What City Planning Works Does

City Planning Works is a town planning consultancy operating from Sydney that specialises in urban development and statutory planning processes. The firm operates across New South Wales with particular focus on complex urban projects requiring strategic planning advice and development application management. The practice holds nearly six decades of combined experience in managing planning approvals from initial concept through to final determination.

Planning Services and Legislative Expertise

The firm provides statutory planning services under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 including development applications, Section 4.55 modifications and Section 8.2 reviews. City Planning Works prepares planning proposals for rezoning applications and coordinates design teams through council assessment processes. The practice offers litigation support services and expert witness testimony for Land and Environment Court proceedings.

• Development applications and Statements of Environmental Effects preparation
• Planning proposals and rezoning applications under State Environmental Planning Policies
• Section 8.2 reviews and modification applications for existing approvals
• Expert evidence preparation for Land and Environment Court appeals
• Complying Development Certificate coordination and assessment

Professional Credentials and Recognition

The firm holds architectural registration through the NSW Architects Registration Board and maintains active involvement with professional planning institutes. The practice carries Life Fellowship status with the Australian Institute of Architects and holds Honorary Fellowship with the Australian Institute of Urban Studies NSW. City Planning Works has demonstrated expertise in managing complex projects including recent approval of 48,650 square metres of office space through the Sydney Eastern City Planning Panel process.

Service Areas and Project Scale

City Planning Works serves clients across New South Wales with established relationships with councils and planning panels throughout the Sydney metropolitan area. The practice handles projects ranging from individual residential alterations through to major urban interventions requiring master plan coordination. The firm works with private developers, corporate property managers and individual property owners seeking planning approvals.

• Sydney metropolitan councils and planning assessment panels
• Regional NSW councils for strategic planning projects
• State significant development projects requiring agency coordination