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.
Our heritage planner has over 15 years experience in the heritage space with experience as a Council Heritage Planner for one of Sydney’s largest Councils. We provide expert advice and support for your heritage development and can provide heritage impact statements as well as town planning services all in the one place, saving you time and money dealing with multiple consultants.
A heritage impact statement is a report that accompanies a development application where a property is a listed heritage item (listed in the Local Environmental Plan) or located within a heritage conservation area. The report provides details to the history of the item including the historical significance and details any previous developments that have occurred to the item. The report provides an assessment of the impacts the development will have on the heritage values of the item or conservation area and can provide mitigation measures to ensure the proposed development does not detract from the heritage significance.
A Statement of Heritage Impact (SHI) contains five sections as follows;
The cost of a statement of heritage impacts are based on the heritage item and the works that are proposed. We aim to be competitive with our pricing for our statement of heritage impacts and can provide a flat fee quote once we have reviewed the information of the development.
Our standard statement of heritage impacts start at the following:
Simple Heritage Impact statement for Heritage Conservation area – Starting at $1400
Heritage impact statements for registered heritage items – Starting at $2500
If you would like a quote for your statement of heritage impact report please send us an email at admin@theplanningcollective.com.au and include any relevant plans or documents.
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.
We assist our clients in preparing a preliminary planning investigation to determine the development potential for the site (also known as a feasibility report). Whether you are looking at purchasing a new property or developing an existing one, the preliminary planning investigation is a critical piece of the puzzle.
Cessnock LGA 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!
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.
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!
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.
The Hunter Valley is becoming the destination for Sydney and Local investments for tourist accommodation. The area is seeing a boom for small cabin style short term tourist developments. We have extensive experience with these types of development and would be happy to assist gain your approval.
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!
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.
The Hunter Valley is built on the Vineyards and the diverse developments that are associated with the vineyards such as cellar doors, recreational facilities and breweries. We have a wide experience in obtaining approval for all these types of development within the Hunter Valley.
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 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.
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:
Town Planning Advice
Our experienced town planners can provide you with expert advice to help you with your development: We offer the following services:
Approvals
Let us help you obtain your approval! We provide the following approval services:
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.
We recently prepared an objection letter to a Queensland Council on behalf of local residents of Mount Fox regarding a battery farm for a solar panel project. The battery farm was in an ecological area with concerns regard bushfire and clearing of native vegetation.
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.
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.
How do you gain approval for sex services (brothel)? We discuss selecting a site, the development application process for Council approval and how to overcome the issues with the approval process.
Are you looking at chicken farming? Get the experience of a town planning firm that has assisted many farmers obtain their approvals. We provide details on how to obtain approval for your poultry farm!
How to gain approval for a gym, personal training, yoga studio, pilates studio or any development within the fitness industry. We take you through what to look for for a site and what is required with to lodge a development application.
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.
A case study of the benefits of outsourcing your town planning services to a qualified and competent consultant such as The Planning Collective. We can write your statement of environmental effects and other reports or lodge your development applications.
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.
Boarding Houses
Complying Development Audits
Dual Occupancies
Development Objection Letters
Development Applications
Development Feasibility Report
Pre Purchase Planning Reports
Rezoning Applications
Statement of Environmental Effects
Rural Dwelling Applications
Clause 4.6 Reports
Waste Management Plans
Safer By Design Assessments
Change of Use Applications
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Statement of Environmental Effects – Snowy Mountains
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DA Objection – Campbelltown
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DA Objection – Singleton
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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
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