Planning government
infrastructure & Environment

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

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OUR KNOWLEDGE

28Mar2019
  • Legal Knowledge Matters

Written by Ian Wright, Nadia Czachor

Queensland Court of Appeal clarifies code assessment under the Planning Act

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16Apr2019
  • Legal Knowledge Matters

Written by Ian Wright

Supreme Court of South Australia finds that compensation for the acquisition of land does not extend to non-economic loss

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1May2019
  • Legal Knowledge Matters

Written by Ian Wright, Nadia Czachor

Infrastructure planning and charging framework under the Planning Act 2016

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24Jul2019
  • Legal Knowledge Matters

Written by Ian Wright, Nadia Czachor

Supreme Court finds that a Councillor had not engaged in misconduct in refusing to leave the Council chambers

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18Sep2019
  • Legal Knowledge Matters

Written by Ian Wright, Nadia Czachor

Planning and Environment Court orders the Respondents to comply with conditions of a development permit, including the payment of $1.14 million in outstanding infrastructure contributions

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23Oct2019
  • Legal Knowledge Matters
  • Planning, government, infrastructure and environment

Written by Ian Wright

High Court of Australia determination on the applicability of limitation periods under the Limitations of Actions Act 1974 to local government recovery of overdue rates and charges claim

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29Oct2019
  • Planning and development
  • Legal Knowledge Matters

Written by Todd Neal

Recap of recent developments in NSW compulsory acquisition law

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