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
Milton, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Brisbane Elder Law provides legal services in Milton, QLD. Listed practice areas include Elder Law & Aged Care, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Surfers Paradise, QLD · Gold Coast
Brisbane Elder Law provides legal services in Surfers Paradise, QLD. Listed practice areas include Elder Law & Aged Care, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Broadley Rees Hogan Lawyers. provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Eltham, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Burns & Tinney Lawyers provides legal services in Eltham, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Fairfield, NSW · Western Sydney
C City Lawyers provides legal services in Fairfield, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Planning & Environment.
Campbelltown, NSW · Western Sydney
C City Lawyers provides legal services in Campbelltown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Planning & Environment.
Woodlands, NSW · Southern Highlands & Tablelands
C F Davies & Co provides legal services in Woodlands, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Parenting & Child Custody and Wills & Estates.
Caloundra, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Caloundra Law provides legal services in Caloundra, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
West Pennant Hills, NSW · Hills District
Calvin Nelson & Co provides legal services in West Pennant Hills, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Canungra, QLD · Gold Coast
Canungra Law provides legal services in Canungra, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Probate & Estate Administration.
Young, NSW · Riverina & Murray
Carmody K P & Co provides legal services in Young, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Probate & Estate Administration.
Leeton, NSW · Riverina & Murray
Cater & Blumer And Riverina Compensation Lawyers Service provides legal services in Leeton, NSW. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Perth, WA · Perth CBD
Chamberlains Law Firm provides legal services in Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Class Actions.
Caboolture, QLD · Brisbane North & Moreton Bay
CHAPMAN GRAY & ASSOCIATES provides legal services in Caboolture, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Employment Law.
Palmerston, ACT · Canberra
City First Solicitors provides legal services in Palmerston, ACT. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Planning & Environment.
Rose Park, SA · Adelaide Metro
Clarke hemmerling Lawyers provides legal services in Rose Park, SA. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Probate & Estate Administration and Planning & Environment.
Wheelers Hill, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Cleeland & Stevens provides legal services in Wheelers Hill, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Tumut, NSW · Riverina & Murray
CML Lawyers provides legal services in Tumut, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Agribusiness & Rural Law.
Adelong, NSW · Riverina & Murray
CML Lawyers provides legal services in Adelong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Agribusiness & Rural Law.
Esperance, WA · Goldfields-Esperance
Colin Garber & Associates provides legal services in Esperance, WA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
NSW · South East Melbourne
Collect Australia Pty Ltd provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts.
Crows Nest, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Compare Conveyancing Sydney provides legal services in Crows Nest, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Carina, QLD · Brisbane South & Logan
Connor Hunter Law Firm provides legal services in Carina, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
NSW · Brisbane CBD
Conveyancing Easi - Townsville provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Probate & Estate Administration, Wills & Estates and Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts.
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.
