Property & Conveyancing
Planning lawyers help with development applications, council appeals and environmental law.
They advise developers, landowners and objectors on approvals, conditions and appeals, and act in environmental prosecutions and land valuation matters.
Planning decisions shape what can be built and where. Appeals and objections have strict timeframes.
Planning is controlled by state legislation and local councils, with specialist courts or tribunals such as the NSW Land and Environment Court and VCAT's planning list. Federal approval is required for matters of national environmental significance.
Planning & Environment firms in the directory
1,182 firms
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
Butler McIntyre & Butler provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Probate & Estate Administration and Property & Conveyancing.
Surfers Paradise, QLD · Gold Coast
Steindls Lawyers & Notary provides legal services in Surfers Paradise, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Notary Public & JP Services.
Merimbula, NSW · South Coast
Ubrihien Delma provides conveyancing services in Merimbula, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Mackay, QLD · Mackay & Whitsundays
Brown & Baker Solicitors provides conveyancing services in Mackay, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Personal Injury.
Mudgee, NSW · Central West & Orana
Laf Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Mudgee, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Planning & Environment.
Gisborne, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Macedon Ranges Family Law provides legal services in Gisborne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Family Law and Powers of Attorney & Guardianship.
Penrith, NSW · Western Sydney
Legal Aid NSW provides legal services in Penrith, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Health & Medical Practitioner Law and Mental Health & Guardianship Tribunal.
Parramatta, NSW · Western Sydney
Takchi & Associates Solicitors & Notaries provides legal services in Parramatta, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
St Kilda, VIC · South East Melbourne
Laf Conveyancing provides legal services in St Kilda, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Planning & Environment.
Wollongong, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
PDC Law provides legal services in Wollongong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Business & Commercial Law.
SD Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Licensed Conveyancing (non-lawyer) and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Parramatta, NSW · Western Sydney
Falzon Legal provides legal services in Parramatta, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Family Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Glen Waverley, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Fong & Co provides legal services in Glen Waverley, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Planning & Environment and Probate & Estate Administration.
Lismore, NSW · Northern Rivers
Soutar Lynetta provides legal services in Lismore, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Robina, QLD · Gold Coast
Radcliff Taylor Lawyers provides legal services in Robina, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
South Morang, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Mahons with Yuncken & Yuncken Lawyers provides legal services in South Morang, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Nambour, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Bradley & Bray Lawyers provides legal services in Nambour, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Satsias Andrew provides conveyancing services in Belconnen, ACT. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Planning & Environment.
Dandenong, VIC · South East Melbourne
Ryan Carlisle Thomas Lawyers provides legal services in Dandenong, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, TPD & Superannuation Claims and Personal Injury.
Glenroy, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Ryan Carlisle Thomas Lawyers provides legal services in Glenroy, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, TPD & Superannuation Claims and Personal Injury.
NSW · Gold Coast
Taylor Law & Conveyancing provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Planning & Environment.
Penrith, NSW · Western Sydney
Wilsons Solicitors & Attorneys provides legal services in Penrith, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Probate & Estate Administration and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Camberwell, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Coote Family Lawyers provides legal services in Camberwell, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Divorce & Separation.
Caloundra, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Pollock Ingram Solicitors provides legal services in Caloundra, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Understand the next step
Provide the property address, proposed use and any council or agency decision. Planning advice should identify the actual application, approval or enforcement issue rather than assume all land can be used the same way.
Ask about applicable objection or review dates before relying on informal discussions.
Provide the address, parties and current contract or notice. Explain whether anything has been signed and identify every agreed date.
Ask which terms, searches and ownership questions will be reviewed. Explain finance, proposed use and any linked transaction.
Agree who communicates with agents, lenders and the other side. Confirm how documents are approved and what happens if the matter is delayed or disputed.
Separate legal fees from searches, registration, taxes and third-party expenses. Complex ownership, negotiations or a dispute may fall outside an advertised conveyancing price.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Seek review before signing where possible. Ask about the actual dates in your documents; cooling-off and completion arrangements differ across states and transactions.
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.
Good to know
Usually, yes, to the state planning court or tribunal, within strict time limits.
For a straightforward residential purchase or sale, a licensed conveyancer is usually enough. Use a solicitor if the property is unusual, the contract has non-standard terms, or there is a dispute or estate involved.
Before you sign or bid at auction. Once contracts are exchanged or you've bought at auction, your ability to withdraw is limited.
