Planning approvals The Minister for Planning can approve any development under the Act (subject to development standards) and integrate it into the planning system. This can only be made after consulting with the Minister for...
We have acted both for and against many people who have cut down trees and regretted it. As a matter of caution, contact your local council before you fire up the chainsaw. Legislative reforms introduced...
Characterisation is the process of defining a land use (‘or development’). This is critical to determining whether that use is permitted in any particular zone. In this article we demonstrate the importance of correctly characterising...
NSW Land Registry Services – Fee increases from 1 July 2019 NSW Land Registry Services (LRS) is responsible for the recording of all dealings relevant to real property in NSW. If you have ever purchased...
Councils, developers and the community should welcome changes that have now been assented to in the Local Government Amendment Bill 2019 (NSW). The amendments will enable councils to conduct meaningful consultation with their communities, remove...
Over the last few years, the NSW Government has introduced major reforms to the NSW planning system, which included an overhaul of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW). In December 2018, the Kaldas...
You can, but you need to be careful in how you go about it. If your development application has been determined by way of a consent, the council issuing the consent will usually apply conditions....
If you are unhappy with the determination of council in relation to your development application, you can appeal that decision under section 97 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act). This avenue...
Councils have broad ranging powers of access to private property under the Local Government Act 1993 (LG Act) (s 191), the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act)(s 119D), as well as the Protection...
Councils need to invite tenders for certain contracts, in certain circumstances, but are not required to tender for each and every contract they enter into. Section 55 of the Local Government Act 1993 (LG Act)...
