Planning Government Infrastructure & Environment group

Planning government infrastructure and environment expertise

Our Planning Government Infrastructure and Environment group delivers solutions which represent sensible and commercially focused outcomes that accommodate private interests in the context of established public interests. We are recognised for our expertise in providing strategic and tactical advice in the following areas:

Planning Services

Our group is recognised for our strategic and tactical planning of development issues and processes, and are experts in:

Planning and development of major residential communities, retail and commercial projects, residential and tourism projects and industrial and resource projects
Preparation and review of structure plans, contributory plans and other planning instruments for greenfield and infill urban areas
Preparation and review of planning instruments including planning schemes, planning scheme policies and temporary local planning instruments
Resolution of planning and environmental disputes

Government Services

Our group is recognised for our in-depth understanding of government legislation, policy and processes, and are experts in:

Preparation and review of planning legislation and planning instruments for State and local governments
Advice in respect of legislation, policy and legal matters relevant to local government
Preparation and review of local laws and subordinate local laws for local government
Review of budget and rating proposals for local government
Preparation and review of delegations, administrative policies, administrative procedures and authorised person appointments and related registers for State and local governments
Probity advice

Infrastructure Services

Our group is recognised for our specialist expertise and experience in infrastructure planning, funding and delivery, and are experts in:

Advice and project management for major infrastructure projects including local government infrastructure, State government capital works, public private partnerships and private sector capital projects
Preparation and review of infrastructure agreements and planning agreements for listed and private development corporations and local governments
Preparation and review of agreements for local government services including waste collection, recycling, water supply and wastewater treatment
Preparation and review of infrastructure planning instruments including planning scheme policies relating to infrastructure and local government infrastructure plans

Environment Services

Our group is recognised for our legal excellence in all areas of environmental law and policy, and are experts in:

Environmental impact assessment
Environmental compliance
Environmental management
Environmental licensing
Environmental enforcement
Environmental contamination

Planning Government Infrastructure and Environment Group

Colin Biggers & Paisley's Planning Government Infrastructure and Environment group is the trusted partner of public and private sector entities, for whom we are the legal and policy designers of strategic and tactical solutions to exceptionally challenging problems, in our chosen fields of planning, government, infrastructure and environment.

We have more than 50 years' experience of planning, designing and executing legal and policy solutions for large development and infrastructure projects in Australia, including new cities, towns and communities.

We are passionate about planning, government, infrastructure and environment issues, and we pride ourselves on acting for both the private and public sectors, including private development corporations, listed development corporations, other non-public sector entities and a wide range of State and local government entities.

The solutions we design extend beyond legal and policy advice, and represent sensible, commercially focussed outcomes which accommodate private interests in the context of established public interests.

Our reputation

Our Planning Government Infrastructure and Environment group has built long and trusted relationships through continuous and exceptional performance.

We understand that exceptional performance is the foundation of success, and we apply our philosophy of critical thinking and our process of strategy to ensure an unparalleled level of planning, design and manoeuver to achieve that success.

Our group practices as an East Coast Team of Teams, known for its Trusted Partners, Strategic Thinkers, Legal and Policy Designers and Tacticians.

Lead, Simplify and Win with Integrity

Our credo

Our credo is to Lead, Simplify and Win with Integrity.

We therefore partner by integrity, lead by planning, simplify by design and win by manoeuvre.

Our specialist expertise and experience

Our Planning Government Infrastructure and Environment group is recognised for our specialist expertise and experience:

Planning — Strategic and tactical planning of development issues and processes for projects, in particular major residential communities, commercial and industrial developments.
Government — In-depth understanding of government legislation, policy and processes.
Infrastructure — Specialist expertise and experience in infrastructure planning, funding and delivery.
Environment — Legal excellence in all areas of environmental law and policy.

Our Legal Services Directories

Our Knowledge

23Aug2019

Written by Ian Wright, Nadia Czachor, Rebecca Tang

Not enough interest: Court of Appeal reverses the decision of the Planning and Environment Court to approve a service station and retail uses despite conflicts and finds that establishing a need for the proposed development was not sufficient to justify the approval

14Dec2018

Planning and development

Written by Todd Neal, Katherine Edwards (2)

The year in review: A look at the NSW waste industry in 2018

13Dec2018

Planning and development

Written by Todd Neal, Mollie Matthews

The year in review: A look at NSW Planning in 2018

29Oct2018

Legal Knowledge Matters

Written by Ian Wright, Andrew Magoffin

Court of Appeal overturns a declaration regarding the effect of certain provisions in the Springfield Structure Plan and transitional provisions under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009

29Jan2018

Construction
Environment

Written by Todd Neal, Katherine Edwards

NSW civil construction market program grants announced in effort to reduce waste

22Sep2017

Environment
Planning and development

Written by Todd Neal, Katherine Edwards

Waste industry in the spotlight: how are waste operators in NSW regulated?

Journal of Legal Knowledge Matters

The Journal of Legal Knowledge Matters is a key publication of the Planning Government Infrastructure and Environment group. We have combined the articles published in our monthly Legal Knowledge matters series into a series of chronological consolidated publications. Comprising over 700 published articles, the Journal of Legal Knowledge Matters is a useful addition to any electronic library and a great resource to brush up on significant Planning and Environment Court decisions and key legislative and policy changes for a relevant period.

Our Group

Our group is the trusted partner of listed and private development corporations and State and local government entities. We have more than 50 years experience designing legal and policy solutions for large development and infrastructure projects in Australia, including new cities, towns and communities.