Planning
A growing need to balance growth and development with the protection of the natural environment has created significant regulatory conflicts.
DLA Phillips Fox has more than 50 planning and environmental lawyers throughout Australia and New Zealand who can help you navigate new laws and regulations, and avoid time consuming and costly conflicts.
We offer:
- Experience – many in our team of legal experts have worked in planning and development in both the private and government sectors. This gives the team a broad, practical grasp of both the legal and business issues clients face.
- More than just legal advice – we can work with your organisation to pre-empt regulatory impediments, manage relationships with stakeholders and regulators and maximise the value of your property or project and minimise delays.
- A structured risk-management approach – our team works with you to understand, manage and avoid risks for the success of your project.
Our clients include property owners, developers, investors and all levels of government.
We offer advocacy services and advice in relation to:
- Re-zonings, planning approvals, appeals and panels, dispute resolution.
- Site acquisition and environmental due diligence.
- EPA matters, pollution and emission licences, site contamination and remediation.
- Development agreements and developer contributions.
- Heritage matters.
- Regulatory compliance, enforcement and prosecutions.
- Environmental Effects Statements, Native title law, Commonwealth Environmental advice and approvals.
- Compulsory acquisition, valuation and compensation.
- Climate change.
- Corporate Social Responsibility.
- All associated litigation.