Sun’s Town Planning has provided planning advice and assistance across a diverse range of residential, commercial and specialised development projects throughout Victoria.
Our experience ranges from residential development and permit amendments to complex land use applications and Council responses. The examples below illustrate some of the planning matters we have worked on.
Planning services for a three-storey, eight-dwelling residential development on an approximately 1,500m² site.
A key challenge was achieving an appropriate development yield while responding to neighbourhood character, building height and setbacks, landscaping and tree canopy requirements.
We assisted in developing the planning response, including demonstrating appropriate built-form transitions, private open space and landscaping outcomes within a relatively intensive residential development.
Planning services for a two-storey, two-dwelling development on an established residential site of approximately 700m².
The proposal required a careful response to neighbourhood character and landscaping requirements, including tree canopy provision, secluded private open space and vehicle access.
We assisted in addressing the site's planning constraints and developing a design response that balanced residential amenity, landscaping and the practical requirements of two new dwellings.
Planning services for a four-dwelling residential development on an approximately 1,000m² suburban site.
The project required balancing development yield with site coverage, setbacks, permeability, landscaping and private open space requirements.
Our planning input focused on achieving an efficient site layout while maintaining an appropriate residential character and providing a clear response to the applicable residential development standards.
Planning assistance for the redevelopment of an established tourism accommodation site incorporating accommodation and associated hospitality and function uses.
The site's sensitive landscape setting created a more complex planning environment, with vegetation, landscape character, access, car parking, stormwater, waste and ESD considerations requiring an integrated response.
We assisted in coordinating the planning case and addressing the competing operational, environmental and landscape considerations associated with the redevelopment.
Planning services for the establishment of a cattery within a Green Wedge setting.
Unlike a conventional residential application, the proposal required consideration of whether the use could operate appropriately within its semi-rural context, particularly in relation to noise, amenity, vegetation, landscape character, access and car parking.
Our planning response focused on demonstrating how the proposed operation and site layout could manage potential off-site impacts while responding to the site's rural character.
Planning services for the establishment and operation of a multi-court indoor badminton centre within an existing commercial premises.
The proposal required careful consideration of land use compatibility, patron capacity, operating hours, car parking demand, vehicle access and potential amenity impacts associated with an active recreation use.
A key challenge was demonstrating that the intensity of the proposed use could be appropriately accommodated within the existing site and surrounding commercial context. We assisted in developing the planning response, including addressing parking and operational considerations to support the proposed use.