Town Planning Practice in NSW Central West

Burns Planning and Development is a town planning consultancy operating across the Central West region of New South Wales. The firm provides development application services and planning advice to clients throughout Oberon, Bathurst, Lithgow, Blayney, Blue Mountains and surrounding areas. The practice draws on extensive local government experience to deliver planning solutions for residential, commercial and rural development projects.

Development Application and Certification Services

The firm prepares development applications under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 for diverse project types. Services include construction certificates and complying development certificates for residential developments ranging from single dwellings to medium density housing and dual occupancies. The practice handles commercial and industrial projects alongside rural developments including tourist facilities, function centres and cellar door premises.

• Development applications for residential, commercial and industrial projects
• Construction certificates and complying development certificates
• Subdivision applications for rural, residential and commercial land
• Retrospective approval applications for unauthorised development

Planning Reports and Compliance Services

Burns Planning and Development prepares specialist planning documentation to support development proposals and address regulatory requirements. The firm undertakes Clause 4.6 objection reports under State Environmental Planning Policy provisions and provides development compliance assessments. Additional services include pre-purchase feasibility studies and statements of environmental effects for complex projects.

• Clause 4.6 objections and development standard variations
• Development and planning compliance reports
• Pre-purchase planning and feasibility assessments
• Statements of environmental effects for major developments

Experience and Local Government Background

The practice operates with over 20 years of local government experience across environmental health, building surveying and town planning disciplines within NSW Central West councils. This background provides detailed knowledge of local planning schemes, development assessment processes and council requirements across the service region.

• Two decades of local government experience in Central West NSW
• Environmental health and building surveying expertise
• Established relationships with regional council authorities

Service Areas

The firm serves clients across the NSW Central West region with particular focus on Oberon, Bathurst, Lithgow, Blayney and Blue Mountains local government areas. The practice extends services throughout the greater Central West region to accommodate rural and regional development projects requiring specialist local planning knowledge.