Professional Town Planning Services

UnTapped Planning is a Newcastle-based town planning consultancy that operates throughout Lake Macquarie, Newcastle, Port Stephens, the Hunter Valley and the Central Coast. The practice holds over 15 years of planning experience including 11 years within local government development assessment roles.

Development and Strategic Planning Services

The firm prepares development application documentation under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 including Statement of Environmental Effects, Section 96 modification applications and Section 82A review applications. The practice provides representation at pre-lodgement meetings, council meetings and Joint Regional Planning Panel hearings.

• Development applications and council liaison management
• Planning proposals for Local Environmental Plan amendments
• Site constraint studies and feasibility assessments
• Pre-purchase due diligence and site history investigations
• Letters of support or objection for affected property owners

Experience and Local Government Background

The team works with an extensive professional network including surveyors, building surveyors, bushfire consultants and ecologists. The practice serves local government bodies, property developers and small scale development clients across the Hunter Region and Central Coast.

• Eleven years local government development assessment experience
• Professional networks across related planning disciplines
• Track record with council planning departments and assessment processes

Service Areas

UnTapped Planning covers Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens, the Hunter Valley and Central Coast regions. The firm operates across multiple local government areas within these NSW regions to assist with planning applications and strategic planning matters.

• Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas
• Port Stephens and Hunter Valley councils
• Central Coast regional planning matters