Dynamic Planning and Development Solutions

Providing Town Planning Advice to meet client expectations and key requirements for projects all over Queensland.

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Why Jeff Nicholls Town Planning?

Jeff Nicholls Town Planning is a Brisbane based town planning consultancy offering individually tailored planning services and development solutions specifically designed to suit the client and their project.

Jeff Nicholls Town Planning believes initial consultation and strategic advice is significant. We provide a clear understanding of the planning steps required in order to attain a successful outcome. We want the client to feel confident so that they can pursue their vision and goal.

Providing a direct and hands on approach, and with Jeff’s vast knowledge and experience of 20 years plus, you can feel assured that from the initial concept phase to detailed negotiation, no challenge is too big or too small.

Our point of difference is to think outside the box to achieve innovative solutions for exceptional results.

Strategic Solutions

Our Team 

Jeff Nicholls

Jeff has over 20 years experience as a Town Planner since graduating from The University of Queensland with a Masters degree in Urban and Regional Planning. Jeff prides himself on providing exceptional planning and legislative advice to clients. His experience covers state and local government planning frameworks and he has prepared and overseen complex and detailed development applications lodged throughout Queensland in residential, commercial, retail and industrial sectors as well as community/special purpose facilities, infrastructure projects and environmentally relevant activities.

Jeff is also entrusted by his clients to attend mediations and give expert evidence on planning matters in the Planning & Environment Court.

Since commencing Jeff Nicholls Town Planning in 2015, Jeff has continued to grow his client base and deliver successful outcomes for his clients and their projects.

David Nicholls

David Nicholls, the former leader of HopgoodGanim Lawyers’ Planning and Environment practice, now consults with Jeff NichollsTown Planning. David holds the degrees of Master of Laws majoring in environmental law from Queensland University of Technology and Bachelor of Arts and Laws from the University of Queensland. David has extensive experience with planning and environment litigation and provides front-end strategic advice in relation to development projects. He has been involved with many of Queensland’s significant infrastructure, residential and mixed -use projects.

David is a past president of the Queensland Environmental Law Association and also served for many years on committees and the board of the Urban Development Institute of Australia (Qld). He is now a life member of the UDIA. David has a keen academic interest in the development of planning law and was closely involved with the State Government in the development of the Planning Act 2016. David is the lead author of Planning and Development Queensland published online by Thompson Reuters, which is the leading text on Queensland’s planning law. He is recognised as a leading Planning & Development lawyer by Doyle’s Guide, Queensland 2017-2020, Chambers Asia Pacific 2018 -2020 and Best Lawyers 2017-2020.

Areas Of Expertise

We provide strategic advice and prepare Development Applications for approvals in the following key areas:

Residential

  • New houses

  • Character house / renovations

  • Proposals in rural and rural residential areas

  • Units and townhouses

  • Retirement villages

  • Master Planned communities (planned mixed use development)

Land Subdivisions

  • Structure Planning
  • Small and large land subdivisions

  • Boundary Realignments

  • Leases and Access Easements

Commercial / Industrial

  • Service stations
  • Retail  / Shopping centre proposals

  • Offices  / Mixed use

  • Light and heavy industrial facilities

Tourism

  • Eco-tourism projects

  • Recreation

  • Resorts and hotels

Community Use

  • Schools / Education

  • Childcare / Early learning

  • Infrastructure
  • Churches / Places of worship

  • Libraries

  • Government buildings

Specialised Projects

Jeff Nicholls Town Planning has also obtained approvals and given advice in regard to highly specialised projects including:

  • Olympic grade equestrian centres
  • Aquaculture facilities
  • Airports and aviation facilities
  • Small and large scale agricultural facilities
  • Renewable Energy

Other Areas Of Expertise

  • Planning and Environment Court Appeals including ‘Without Prejudice’ Mediations and Expert Evidence

  • Due Diligence advice

  • Advice in regard to land titling, easements and covenants

  • Project management of approvals

Contact Us

Jeff Nicholls Town Planning

Office Email: info@jntownplanning.com.au

Jeff Nicholls
Mobile: 0421 559 066

Address:
PO Box 830 Coorparoo QLD 4152

Member of Planning Institute Australia

Member of Planning Institute Australia

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RiskSMART Development Assessment

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