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Yes. A person who considers that there are planning grounds for not approving a development, may raise an objection.

What is a Construction Certificate?

In the hierarchy of planning law the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act) and associated Regulation sits at the top.

Please don’t.

I have acted both for and against many people who have cut down trees and regretted it.

Torrens Title is based on the notion of ‘ownership by registration’. You register your ownership of land with Land Property Information NSW (LPI).

The Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act) contains the relevant provisions which entitle members of the public to have access to documents which are not protected by legal...

Don’t panic!

If Council has refused your development application, you have the right to appeal the refusal.

The rights of third parties in the development process are relatively limited. Generally, as an affected neighbor, you will be notified by council of the proposal and invited to make...