Planning Law

Planning Law

Providing Wollongong Unparalleled Expertise in NSW Planning Law

Need help navigating through the tough and complex world of planning law? Want to make sure that your investment in land development goes smoothly? Are you looking for a qualified lawyer to represent you in the Land and Environment Court? Or are you simply looking for legal advice on a particular area of planning law?

Planning law in NSW is complex and grows more complex each year as new laws are introduced regularly to govern the management and use of land. Specialist practitioners focus almost exclusively on these laws in order to remain on the cutting edge of development regulation.


At Foundation Law Group, we help our clients navigate through the ever-changing intricacies of planning law. We are one of the only firms in the Illawarra and South Coast that offers the expertise of an accredited specialist in planning law. We can assist you with everything from taking care of the development application process and appealing a development application refusal, through to defending actions or prosecutions commenced by a council.

What Our Planning Law Expertise Covers

Our experts can assist with any aspect of planning law, which includes:

  • The development application process;
  • Conduct of Councils;
  • Tendering;
  • Development contributions;
  • Voluntary planning agreements;
  • Appealing a development application refusal;
  • Challenging a condition of consent;
  • Challenging the validity of a consent granted to a third party;
  • Application of controls and standards to certain development;
  • Existing and continuing lawful use rights;
  • Dwelling entitlements;
  • Defending enforcement action taken by a council;
  • Defending prosecutions commenced by a council;
  • Encroachment of Building Act claims;
  • Application and operation of easements and other property rights;
  • Council rates and other levies; and
  • Exempt and complying development.

We Have Extensive Experience in Representing Clients in NSW’s Land and Environment Court

We regularly appear for our clients in the Land and Environment Court of NSW in relation to appeals against development application refusals (referred to as Class 1), ‘Just Terms’ compensation claims (Class 3), defending civil enforcement action taken by Councils (Class 4) and have extensive experience in both prosecuting and defending criminal action in the Local Court and the Land and Environment Court (class 5).

Let Us Help You Navigate Through the Intricacies of Planning Law

With Foundation Law Group, you have the security of knowing that your matter is in the hands of an expert. Land development is a significant investment for anybody. You want to be sure you are backed by the best in the business. 

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