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Environment and planning law


The Champion Legal Planning and Environment Law team is highly experienced in dealing with the legal issues associated with local government and environment law, providing clients with an efficient and effective service designed to help business run smoothly. We offer an extensive range of legal services to meet the needs of commercial, residential developers and business people. We work as an integral part of your development management team to provide business solutions.
 
We are able to link with other specialist teams within the firm to provide effective advice in areas such as Intellectual Property, IT, Property Development, Local Government, Insolvency and Commercial Law, as well as Commercial Litigation.
 
When should I approach the Land and Environment Law team?
In Planning Law, we specialise in providing a range of services designed to facilitate the process of property development and dealings. We provide advice and assistance in:
  • all legal services dealing with the development of land for commercial or retail purposes;
  • Environmental Impact Assessments and Heritage dealings;
  • obtaining council consent and preparing Development Applications;
  • complying with Environmental and Local Government regulations;
  • disputes and negotiations with local councils and other government departments;
  • Compulsory Acquisitions by government authorities;
  • appealing property valuations;
  • appealing local government orders;
  • encroachment, land tenure, rating and compensation matters
  • breaches of planning, environmental or local government law and breaches of development consents;
  • Carbon Trading, Contamination and Pollution Issues and Renewable Energy;
  • property dealings such as purchase or sale, modifications, development and subdivisions.
 

For further information, or to arrange an appointment, please call David Bray on (02) 9635 8266 or email: bray@champion.com.au