What This Firm Does

Halsall and Associates is a town planning consultancy established in Margaret River that operates across Western Australia. The firm specialises in statutory planning applications, subdivision development, and tourism facility planning with particular expertise in caravan park developments. The practice serves both private sector clients and government agencies throughout the state.

Planning Services

The firm prepares development applications under the Planning and Development Act 2005 and local planning schemes across Western Australia. Services include subdivision project management, Residential Design Codes assessments for strata and unit developments, and scheme amendment applications. The practice conducts due diligence appraisals to identify land development opportunities and constraints for property owners and developers.

• Development application preparation and lodgement
• Local planning scheme amendments and reviews
• Subdivision and strata title applications
• Strategic planning reports and assessments
• Planning compliance and enforcement matters

Tourism Planning Expertise

Halsall and Associates operates as a specialist consultant for tourism developments, particularly caravan parks and tourist accommodation facilities. The team has provided planning services to over a dozen caravan parks extending from Kalbarri to Walpole along the Western Australian coast. The firm prepares tourism development proposals and manages approval processes for hospitality operators.

• Caravan park development applications
• Tourist accommodation facility approvals
• Tourism precinct planning strategies
• Holiday park expansion projects

Experience and Qualifications

The practice holds over 50 years of combined planning experience in Western Australia with backgrounds in local government and state planning agencies. Principal staff have worked at the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River and hold qualifications in urban and regional planning from Curtin University. The firm has completed strategic planning projects including townsite strategies and structure plans for multiple local government areas.

• Former local government planning officers
• Graduate qualifications in urban and regional planning
• Experience in statutory assessment coordination
• Project management of subdivision works

Service Areas

The firm serves clients across Western Australia from its Margaret River office location. The practice has undertaken projects in coastal and inland regions including the Midwest, South West, and Peel regions. Service coverage extends to rural shires and metropolitan council areas throughout the state for planning and development matters.

• South West Western Australia councils
• Midwest coastal tourism developments
• Rural subdivision projects statewide
• Metropolitan Perth development applications