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
Yarralumla, NSW · Canberra
Lexicon Lawyers provides legal services in Yarralumla, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts.
NSW · Perth CBD
Logie Legal provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Planning & Environment, Native Title & Aboriginal Legal Services and Wills & Estates.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Lovegrove & Cotton Lawyers provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Building & Construction, Planning & Environment and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Bundall, QLD · Gold Coast
M.C. Brazil Law Pty Ltd provides legal services in Bundall, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
Mackie Legal provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Planning & Environment.
Macksville, NSW · Mid North Coast
Macleay Coast conveyancing provides legal services in Macksville, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Milton, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Macpherson Family Law provides legal services in Milton, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Divorce & Separation and Property & Conveyancing.
Yeppoon, QLD · Central Queensland
Madden Solicitors (Rockhampton) provides legal services in Yeppoon, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Family Law and Wills & Estates.
Varsity Lakes, QLD · Gold Coast
Mahoney Lawyers provides legal services in Varsity Lakes, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Intellectual Property & Trade Marks and Business & Commercial Law.
NSW · Canberra
Mahons with Yuncken & Yuncken Lawyers provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Epping, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Mahons with Yuncken & Yuncken Lawyers provides legal services in Epping, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Liverpool, NSW · Western Sydney
Mark Brown & Associates provides legal services in Liverpool, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Family Law and Probate & Estate Administration.
Merredin, WA · Goldfields-Esperance
Marks & Sands provides legal services in Merredin, WA. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
Newcastle, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
McCullough Robertson provides legal services in Newcastle, NSW. Listed practice areas include Partner & Family Visas, Business & Commercial Law and Intellectual Property & Trade Marks.
Canberra, ACT · Canberra
McKenna Taylor provides legal services in Canberra, ACT. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law and Planning & Environment.
Claremont, WA · Perth CBD
McLeods provides legal services in Claremont, WA. Listed practice areas include Planning & Environment, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Property & Conveyancing.
Biggenden, QLD · Wide Bay-Burnett
Messenger Legal provides legal services in Biggenden, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Traffic Offences.
St Marys, NSW · Western Sydney
Michael J. O'Doherty & Co provides legal services in St Marys, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Criminal Law.
Osborne Park, WA · Perth North
Michael Paterson & Associates provides legal services in Osborne Park, WA. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Ascot, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Miles Lindsey provides legal services in Ascot, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Drayton, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
Mitchell Lawyers provides legal services in Drayton, QLD. Listed practice areas include Partner & Family Visas, Family Law and Parenting & Child Custody.
Beaumaris, VIC · South East Melbourne
MJS Law provides legal services in Beaumaris, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Miranda, NSW · Southern Sydney
Moira Ryan Lawyers Pty Limited provides legal services in Miranda, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Planning & Environment.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
Monardo Legal provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Business & Commercial Law and Planning & Environment.
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.
