Essential referrals for planners
Overview The identification of relevant referrals has become easier over the years with better mapping, fewer referral triggers, greater clarification of the triggers and a... Read More
News
Planning Act 2016: what you need to know
From 3 July 2017, Queensland will operate under the following new planning legislation: Planning Act 2016; Planning and Environmental Court Act 2016; Planning (Consequential) and... Read More
Changes to BCC City Plan 2014 Biodiversity Areas Overlay Code
In September 2015, Brisbane City Council announced it would be amending the City Plan 2014. BCC are making changes to a number of areas within... Read More
Hummingbird House Design Wins Gold
Every year, the Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers National Landscape Design Awards recognise and showcase the very best landscape designers and projects around... Read More
PARK(ing) Day 2016
In conjunction with Merlo Coffee and Blue Sky Nursery in Alberton, Saunders Havill Group proudly launched its inaugural PARK(ing) day event on Friday 16 September. PARK(ing)... Read More
Selling the Streetscape: Council Policy Encouraging Street Appeal
Within recent days, Brisbane City Council has released a revised policy on planting embellishments within verges. It permits local residents within “Residential Zones” (under BCC... Read More
The Bundaberg Region: Open for Development
The Bundaberg and Wide Bay Regions have been front of mind for me – and many of our clients and contacts – for quite some... Read More
Does your Project Trigger an Environmental Offset?
The Queensland Government’s Environmental Offset Act, Regulation and supporting material came into effect in July 2014, however it’s the release of important guidelines, changed calculator... Read More