Planning, Development & Local Government
Local Government & Council Matters
McIntosh, McPhillamy & Co takes the time to develop a close working relationship with local government and council bodies. We provide comprehensive advice and solutions to a range of environment, planning and compliance issues.
We regularly advise our Local Government and Council clients with respect to:
- Council functions and responsibilities;
- Heritage matters;
- Re-classification of public land;
- Public Private Partnerships;
- Tendering procedures;
- Implications of setting up companies and establishing businesses;
- Council’s ability to provide financial assistance;
- Boundary issues;
- Compulsory acquisition of interests in land;
- Pecuniary interests and conflicts of interest;
- Drainage; and
- Rating issues.
