Planning permits are won early — in the site analysis, the design response and the conversations with council. Our drawings carry the weight of three decades of getting projects across the line.
Town planning that anticipates what council will ask
Town planning is rarely about the drawings alone. It's about understanding the planning controls that apply to your site — zones, overlays, ResCode, neighbourhood character provisions — and shaping the design response so that the application has the best chance of approval.
We've worked across most of Victoria's planning schemes. We know which councils are tough on overshadowing, which fixate on car parking, which want a clear neighbourhood character argument. That knowledge informs the design before the first sketch.
What's in our planning permit drawings
- Site & context plan — surrounding streetscape, neighbouring properties, existing vegetation, levels.
- Existing & demolition plans where applicable.
- Floor plans, elevations and sections showing the proposed development.
- Shadow diagrams for equinox compliance and neighbour amenity.
- Materials & finishes schedule with photographic references.
- Landscape plan coordination with landscape consultants.
- Coverage, site density and ResCode metrics as required.
Consultant coordination
Most planning applications need more than drawings. We coordinate the supporting consultants you'll need — land surveyors for feature surveys, arborists for tree assessments, traffic engineers, waste management consultants, sustainability advisors. One point of contact, one schedule, one set of consistent assumptions across all documents.
Through the process
Pre-application meetings, RFIs, neighbour notification, VCAT support if needed — we stay in the application from lodgement to permit. Start the conversation →