ADVISORY

Before you make commercial decisions
about your development,
S&K Planning Lawyers can provide clear, pragmatic
and innovative legal advice about your options and risks.

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WHAT WE DO

We assist our clients to understand their risks, responsibilities and the opportunities available to them to help them achieve their goals.

Getting legal advice early can make the difference between a good and bad development outcome.
At S&K Planning Lawyers, we:

assist our clients to understand their options and the associated cost and risk implications;
work with our clients to develop strategies to mitigate risk and achieve desired development outcomes;
are available to provide ongoing legal advice throughout the life of a development project; and
understand that unexpected issues arise and will respond and adapt our legal advice, as necessary.

Learn more about our advisory service below.

Planning

Existing use rights
Adverse possession
Infrastructure contributions and delivery
Growth Areas Infrastructure Contributions (GAIC) liability
Subdivision
Public open space contributions
Statutory powers and obligations of planning authorities and responsible authorities

Restrictive covenants and easements

Compliance advice
Interpretation
Removal and variation
Beneficiary analysis
Enforcement
Characterisation of easements
Land and road access

Renewable energy and water law

Solar and wind farms
Development of services schemes
Drainage
Sewerage and waste water treatment facilities
Water Act advice

Heritage

Aboriginal cultural heritage

Cultural heritage management plans
Offences and defences under the Aboriginal Heritage Act
Preliminary Aboriginal Heritage Tests
Indigenous land use agreements
Stop orders and improvement notices

European heritage

Nomination and registration on the Victorian Heritage Register
Heritage permits and appeals to the Heritage Council
Enforcement
Local heritage policy and overlay controls
National heritage places and Commonwealth heritage under the EPBC Act

Native vegetation and biodiversity

EPBC Act advice
Prosecution and penalties
Negotiation of third party offset agreements

Agreements

S173 agreements
Development contributions and works-in-kind-agreements
Development agreements
Freeway access agreements
Licences

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At S&K Planning Lawyers,
we focus on our clients.

We take the time to understand your goals.
We provide considered and clear advice.

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Planning

Restrictive covenants and easements

Renewable energy and water law

Heritage

Aboriginal cultural heritage

European heritage

Native vegetation and biodiversity

Agreements

Our world-class team

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