Keen Planning

What This Firm Does

Keen Planning is a town planning consultancy firm that operates from Balaclava in Melbourne, Victoria. The practice was established in 2000 and specialises in managing planning permit applications through the Victorian planning system. The firm works with commercial, residential and mixed-use development projects of varying scales across Australia.

Planning Services

The firm provides planning permit applications under the Planning and Environment Act 1987, focusing on navigating council requirements and approval processes. The practice prepares feasibility studies and planning advice to assess development potential before site acquisition. The team handles planning appeals through the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal when applications face opposition or refusal.

• Planning permit applications for residential, commercial and mixed-use developments
• Land rezoning applications and planning scheme amendment processes
• Building dispensation applications for variations to building regulations
• Negotiation and mediation services with council officers and objectors

Experience and Track Record

The practice holds over two decades of experience in Victorian planning processes since commencing operations in 2000. The firm reports achieving planning approval success rates exceeding 90 percent through both council and VCAT processes. The team maintains established relationships with council planning departments across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria, enabling early identification of potential application issues.

• More than 20 years of planning consultancy experience in Victoria
• Documented success rate of over 93 percent for planning permit approvals
• Established working relationships with Victorian council planning departments

Service Areas

Keen Planning covers metropolitan Melbourne councils as its primary service area while also working throughout regional Victoria and interstate locations. The firm operates from its Balaclava office and services projects across Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales. Recent project approvals include locations spanning from metropolitan Melbourne to regional centres including Bendigo, Shepparton and Yarrawonga.

• Metropolitan Melbourne councils and surrounding growth corridors
• Regional Victorian centres including Bendigo, Shepparton and Morwell
• Interstate projects in Queensland locations such as Brisbane and Caloundra
• New South Wales developments in Albury, Kiama and Coogee areas