Environmental Planning Approvals

What Environmental Planning Approvals Provides

Environmental Planning Approvals is a specialist town planning and environmental planning consultancy operating throughout New South Wales. The firm focuses on securing council development approvals under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 for residential and commercial projects. Based in Hornsby, the practice serves property owners and developers across Sydney and regional NSW areas.

Development Application and Planning Services

The firm prepares development applications to local councils for various project types including new dwellings, secondary dwellings, dual occupancies and land subdivisions. The practice handles retrospective approval processes for unauthorised structures where councils have issued compliance orders. Environmental Planning Approvals coordinates supporting documentation including surveys, building information certificates, BASIX assessments and waste management plans required under current NSW planning legislation.

• Development applications and modifications under Part 4 of the EPA Act
• Building information certificates and continued use applications
• Subdivision applications and section 88B instrument preparation
• Statement of environmental effects and environmental impact assessments

Specialist Environmental and Technical Reports

The practice prepares certified arborist reports using consultants with Australian Qualification Framework Level 5 qualifications in arboriculture as required by councils. Environmental Planning Approvals delivers statements of environmental effects that assess development impacts and propose mitigation measures. The firm coordinates specialist consultants including ecologists, bushfire consultants, contamination assessors and traffic engineers for complex applications.

• Tree impact assessments and arborist reports to Australian standards
• Environmental impact assessments and mitigation strategies
• Coordination of specialist technical studies and reports
• Development feasibility assessments for site acquisition

Credentials and Professional Standing

The firm holds full membership with the Planning Institute of Australia and maintains postgraduate qualifications in environmental planning. Environmental Planning Approvals carries project management credentials and works directly with Sydney metropolitan and regional councils on development matters. The practice has established working relationships with council planning staff across NSW jurisdictions from Byron Bay to the Snowy Mountains region.

• Planning Institute of Australia full membership status
• Masters degree qualification in environmental planning
• Established council liaison and peer consultation processes
• Project management credentials for development coordination

Service Coverage Areas

Environmental Planning Approvals operates statewide across New South Wales from its Hornsby base. The firm works with metropolitan Sydney councils and extends services to regional areas including the North Coast, Hunter Valley and Snowy Mountains regions. The practice handles objection processes and provides representation services for development disputes affecting property amenity and values.

• Sydney metropolitan council areas and surrounding regions
• Regional NSW councils from coastal to alpine areas
• Neighbour objection processes and dispute resolution services