ENVIRONMENT & PLANNING LAW

HLH specialises in Environment & Planning Law and provides expert legal services with a team of lawyers that practice solely in these jurisdictions. We have a strong cross-jurisdictional team to ensure the best results for our clients.

We advise on, and have acted in, large contaminated land prosecutions as well as land clearing (including clearing of land under the Native Vegetation Act) matters.

Our experience is diverse and balanced, covering all aspects of both environmental and planning assessment from the moment a property is acquired to the time it is sold. We have acted and advised on projects as diverse (and controversial) as wind farms to as small as carports and fencing.

At HLH we:-

• Advise developer clients on the best potential for their particular property or direct them to the appropriate architect / planner / designer for further advice
• Attend site inspections with clients or with appointed consultants. Our primary focus is to achieve a beneficial result for our clients
• Negotiate with local Councils and sometimes suggest changes to a client's design expectations where this does not disadvantage the return or to avoid an appeal to the Land & Environment Court
• Assist and act on many smaller matters such as applications for approval for carports, balconies or decks, through to SEPP SL appeals (housing for aged and disabled persons) as well as applications for blocks of home units, commercial premises, rural subdivisions and tree removal applications
• Represent and act for a number of Councils in a range of Council matters from merit appeals to class 4 and class 5 appeals.

Contact Person

Jason Hones (Partner)
Ph: 8404 7108
Email: jhones@honeslahood.com.au

Brian Hones (Partner)
Ph: 9929 3031                          
Email: bhones@honeslahood.com.au