About Forgione Town Planning

Forgione Town Planning is a boutique town planning consultancy that operates from Brisbane's north side. The firm specialises in small to medium development projects across south-east Queensland, with particular expertise in residential, commercial, heritage, and industrial applications. The practice holds established relationships throughout the region and focuses on delivering expert planning advice with personalised service.

Planning and Heritage Services

The firm prepares development applications across a diverse range of project types under the Planning Act 2016. Services include applications for new dwelling houses on small lots, extensions and alterations to pre-1946 character houses and Queenslander homes, and partial demolition projects. The practice works extensively with heritage places, preparing applications for extensions and alterations to heritage-listed properties. Additional services cover dual occupancy developments, multiple dwellings, townhouses, apartments, community uses, churches, subdivision of land, and industrial developments.

Risksmart Accreditation and Qualifications

The practice holds long-standing Risksmart accreditation for new dwelling houses, extensions to existing houses, multiple dwellings up to 10 units, and subdivision of land up to 10 lots. This accreditation enables streamlined application processes and reduced approval timeframes through Brisbane City Council's priority assessment pathway. The firm's director holds qualifications in Environmental Science and Environmental Planning from Griffith University, bringing over 15 years of industry experience to development assessment processes.

Service Coverage Areas

Forgione Town Planning covers all local government areas throughout south-east Queensland. Recent projects demonstrate active work across Brisbane suburbs including:

• Inner city areas such as Fortitude Valley, Annerley, and Woolloongabba
• Eastern suburbs including Hawthorne, Bulimba, Balmoral, and Wynnum
• Western and southern areas such as Taringa, Sherwood, Mt Gravatt, and Greenslopes