build multiple dwellings on the one lot and then subdivide through strata subdivision.

Residential flat building

Residential flat buildings or "unit blocks" are becoming more common place as housing diversity is encouraged within NSW. The buildings are governed by design guidelines and legislation and need a expert town planner to assist with the approval.

Restaurants/cafe

Change of use for a restaurant/cafe or a takeaway food venue is a common Council development application we assist with. whether it is a new trendy cafe, a new restaurant or a Boutique Beer Bar, we can help get your approval!

Subdivisions

Subdivision has become an easy access to money for many first time developers who wish to maximise on their return while the prices are still high! Many of our clients are taking advantage of generous minimum lot sizes and subdividing their properties into two or more lots.

Shop top housing

Shop top housing is a popular development type for developments on the fringe of the zones and for other sites that want to take advantage of their development standards.

Commercial/Industrial Buildings

Commercial or industrial buildings are specific buildings to their business or industrial zonings. These types of developments require expertise from an experienced town planner to assist with the approval.

Fitness studio/gym

Fitness studios/gyms or other types of recreational facilities are as popular as ever! We have assisted many clients with their DA approval for change of use for their fitness industry business.

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Our Services

We assist our clients with a wide variety of town planning services including:

Reports

Get us to provide you with the report you need to get the job done! We provide the following reports:

  • Statement of environmental effects
  • Clause 4.6 variations
  • Environmental Impact Statements
  • DCP non compliances
  • Heritage impact statements
  • Pre-purchase feasibility assessments
  • CDC Compliance assessments
  • Crime Risk Assessments
  • Review of Environmental Factors
  • View Loss Assessments
  • Waste management plans

Town Planning Advice

Our experienced town planners can provide you with expert advice to help you with your development: We offer the following services:

  • Objection reports
  • Feasibility Assessments
  • Unapproved Works
  • SEPP exempt compliance reports
  • Letters and town planning advice
  • Objection consulting
  • School, TAFE and University Planning Approvals

Approvals

Let us help you obtain your approval! We provide the following approval services:

  • Lodgement of development applications
  • Expert witness reports for Land and Environment proceedings
  • Project management of development applications.
  • Attendance and Council meetings
  • Part 5 approvals
  • Review of environmental factors

Contact us to see how we can help your project!

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Helpful Content

How to write a development objection letter like a town planner

Development objection letters are a source of pain and confusion for many home owners. Have you received a notification in the mail about a development application and want to write a submission. We outline some steps to help you prepare a Council development application objection letter and be successful for changes to the DA or even Refusal! Learn how to review the plans, ask for more time and put together a simple, cohesive objection letter.

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Heritage Reports – Heritage Impact Statements

Heritage compliance can be a difficult part of any development involving a listed heritage item or a property located within a heritage conservation area. There are many restrictions that need to be navigated to ensure the best result is achieved for the client and ensuring the heritage values are retained. A well constructed heritage impact statement is a crucial element to obtaining approval.

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City of Sydney Council Town Planning

City of Sydney Council is one of the biggest Council’s in regard to town planning with a vast range of planning controls for the area. We provide expert town planning and heritage services for all developments within Sydney.

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How to write a development objection letter like a town planner

Development objection letters are a source of pain and confusion for many home owners. Have you received a notification in the mail about a development application and want to write a submission. We outline some steps to help you prepare a Council development application objection letter and be successful for changes to the DA or even Refusal! Learn how to review the plans, ask for more time and put together a simple, cohesive objection letter.

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Statement of Environmental Effects

The statement of environmental effects is the most important report for a development application. 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. A good statement of environmental effects can make the difference between an approval or a refusal and can streamline the timeframe of the process.

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Review of Environmental Factors

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.

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Preliminary Town Planning Feasibility Report

Are you looking at purchasing a property and want to know what you can do with the site? Or maybe you already own a property and want to know how you can maximise the site. We can assist with a preliminary town planning report to determine what is permissible within your zoning.

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Dual Occupancy on the Sydney Northern Beaches

Dual occupancy on the Northern Beaches is in demand and we take the time to explain where you should look and the limitations to obtaining a development application for dual occupancy on the Northern Beaches. We explain the different zoning requirements across the three Local Environmental Plans (Manly, Warringah and Pittwater) and give you some inside information on development.

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Client Testimonials

Our clients are what makes us come to work every day and do the work we do. If love your job, you will never work a day in your life, and that is the mentality that we try to live by. Below are some examples of some happy customers who have willingly provided some testimonials.

We started growing so quickly and before we knew it we were spending too much time on report and other documents. We outsourced to Town Planning Collective and have never looked back. It is comforting to know that they are there to provide expert reports at a competitive price. The best part is that they give me flat rates so i can factor their costs into all of my projects!
TJB Drafting Services
We hired Josh and his team for an objection letter for a large boarding house development next door to my parents house. He was so knowledgable throughout the process and really made us feel at ease. His report was beyond our expectations and resulted in a refusal of the development application.
Long live the objection king!
Vijay Amarit
We engaged The Planning Collective for a planning proposal to convert some land from rural to residential development. The firm did everything for us, working with Council and the NSW Government to work towards a successful outcome for us and our other neighbours to upzone our land!
Brian Cox

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Development Services

Boarding Houses

Complying Development Audits

Dual Occupancies

Development Objection Letters

Development Applications

Development Feasibility Report

Pre Purchase Planning Reports

Rezoning Applications

Heritage Impact Statements

Statement of Environmental Effects

Rural Dwelling Applications

Clause 4.6 Reports

Waste Management Plans

Safer By Design Assessments

Change of Use Applications

Town Planning Experts

Sydney Areas

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Regional NSW

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Statement of Environment Effects Experts

Sydney Areas

Statement of Environmental Effects – Campbelltown
Statement of Environmental Effects – Eastern Suburbs
Statement of Environmental Effects – Central Coast
Statement of Environmental Effects – Hornsby
Statement of Environmental Effects – Ku-ring-gai
Statement of Environmental Effects – Inner West
Statement of Environmental Effects – Northern Beaches
Statement of Environmental Effects – North Shore
Statement of Environmental Effects – Northern Suburbs
Statement of Environmental Effects – Parramatta
Statement of Environmental Effects – Southern Suburbs
Statement of Environmental Effects – South West
Statement of Environmental Effects – Sydney
Statement of Environmental Effects – Western Suburbs
Statement of Environmental Effects – Wollongong

Newcastle – Hunter Valley

Statement of Environmental Effects – Newcastle
Statement of Environmental Effects – Maitland
Statement of Environmental Effects – Cessnock
Statement of Environmental Effects – Singleton
Statement of Environmental Effects – Dungog
Statement of Environmental Effects – Lake Macquarie
Statement of Environmental Effects – Port Stephens

Regional NSW

Statement of Environmental Effects –Mid North Coast
Statement of Environmental Effects – Ballina
Statement of Environmental Effects – Byron Bay
Statement of Environmental Effects – Wagga Wagga
Statement of Environmental Effects – Tweed
Statement of Environmental Effects – Dubbo
Statement of Environmental Effects – Parkes
Statement of Environmental Effects – Armidale
Statement of Environmental Effects – Tamworth
Statement of Environmental Effects – Coffs Harbour
Statement of Environmental Effects – Snowy Mountains
Statement of Environmental Effects – Yass Valley

DA Objection Experts

Sydney Areas

DA Objection – Campbelltown
DA Objection – Eastern Suburbs
DA Objection – Central Coast
DA Objection – Hornsby
DA Objection – Ku-ring-gai
DA Objection – Inner West
DA Objection – Northern Beaches
DA Objection – North Shore
DA Objection – Northern Suburbs
DA Objection – Parramatta
DA Objection – Southern Suburbs
DA Objection – South West
DA Objection – Sydney
DA Objection – Western Suburbs
DA Objection – Wollongong

Newcastle – Hunter Valley

DA Objection – Newcastle
DA Objection – Maitland
DA Objection – Cessnock
DA Objection – Singleton
DA Objection – Dungog
DA Objection – Lake Macquarie
DA Objection – Port Stephens

Regional NSW

DA Objection –Mid North Coast
DA Objection – Ballina
DA Objection – Byron Bay
DA Objection – Wagga Wagga
DA Objection – Tweed
DA Objection – Dubbo
DA Objection – Parkes
DA Objection – Armidale
DA Objection – Tamworth
DA Objection – Coffs Harbour
DA Objection – Snowy Mountains
DA Objection – Yass

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