Our Knowledge

14 Dec 2023

Legal Knowledge Matters
Planning and development
Local government

Written by Ian Wright, Nadia Czachor, Hugh Russell

No overdevelopment of Main Beach – Planning and Environment Court of Queensland approves a high-rise multiple dwelling on the Gold Coast

14 Dec 2023

Legal Knowledge Matters
Planning and development

Written by David Passarella, Evie Atkinson-Willes

Development setbacks: Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal provides contrasting decisions regarding the application and impact of recently codified Standard B17 on proposals for two or more dwellings on one lot

13 Dec 2023

Planning and development
Compulsory Land Acquisition

Written by Todd Neal, Anthony Landro (1), Bethany Burke, Joseph Johnson, Annie Dong

Compulsory acquisition cases in the Class 3 jurisdiction of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales for 2023 and implications for 2024

12 Dec 2023

Planning and development

Written by Todd Neal, Katherine Pickerd, Mollie Hunt, Rebecca Pellizzon, Bethany Burke, Audrey Wu

The year in review – A look at New South Wales planning and environment law 2023

11 Dec 2023

Planning and development
Education

Written by Todd Neal, Bethany Burke

Optimising School Development: A review of the planning system and school developments

8 Dec 2023

Planning and development

Written by Todd Neal, Katherine Pickerd, Bethany Burke

The year in review: Court decisions relating to the New South Wales waste industry in 2023

29 Nov 2023

Planning and development
Legal Knowledge Matters

Written by Ian Wright, Nadia Czachor, Matt Richards

Green light, red light: Queensland Court of Appeal upholds finding of the Supreme Court of Queensland that the Brisbane City Council was required to afford procedural fairness to the owner of a neighbouring property regarding approval of the exhibition of an advertising structure

29 Nov 2023

Planning and development
Legal Knowledge Matters

Written by Ian Wright, Nadia Czachor, Erin Schipp

What's err matter: Planning and Environment Court of Queensland dismisses appeal against a Development Tribunal decision about an enforcement notice

29 Nov 2023

Legal Knowledge Matters
Planning and development

Written by Ian Wright, Nadia Czachor, Ashleigh Foster

Size of habitat area matters to koalas: Planning and Environment Court of Queensland finds that a proposed minor change to a development application does not require referral for interfering with koala habitat in an area that is koala habitat area but not koala priority area

29 Nov 2023

Legal Knowledge Matters
Planning and development

Written by Ian Wright, Nadia Czachor, Marnie Robbins

All brakes, no gas: Planning and Environment Court of Queensland upholds decision to refuse a development application for Captain Cook Highway service station, finding unacceptable impacts on rural character and scenic amenity and no demonstrated need

29 Nov 2023

Legal Knowledge Matters
Planning and development

Written by Ian Wright, Nadia Czachor, Erin Schipp

A win and a loss: Planning and Environment Court of Queensland denies costs to landowner

25 Oct 2023

Legal Knowledge Matters
Planning and development
Local government

Written by Ian Wright, Nadia Czachor, Matt Richards

Planning and Environment Court of Queensland dismisses appeal against an infrastructure charges notice finding the levied charge was correctly calculated by reference to the demand generated by all types of development facilitating the end use of the premise