EH Planning

Planning approvals in Sydney, prepared by a former council assessment planner.

EH Planning prepares development applications, modifications and planning advice for businesses and property owners across Greater Sydney.

Six years assessing applications at the City of Sydney means your application is written for the person who will assess it.

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Every application starts with the site: its zoning, its controls and its neighbours.

What I can help with

From a quick feasibility check to a full application and the assessment that follows.

  • Development applicationsStatements of environmental effects, compliance tables and lodgement on the NSW Planning Portal.
  • Modifications to consentsSection 4.55 applications to change hours, conditions or approved plans.
  • Late night and extended tradingTrading hour applications and plans of management for bars, restaurants and venues.
  • Change of use and existing use rightsWhether your use is permitted, already approved, or needs a new consent.
  • Pre-DA and pre-purchase adviceKnow the risks, controls and likely pathway before you sign a lease or buy.
  • Contract assessment for councilsExperienced DA assessment capacity for councils managing backlogs.

Why an assessor's view helps

Written for the assessor

Applications are set out the way council planners read them, with the key issues addressed up front and evidence where it is needed.

Fewer surprises

Likely concerns are dealt with before lodgement rather than through requests for further information midway through assessment.

Straight advice early

If a proposal faces a real obstacle, you hear about it before you commit to a lease, a purchase or a full set of plans.

Recent work

A selection of recent matters. Client details are kept confidential.

  • Small barSydney CBD

    Section 4.55(2) modification to make a trialled extension of late night trading permanent, with an updated plan of management and a review of the security condition.

  • GymInner south Sydney

    Development application for a gym in an existing commercial building.

  • GymNorthern Beaches shopping centre

    Preliminary planning advice on the approval pathway for a new gym tenancy.

See more recent work

How it works

  1. Initial call

    We talk through the site, what you want to do and your timing.

  2. Fee proposal

    You receive a written scope, a fee and a list of any other consultants needed.

  3. Prepare and lodge

    I coordinate the documents, prepare the planning report and lodge the application.

  4. Through to determination

    I respond to council, manage information requests and keep you updated until a decision.

Have a site or a proposal in mind?

Send the address and a few lines about what you want to do. You will get a straight answer on what approval it needs.

Send an enquiry