Land Management and Planning

The team at Landsas has a strong background in managing vast portfolios of land through changing legislative environments. This provides us with a proficiency and expertise in:
 

Planning and Project Management

Landsas works with land developers in meeting the requirements of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 through the preparation of:
 

  • Development applications;
  • Rezoning applications and other applications to amend Local Environmental Plans;
  • Reviews of Environmental Factors;
  • Local Government authorisations

Landsas specialises in the delivery of holiday park and manufactured housing estate authorisation solutions including:
 

  • Design;
  • Planning;
  • Approval Processing;
  • Project Management

Public Land Planning

Landsas prepares Plans of Management for Councils under the Local Government Act 1993 and for crown lands managers under the Crown Land Management 2016. In preparing these plans Landsas works with the land managers and local communities to ensure that stakeholders are aware of what is proposed for the land and how the land is required to be managed. Our Plans of Management consider:
 

  • the Physical Environment;
  • the Social Environment;
  • Current and proposed uses;
  • Management processes and occupation authorisation;
  • Statutory requirements including native title; and
  • Finance and Implementation

 
For local government Landsas builds
 

  • Land Registers;
  • Divestment Strategies; and
  • Masterplans

Land Assessment

At Landsas, through our in-house and associate resources, we provide skills and expertise in:
 

  • Soil survey and soil science;
  • Land capability assessment;
  • Land suitability assessment;
  • Land condition assessment;
  • Plans of Management; and
  • Policy development in soil, water and biodiversity

Natural Resource Management

Landsas can provide adept advice in the preparation of:
 

  • Vegetation management options and plans;
  • Soil erosion and conservation plans
  • Threatened species recovery plans;
  • Natural resource management policy and strategy development; and
  • Facilitation, mediation, consultation negotiation on natural resource management issues

Public Land Administration

With over a 100 years’ experience in public land management and administration Landsas can boast a fundamental understanding of the requirements of a good public land manager. We can provide advice to:
 

  • Government in the efficient administration of Crown land and other public land through process and systems investigation and re-engineering;
  • Local Government as Crown land manager; when Crown land devolves to Local Government under the Local Government Act, 1993; in the development of Plans of Management;
  • Corporations, Local Aboriginal Land Councils, and State agencies in the management of their land portfolios;
  • Local Aboriginal Land Councils in negotiating Aboriginal Land Agreements with the State Government;and
  • Crown land managers in understanding their roles and responsibilities in managing Crown land.