Working in a complex legislative environment on a variety of development projects for both private sector and government clients, our Managing Director and other senior staff are frequently engaged as expert witnesses to appear in the Land and Environment Court. Planning Ingenuity staff have appeared in hundreds of appeals over the past 15 years for private sector clients as well as local Councils are have emerged as highly regarded experts by legal professionals and the Court. These include Class 1 and 4 matters in the Land and Environment Court, compulsory acquisition and conveyancing matters in the Supreme Court and compliance matters in the Local Court. As experts in appeal matters we provide advice on prospects, provide planning evidence on behalf of Applicants or Respondents, participate in mediation and conciliation conferences. Recent notable cases in which our Managing Director has appeared include:
- Denoc Holdings Pty Ltd v Orange City Council [2017] NSWLEC 1271
- Parker Logan Property Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council [2016] NSWLEC 1403
- Grigorakis v Bayside Council [2016] NSWLEC 1573
- Barrak v Parramatta City Council [2017] NSWLEC 1244
- Hurley v Sutherland Shire Council [2016] NSWLEC 1630
- Chen v Hornsby Shire Council [2016] NSWLEC 1505
- Selim v Strathfield Municipal Council [2017] NSWLEC 1308
- Parker Logan Property Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council [2017] NSWLEC 1349
- Brenham Pty Limited v North Sydney Council [2016] NSWLEC 1343
- Ideal Coogee Pty Limited v Randwick City Council [2015] NSWLEC 1142
- Parker Logan Property v Randwick City Council [2014] NSWLEC 1179
- Maguire v Sutherland Shire Council (1.) Furia Pty Ltd v Sutherland Shire Council (2.) [2013] NSWLEC 1115
- Dean Shrimpton v WoollahraMunicipal Council [2017] NSWLEC 1319
- David and Maxine Pacanowski v Woollahra Council [2017] NSWLEC 1277
- STM 123 No.2 Pty Ltd v Waverley Council [2016] NSWLEC 1550
- Carrano v Randwick City Council [2017] NSWLEC 1410