Have you ever considered the impacts of good planning, or why planning is so important? I spent some time thinking about the benefits of planning and this is what I came up with: Good planning has economic benefits: the right location of uses can protect public investment in infrastructure and add value to property planning…
In a recent Land and Environment Court case, the Court determined that even though a particular greenfields site was zoned for residential purposes did not mean that the owner of the land had an entitlement to develop the site for residential purposes. This case is known as Goarin v Manly Council [2014] NSWLEC 1108 and was…
Forgall Pty Limited (Forgall) applied to the Greater Taree City Council for approval to develop Australia’s first ‘bio-clinic facility’. The development application was for the construction of a ‘holistic health care facility’, providing a range of therapies not currently offered in Australia for the treatment of patients suffering from cancer, and other chronic illnesses such…
Planning and Environment in NSW 