David Nicholls

The Heritage Ripple Effect: New regulation of development on land adjoining heritage places - 1 December 2016

Australia - December 1 2016 Owners of properties adjoining heritage places will be affected by a new State assessment trigger and State Development Assessment Provisions (SDAP)…

Understanding the Gerhardt Cases and their Implications

Australia - October 24 2016 There have been five decisions of the Planning and Environment Court and the Queensland Court of Appeal involving a private certifier, Mr Gerhardt…

Contemporary heritage issues: When does a view have heritage significance?

Australia - October 4 2016 A contemporary issue of increasing significance is the extent to which the views of a heritage place are relevant to the place’s cultural heritage…

Queensland’s Planning System: Looking forward, looking back - 15 July 2016

Australia - July 15 2016 I am often asked whether the Planning Act 2016 will make any difference to Queensland’s planning and development landscape. To answer this question…

Planning and Environment legislation, cases and industry news - Winter Edition 2016

Canada - July 15 2016 I am often asked whether the Planning Act 2016 will make any difference to Queensland’s planning and development landscape. To answer this question…

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