What This Firm Does

Haskew de Chalain is a Sydney-based town planning consultancy operating from Liverpool in New South Wales. The firm provides strategic planning services to the development industry, with expertise in NSW planning law and the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. The practice operates as an urban strategy consultancy serving clients across the development sector.

Planning Services

The firm prepares planning reports and planning proposals for development applications under NSW planning legislation. Services include managing urban design processes from initial planning through to project completion and preparing Statements of Environmental Effects for development assessment. The practice also evaluates planning proposals and provides strategic advice on development opportunities within existing planning controls.

Expert Witness Services

HDC Planning provides expert town planning witness services in the NSW Land and Environment Court. The firm draws on over 22 years of expert witness experience to inform client advice with recent court decisions and planning law interpretations. This expertise enables the practice to assess development approval likelihood and reduce planning risk for clients.

Professional Network and Experience

The practice maintains an extensive network of technical experts across multiple disciplines to support planning projects. Professional connections include:

• Engineers for infrastructure and development feasibility assessments
• Surveyors for site analysis and development constraints
• Ecologists for environmental impact evaluation
• Heritage advisors for heritage assessment requirements

Service Areas

The firm serves clients throughout New South Wales from its Liverpool base. The practice works with development industry clients ranging from small-scale projects to larger development opportunities. Services extend across metropolitan Sydney and regional NSW areas where strategic planning advice and development assessment support are required under state planning frameworks.