Planning & Environment
Resolving planning and environment issues is crucial to the success of infrastructure and property development projects. Getting this right means our clients can positively impact the urban and regional landscapes they are striving to improve.
Our Planning & Environment Expertise
The Planning & Environment team at Maddocks is one of the biggest in Australia. With that comes an unrivalled depth of experience and the ability to advise on the complete range of planning transactions.
Environmental concerns are now a large part of most government and business transactions. Our incisive and strategic management of these concerns is a large part of the work we do. We also provide sustainability, emissions trading, climate change, water and energy advice.
We deliver to local, state and Commonwealth clients, as well as private sector businesses and regulators, clear, practical and actionable solutions that help these organisations find a pathway to the successful completion of projects.
Planning issues we advise on include strategic guidance to navigate the latest legal and regulatory changes, the entire development and approval process, Crown land issues and planning permits and schemes.
When it comes to the environment, our expertise spans land management, including access, contamination remediation and Aboriginal and cultural heritage disputes. We’re also relied on to advise on the interplay between Commonwealth and state laws.
Find the team member to assist in your enquiry, or browse the latest insights from the team, below.
Insights from the Team
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Featured
Amendment VC148: Significant changes to all Victorian Planning Schemes
By Ann-Maree Drakos
Amendment VC148 introduces significant changes to all Victorian Planning Schemes
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Featured
Maddocks hosts first 'online' panel hearing
We recently facilitated the first “online” Panel hearing dealing with the redevelopment of the St Kilda Marina
Latest insights
Proposed Short-term Rental Accommodation Policy in NSW: How will it be enforced?
How to enforce a breach of the short term accommodation regime (STRA).
Natural Resources Access Regulator – Between a water meter and a hard place
The decision will have significant implications for the NRAR's prosecutions under the Water Management Act 2000.
Latest news
Emerging issues in planning compensation claims: prior knowledge and timing for loss on sale
Compensation claims under Planning and Environment Act remain essential means to mitigate effects of planning blight.
Amendment VC148: Significant changes to all Victorian Planning Schemes
Amendment VC148 introduces significant changes to all Victorian Planning Schemes
Other services used by our Planning & Environment clients
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Real Estate
Real Estate team provides a full-service property offering with strategic and practical advice that helps achieve commercial outcomes.
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Construction
Our construction service provides advice to generate a way forward for property and infrastructure clients needing legal, business and regulatory insight.
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
We offer Alternative Dispute Resolution to corporate and government clients, including mediation and arbitration.
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Litigation
Our lawyers understand that taking action through litigation is sometimes required to successfully achieve business goals.
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Major Projects & PPPs
We can assist by understanding the intersection of your business needs, the commercial influences and regulatory environment for your project.
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