Practice Areas

Planning and Environment

McCabes’ planning, environment and government group provide private and government clients with detailed industry knowledge and strategic advice across all facets of planning, environmental, heritage, land acquisition and government law.

Our specialist lawyers handle every type of issue related to land use development and the environment. Each lawyer has a wealth of experience dealing with complex litigation, providing detailed legal advice and performing rigorous due diligence.

We are client-centric with a focus on building solid, long-term relationships.

We work closely with our clients and industry professionals to achieve integrated solutions and resolve issues cost-effectively.

Our clients include:

Property developers
Private landowners
Joint venture partnerships
Owners corporations
Corporate and government entities

Expertise

Land and Environment Court litigation in all class jurisdictions (specialising in merit appeals for all development types)
Supreme Court litigation
Local Court litigation (specialising in environmental offences and prosecution matters)
Planning and development conciliations and mediations
NCAT and VCAT representation (specialising in strata disputes)
NSW Fair Trading
Detailed planning advice work (including permissibility of land uses, existing use rights entitlements, designated development, integrated development and major infrastructure development)
Due diligence assessments for land transactions
Planning agreements and works-in-kind agreements
Greenfield and brownfield subdivisions
State significant development and infrastructure
Heritage and conservation agreements

Biobanking agreements, ecology matters, foreshore development and ecosystem management
Planning proposals and re-zonings
Plans of management for all types of land use
Pollution and waste licensing advice
Compulsory acquisitions and land valuation disputes
Strata plan collective sales and strata renewal plans
Government information and access advice
Contaminated land management advice
Land remediation and validation
Environmental indemnity deeds
Coastal protection and flooding advice
Probity advice
Climate change law advice
National Construction Code and Building Code of Australia advice
Pro bono work

We provide bespoke advice and excellent solutions. Whether you have a general question, feedback or seek legal counsel, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Meet our people

Principal

Paul Vergotis

Principal

Paul Vergotis

Meet Paul

Paul heads the McCabes’ Planning and Environment Group and is recognised as one of Sydney’s most experienced practitioners in planning and environmental law. He is an Accredited Specialist in Planning and Environment Law and has recently been appointed a member...

Practice Areas

Commercial

Government

Insurance

Planning and Environment

Expertise

Meet our people

Paul Vergotis

Paul Vergotis

Meet Paul

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