Environment & Planning
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Australia
Band 3
About
Provided by Lavan
Lavan's Planning, Environment & Land Compensation team offers extensive expertise across a range of disciplines including planning, environment, land compensation, native title and other property related services. The team has the expertise, industry knowledge and contacts to advocate your interests, expedite the approval process and make practical suggestions to ensure competitive deadlines are met.
This expansion allows us to provide consistently high quality advice on all facets of town planning (including structure planning, development and subdivision proposals), the environmental appraisals process (both State and Federal), the conduct of representation advocacy before decision makers and on review (including proceedings in the Supreme Court, State Administrative Tribunal and before the Appeals Convenor).
Our close relationships with key decision making authorities including the Department of Planning, Western Australian Planning Commission, Department of Environment Regulation and Environmental Protection Authority as well as local governments, enables us to engage in proactive dialogue on behalf of our clients, facilitating faster and more pragmatic results. Once your project is approved, we do not abandon you. The integrated resources of the Lavan team mean that we can provide added value for your large projects from commencement to completion, addressing issues such as property, banking and finance, construction and contracts and litigation.
Chambers Review
Lavan is a Perth-based firm with noted capabilities for advising landowners, developers and government on a range of environment and planning issues. The team is proficient at handling compliance and approval issues as well as rights, liabilities and reviews. The environment and planning team also has particularly extensive experience advising on the implications, management, acquisition and disposal of contaminated land. Its key clients include Satterley Property, Gurner and GreenSquare DC.
Work Highlights
- Lavan acted for the Woolworths Group on a significant supermarket development of the Captain Stirling site in Nedlands, Western Australia.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Lavan has a strong team that can manage both basic and very complex matters. Their understanding of not only the law but planning practice and political context is critical."
"Planning and environmental law is complex and constantly changing. The Lavan team provide sound, tested advice and are up to date on legislative changes and policy settings of the relevant decision-making authority."
"Lavan has a strong team that can manage both basic and very complex matters. Their understanding of not only the law but planning practice and political context is critical."
"Planning and environmental law is complex and constantly changing. The Lavan team provide sound, tested advice and are up to date on legislative changes and policy settings of the relevant decision-making authority."
Notable Practitioners
Craig Wallace acts prominently across a comprehensive range of planning and environmental issues, acting for both developers and government agencies and offering particularly extensive experience of approval mandates and matters concerning contaminated land.
"Craig provides a very strong level of service and has a high level of sophistication in environmental and planning law."
Paul McQueen is an experienced handler of planning application and land contamination and compensation matters for developer clients and has also litigated practice area issues at Supreme Court of Western Australia, Federal Court and High Court levels.
"Paul fully understands our needs and responds as required. He's a strategic thinker."
Ranked Lawyers at
Lavan
Australia