Garret Barry Planning Services Pty Ltd

What This Firm Does

Garret Barry Planning Services Pty Ltd is a town planning consultancy operating across New South Wales. The firm provides strategic planning advice and development control services to private sector clients, local councils, and state government departments. Established as a specialist planning practice, the company coordinates multidisciplinary project teams through partnerships with architectural, engineering, environmental and surveying professionals.

Development and Strategic Planning Services

The practice prepares development applications, statements of environmental effects, and environmental impact statements under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. Services include property development potential evaluations, rezoning applications, and local environmental studies for private developers. The firm assists with Land and Environment Court appeals and handles amendments to existing approvals. For government clients, the team prepares local environmental plans, development control plans, contribution plans and strategic planning documents.

Local Government and Environmental Planning

The firm carries out local government operations support including community strategic plans, resourcing strategies and operational plans preparation. Environmental planning services cover biodiversity banking, environmental offset arrangements, and energy performance improvements for developments. Cultural heritage planning includes strategic plans for cultural landscapes and community land plans of management. The practice also develops tourism strategies, master plans, and feasibility assessments for tourism development proposals.

Experience and Project Coordination

The practice operates with senior planning professional oversight on all projects while maintaining capacity for urgent seven-day service delivery. Experience spans council development projects, state and regional development applications, and major project assessments. The firm coordinates public consultation processes from shire-wide planning exhibitions to project-specific mediation and negotiation activities.

Service Areas and Specialisations

Services extend throughout New South Wales with particular focus on:

• Land subdivision assessments and rural dwelling applications
• Multi-unit housing, industrial and commercial development evaluations
• Economic development strategies and employment lands assessment
• Foreshore reserve management and landscape master planning
• Regional airport development and tourist accommodation projects