The MDRN litigation team, and especially Partner Ian Neil, is expert in town planning procedures and disputes under Queensland's Integrated Planning Act.
MDRN Solicitors often acts for various developers in planning issues, but also acts for residents or business competitors where there is appropriate opposition to a development application.
The Integrated Planning Act requires development applications to be publicly notified and advertised, so if you see a "Notice of Development Application" on property which might interest you, you should carefully read the Notice and consider any appropriate action for instance, lodging a submission for or against the Application. If you do so, then you will be entitled to have your say in the Council's consideration of the application and ultimately the Planning Court if necessary. Only a person who has lodged a submission in time is entitled to be heard about the application or to be a party in any Planning Court proceedings.
MDRN has an enviable winning record in Planning Court Appeals, although most proceedings are resolved prior to a Court hearing because the Court imposes extensive mediation and negotiation steps prior to allocating a Court hearing date.
