What SET Consultants Does

SET Consultants is a multi-disciplinary land development consultancy operating across the NSW South Coast since 1972. The firm provides surveying, engineering, town planning, environmental and bushfire assessment services from offices in Nowra and Kiama. The practice serves clients throughout the Shoalhaven, Kiama, Wollongong, Shellharbour and Southern Highlands regions with a team of 23 professionals including registered surveyors, civil engineers, town planners and accredited bushfire practitioners.

Town Planning Services

The firm prepares development applications and planning assessments under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. Planning services include pre-purchase investigations, development application preparation, complying development planning reports and review of environmental factors. The team conducts subdivision applications, planning proposals and provides expert planning witness services at the Land and Environment Court. The practice works closely with local councils and state government departments to secure development approvals for residential, commercial and industrial projects.

Surveying and Engineering Capabilities

SET Consultants carries out detailed site surveys, topographic surveys, boundary marking and work-as-executed surveys for development projects. The firm prepares Torrens title, community title and strata title subdivisions with full engineering design and documentation support. Civil engineering services include flooding assessments, stormwater designs and sustainability engineering solutions. The team provides construction set-outs, easement surveys and laser scanning services for major infrastructure and development projects.

Environmental and Bushfire Assessment

The practice prepares environmental management plans, compliance reports and waste management plans for development applications. Bushfire assessment services include pre-development bushfire assessments, complying development bushfire reports and alternate solution reports under Australian Standard AS 3959. The firm provides bushfire emergency and evacuation plans with expert witness services at the Land and Environment Court. Environmental engineers within the team address land management issues and provide solution-based approaches to complex development challenges.

Professional Memberships and Experience

The firm holds memberships with the Planning Institute of Australia, Engineers Australia and the Board of Surveying and Spatial Information NSW. Team members maintain professional affiliations with the Fire Protection Association of Australia, Institution of Surveyors NSW and Urban Development Institute of Australia. With over 50 years of operation, the practice has established working relationships with regional councils and maintains active membership in the Shoalhaven Professional Business Association.

Service Coverage Areas

SET Consultants operates throughout the NSW South Coast region including Shoalhaven, Kiama, Wollongong and Shellharbour local government areas. The firm extends services to the Southern Highlands and surrounding regional centres. The practice maintains permanent offices at Graham Street Nowra and Collins Lane Kiama to serve clients across the Illawarra and South Coast development markets.