An objection only counts if it stands on proper planning grounds — the matters the council is legally required to weigh. Form letters and signature counts rarely shift a decision; an objection anchored to the scheme's own policies and standards must be dealt with. We read the advertised plans the way an assessing officer does, test the compliance tables the applicant relies on — which matters more than ever under the revised Clause 55, where a standard ticked as deemed-to-comply can close that issue off entirely — and put your concerns in the language the Act rewards. Drafting is a fixed fee of $770 inc. GST, however complex the application. If the council approves the permit anyway, objectors generally have 28 days from the notice of decision to seek review at VCAT under section 82, and we run those reviews too.
What's included
- Objection drafting on proper planning grounds — fixed fee $770 inc. GST
- Compliance audits of advertised plans — testing the standards the applicant claims to meet
- Strategy for the revised Clause 55 deemed-to-comply regime
- Consultation meetings and negotiated design changes
- Section 82 reviews of a decision to grant — within the 28-day window
- Practice-day defence when a developer moves to have your review struck out
Ideal for
- Neighbours notified of a development application next door
- Resident groups pooling resources against a larger proposal
- Objectors who have just received a notice of decision — 28 days to act
- Owners' corporations and traders affected by a change of use or licensed premises